How do medical specialists perceive their competency as physician-managers?

dc.creator	Mark F.P. Bax
dc.creator	Lizanne Berkenbosch
dc.creator	Jamiu O. Busari
dc.date	2011-11-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:20:30Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:20:30Z
dc.identifier	10.5116/ijme.4ec0.08df
dc.identifier	2042-6372
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/9369bebd79ae4921bacf6fd3dc5cb410
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/28321
dc.description	Objectives: We investigated specialists' self-perceived competency as managers as well as their perceived need for management education and preferences regarding topics, duration and format of training. Methods: We conducted a quantitative study of 127 medical specialists (response rate 42.6 from four Dutch hospitals. A 36-item questionnaire was designed and sent by email, using the Survey Monkey web application. Quantitative content analysis was employed to analyse data. Results: Specialists from 20 different specialties participated in the survey. The mean age was 47 years (SD=8.5) and the majority (76 were male. Fifty-one per cent had prior management training and 72had experience in a management position. Despite general good self-ratings, over 50rated the balance of their personal and working life as neutral or lower. The specialists felt most competent in finding resources to keep their knowledge up to date. Previous management experience (p=0.001), surgical specialty (p=0.01) and >10 years of work experience (p=0.00) were related to higher ratings on overall management competency. Sixty-eight per cent (84/124) indicated a need for management training. The preferred training method was a workshop (79.3 96/121) by extramural experts (89.3 108/121) as part of the postgraduate curriculum (94.2 141/121). The preferred topics were knowledge of the healthcare system and time management. Conclusions: Medical specialists felt competent about their management knowledge and skills, but indicated a need for management training. The indicated preferences for the training during residency and workshop format can be helpful in designing a management training curriculum.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	IJME
dc.relation	http://www.ijme.net/archive/2/medical-specialists-competency-as-physician-managers.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2042-6372
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Journal of Medical Education, Vol 2, Pp 133-139 (2011)
dc.subject	medical specialists
dc.subject	self-assessment
dc.subject	management competency
dc.subject	training
dc.subject	needs assessment
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	How do medical specialists perceive their competency as physician-managers?
dc.type	article