Preparation for clinical leadership roles
There is also a concern that many health professionals may not be well prepared to understand the nature of leadership, or take on leadership roles because of the lack of content on leadership in undergraduate course curricula.50 These deficiencies have been recognized by professional organi-zations and health service providers, especially in light of wide-ranging inquiries into the quality of health services in a number of countries.6,7,8 As a result, there have been efforts made to overcome these deficiencies in the prepara-tion of health professionals. As Gagliano et al comment, there is some evidence that health service provider groups are attempting to address issues pertaining to leadership issues through design and implementation of leadership development programs.51