An Introduction To Contemporary Academic Medical Leadership

Abstract

In contemporary medicine, superior medical practices and higher quality medical services have been increasingly linked with academic medical practices. The more academic the physician, the more likely to be described as adhering to the scientific medical practices. There has been an overwhelming demand to improve medical practices and services through using evidence-based medicine, and leadership has been increasingly recognized as an important contributory factor to the success of academic medical organizations and institutions and healthcare organizations. Therefore, there has been an increasing interest in the practices of medical leadership and academic medical leadership, and also in identifying the qualities of the genuine medical leaders and academic medical leaders. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the important concepts and practices of contemporary academic medical leadership