Good, bad and ugly: Exploring the Machiavellian power dynamics of leadership in medical education
Introduction: Medical education requires participation of various stakeholders and this contributes to power dynamics operating at multiple levels. Personality traits of an individual can affect the smooth execution of the educational programmes and eventually the professionalism of the environm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism |
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| Online Access: | http://jamp.sums.ac.ir/article_41035.html |
| Summary: | Introduction: Medical education requires participation of various
stakeholders and this contributes to power dynamics operating at
multiple levels. Personality traits of an individual can affect the
smooth execution of the educational programmes and eventually
the professionalism of the environment. With the increased focus
on leadership traits in medical education and collaboration in
health care settings, I, through this commentary, would like to
explore the Machiavellian power dynamics involved and how it
can influence the harmony prevailing in an organization.
Methods: The author has tried to review the several aspects of
Machiavellianism in health care settings and describe day-to-day
experiences at four levels; micro (individual), meso (departmental),
macro (institutional) and mega (discipline). Introspecting on the
unaddressed issues in a different light would help to gain a deeper
understanding regarding work place ethics and professionalism.
Results: The reflection of day-to-day experiences in a different
perspective would provide an insight regarding various issues
to health professionals and help in developing ethical leadership
abilities in them, which eventually promulgates professionalism.
Conclusion: To my best knowledge, this is the first commentary
to deal with the implications of Machiavellianism in different
issues related to health care settings. With the increased emphasis
on the leadership traits related to medical education, analysing
organizational issues in various dimensions is of paramount
importance. |
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| ISSN: | 2322-2220 2322-3561 |