Medical leadership training varies substantially between UK medical schools: Report of the leadership in undergraduate medical education national survey (LUMENS)

Katherine Aldersley¹, Jonathan Gibb², Charlotte Grainger³, Bilal Abou-El-Ela-Bourquin⁴, Shreya Badhrinarayanan¹, Ravina Bhanot⁵, Ryan Clark⁶, Hannah Douglas⁷, Akiko Fukui⁸, Zac Hana⁹, Inshal Imtiaz¹⁰, Tejinder Kalsi¹¹, Ahmed Kerwan¹², Rajkumar Khera¹³, Eloisa MacLachlan¹⁴, Jack McGrath¹⁵, Ellen Meredith¹⁶, Sam Penrice¹⁷, Dina Saleh¹⁸, Vivek Tank¹⁹, Sharvari Vadeyar²⁰; FMLM Medical Student Group²¹; Oliver Patrick Devine¹⁰

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¹ Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
² School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
³ University of Birmingham Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
⁴ University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
⁵ Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
⁶ School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
⁷ Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
⁸ St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
⁹ GKT School of Medical Education, King's College London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁰ UCL Medical School, University College London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹¹ Hull York Medical School, Hull York Medical School, York, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹² Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹³ School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁴ School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁵ School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁶ School of Medical Education, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁷ School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁸ Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁹ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
²⁰ School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
²¹ Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management Medical Student Group, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2022.2078185

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Medical leadership training varies substantially between UK medical schools: Report of the leadership in undergraduate medical education national survey (LUMENS)

Katherine Aldersley et al. Med Teach. 2023 Jan.

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. 2023 Jan;45(1):58-67.

doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2022.2078185. Epub 2022 Aug 18.

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¹ Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
² School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
³ University of Birmingham Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
⁴ University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
⁵ Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
⁶ School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
⁷ Edinburgh Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
⁸ St George's University of London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
⁹ GKT School of Medical Education, King's College London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁰ UCL Medical School, University College London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹¹ Hull York Medical School, Hull York Medical School, York, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹² Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹³ School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁴ School of Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁵ School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁶ School of Medical Education, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁷ School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁸ Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
¹⁹ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
²⁰ School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
²¹ Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management Medical Student Group, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

PMID: 35981566
DOI: 10.1080/0142159X.2022.2078185

Abstract

Background: Doctors are increasingly expected to demonstrate medical leadership and management (MLM) skills. The Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM) has published an indicative undergraduate curriculum to guide the development of MLM content at UK medical schools.

Method: Students from 30 medical schools were surveyed to determine their understanding of MLM teaching at their school. Timetables for 21 schools were searched for MLM-related keywords. Student-reported teaching and timetabled teaching were coded according to predefined themes. Aggregated demographic and postgraduate performance data were obtained through collaboration with the Medical Student Investigators Collaborative (msico.org).

Results: Whilst 88% of medical students see MLM teaching as relevant, only 18% believe it is well integrated into their curriculum. MLM content represented ∼2% of timetabled teaching in each 5-year undergraduate medical course. Most of this teaching was dedicated to teamwork, performance/reflection and communication skills. There was minimal association between how much of a topic students believed they were taught, and how much they were actually taught. We found no association between the volume of MLM teaching and performance in postgraduate examinations, trainee career destinations or fitness to practice referrals.

Conclusion: Our findings demonstrate limited and variable teaching of MLM content. Delivery was independent of broader teaching and assessment factors.

Keywords: Leadership; management; undergraduate.

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