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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2015 Aug 12;200(1):53–58. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2015.08.002

Table 3.

Curricular design of the Leadership Development Program at the University of Michigan.

Curriculum Domains
Leadership
Objective: To learn effective communication and conflict resolution skills and to develop a compelling vision to motivate others.
Curriculum Elements:
  • 1 full day of didactics on “Leading Organizations.”

  • Longitudinal independent reading assignments.

  • 360-degree evaluations completed by all participants.

  • 2 sessions with an executive coach to debrief on 360 evaluations and to generate a personalized leadership action plan.

Team Building
Objective: To learn to create collaborative, effective, and diverse teams.
Curriculum Elements:
  • 2 full days of didactics on “Building Diverse Teams” and “Innovation”.

  • Longitudinal independent reading assignments.

  • Longitudinal team projects with an 8-month deliverable (at program conclusion) as well as a 2-year plan to integrate the project into the real world.

Business Acumen/Finance
Objective: To learn about the basics of finance, marketing, strategy, and operations.
Curriculum Elements:
  • 3 full days of didactics on “Understanding Financial Statements,” “Capital in Healthcare Systems,” and “Introduction to Operations Management.”

  • Group exercise with hospital Chief Executive Officer to teach how to interpret financial statements in healthcare.

  • Case study on building a new ambulatory surgery center.

Healthcare Context
Objective: To learn local context (e.g., organizational structure, policies, and procedures) and to acquire a greater understanding of health policy context.
Curriculum Elements:
  • 2 full days of didactics on “Healthcare Policy” and “Strategy in Healthcare”.

  • Multiple sessions with local leaders in healthcare related to many topics including the other domains (i.e. Leadership, Team Building, and Business/Strategy).