Table 3.
Relationship between DAs and DACs for leadership development in young clinicians
| Developmental Assignments | Developmental Assignment Characteristics (DACs) |
|---|---|
| 1. Clinical Assignments | |
| i. Operation theatre related assignments | |
| • Improving surgical techniques | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC7, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Assisting seniors during surgeries | DAC1, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Nursing the patient for the first 24 h after surgery | DAC1, DAC2, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| ii. Indoor, Outdoor and Emergency related assignments | |
| • Independent ward duties | DAC1, DAC2, DAC5, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Handling emergencies and accidental events | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Managing patients in labor room | DAC1, DAC2, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Working in infection control team of the hospital | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Counselling patients and their attendants | DAC1, DAC2, DAC4, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Patient diagnosis in outdoor or laboratory | DAC1, DAC2, DAC4, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| 2. ACADEMIC ASSIGNMENTS | |
| i. Formal and informal teaching tasks and their management | |
| • Individual extempore academic presentations | DAC1, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Group presentations | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Teaching undergraduate students, interns, junior trainees, paramedics, nursing staff and community | DAC1, DAC2, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Conducting Clinico-pathological Conferences [CPCs] | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Participating in morning meetings and rounds | DAC1, DAC4, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Mentoring of students | DAC1, DAC2, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Managing exams | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Managing LHV [Lady Health Visitor], nursing and paramedics training programs | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Managing schedules for professor | DAC1, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| ii. Curriculum, assessment, and faculty development related assignments | |
| • Involvement in curriculum development and management | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC7, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Developing assessment plan | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC7, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Making faculty development plan | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC7, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| iii. Research-related assignments | |
| • Developing synopsis on their own | DAC1, DAC5, DAC6, DAC7, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Helping junior trainees develop their synopsis | DAC1, DAC2, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Undertaking a research project and getting it published | DAC1, DAC2, DAC5, DAC6, DAC7, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| 3. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENTS | |
| i. Managing human or financial resources | |
| • Managing interns’ and junior trainees’ roster | DAC1, DAC2, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Managing the batch as batch in-charge, with inter- and intra-departmental communication | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC4, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Developing SOPs [Standard Operating Procedures] for the hospital | DAC1, DAC2, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Designing theatres, wards, ICUs [Intensive Care Units], dealing with stakeholders | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC7, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Managing a staff vacuum | DAC1, DAC2, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Managing financial resources for the department | DAC1, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| ii. Managing conferences, registration procedures and media exposure | |
| • Managing an international conference | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC7, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Handling ISO certification, PM&DC and HEC recognition | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Participation in live TV and radio health programs | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Journal management | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC6, DAC7, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
| • Laboratory management | DAC1, DAC2, DAC3, DAC5, DAC6, DAC8, DAC9, DAC10, DAC11 |
DAC1: Autonomy, DAC2: Managing diversity, DAC3: Working across boundaries, DAC4: Making a commitment, DAC5: High level of responsibility, DAC6: Unfamiliar assignment, DAC7: Creating change, DAC8: Briefing, DAC9: Debriefing, DAC10: Accountability, DAC11: Learner-assignment matching