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The need for strong clinical leaders – Transformational and transactional leadership as a framework for resident leadership training

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  • Barbara Saravo
  • Janine Netzel
  • Jan Kiesewetter

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Background: For the purpose of providing excellent patient care, residents need to be strong, effective leaders. The lack of clinical leadership is alarming given the detrimental effects on patient safety. The objective of the study was to assess whether a leadership training addressing transactional and transformational leadership enhances leadership skills in residents. Methods: A volunteer sample of 57 residents from postgraduate year one to four was recruited across a range of medical specialties. The residents took part in an interventional controlled trial. The four-week IMPACT leadership training provided specific strategies for leadership in the clinical environment, addressing transactional (e.g. active control, contingent reward) and transformational leadership skills (e.g. appreciation, inspirational motivation). Results: Both scores were significantly different between the IMPACT group and the control group. In the IMPACT group, the Performance Scale increased 15% in transactional leadership skill performance (2.10 to 2.86) (intervention effect, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.40 to 1.13; p

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  • Barbara Saravo & Janine Netzel & Jan Kiesewetter, 2017. "The need for strong clinical leaders – Transformational and transactional leadership as a framework for resident leadership training," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(8), pages 1-13, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0183019
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183019
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