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The role of physicians is shifting from that of caregivers to that of business leaders in the dynamic healthcare industry. While medical schools teach the skills necessary to practice medicine, they do not necessarily prepare physicians to be effective business leaders. Physicians who enroll in a MBA program make a conscious decision to become proactive leaders in the modern healthcare industry rather than accept the status quo. In order to become effective leaders, physicians must have working knowledge of their own skills and abilities.
The primary purpose of the leadership development program (LDP) is to help you identify personal strengths and areas for improvement through the integration of feedback from numerous assessment activities that will assess your strengths and areas for improvement on various leadership competencies. You will be asked to complete several written exercises, including:
- Leadership Behavior Questionnaire
- California Psychological Inventory
- Myers-Briggs Type Inventory
- Strength Deployment Inventory
- Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument
You will participate in numerous assessment exercises during the first Residential Period. The Assessment Center's exercises are designed to evaluate your performance in a variety of leadership and business situations. Your performance in these exercises will be summarized in a written report which you will receive prior to Residence Period 2. The information gathered through these instruments will be used to prepare a personalized feedback report. Guided by this feedback and with the assistance of the UT leadership development facilitators, your task will be to select several areas to target for increased development and effectiveness. Throughout the year, you will work one-on-one with these leadership development facilitators to evaluate and document your progress toward these goals.
In Residence Periods 2 and 3, you will meet individually with an Leadership Development Plan facilitator to review your goals and progress. In between residence periods, you will be able to see your development unfold through written assignments, progress reports, seminars, and by e-mail and telephone contacts. All of this is designed to ensure your leadership development progress.
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