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Growing Future Physician Leaders: A Randomized Trial of an Educational Intervention in Postgraduate Trainees

NCT00286975 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2008-10-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Study objective: The objective of this trial was to determine the effectiveness of a Leadership Development Program (LDP) aimed at 1) establishing basic management knowledge and 2) promoting reflection of leadership skills.

Study design: Randomized, controlled, single-blind trial. Study participants: Senior postgraduate medical and surgical trainees at an urban university health care centre.

Methods: Eligible participants were randomized to either the LDP(intervention group) or to regular postgraduate training (control group). For ethical reasons, all participants assigned to the control group were offered the LDP at the end of the trial. The 1º outcome measure used was a knowledge-based written exam. The sample size was estimated on finding a 20% difference in mean test scores between groups. Participants' reflective capacity and higher order leadership role skills were tested through a personal learning project (PLP, 2º outcome measure).

Conditions

  • Leadership Skills and Knowledge in Postgraduate Trainees

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Leadership development program educational intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hema Patel, MD, MSc, FRCP · McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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