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Effective Medical Leadership

by (author) Bryce Taylor

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2011
Category
Health Care Issues, Management
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442613652
    Publish Date
    Oct 2011
    List Price
    $36.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442660410
    Publish Date
    Oct 2011
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

The modern hospital represents a complex community in which life and death decisions are made on the front lines of patient care, and difficult operational and strategic initiatives are developed in the offices of institutional leaders. Effective Medical Leadership describes the unusual position of a medical leader in an organization often administered by non-medical managers.

Through extensive and situational examples in the complex hospital setting, Dr. Bryce Taylor illuminates the principles of leadership, focusing on the challenges, the solutions, and the daily life of the head of a division, department, or program. In hospitals, just as in other large organizations, effective leaders must appreciate the big picture, pay attention to detail, and, above all, care about the careers of their constituents in addition to patient health. Here, Taylor outlines successes as well as failures, emphasizing that leadership, while an imperfect science, is based on common sense, integrity, an orientation to the welfare of colleagues, and a passionate and consistent commitment to the mission of an organization.

About the author

Bryce Taylor is Surgeon-in-Chief and Director of Surgical Services, University Health Network and a professor and associate chair in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto.

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