RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 In-programme leadership development for psychiatric higher trainees: The Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Leadership and Management Fellow Scheme
JF BMJ Leader
JO BMJ Leader
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 195
OP 198
DO 10.1136/leader-2021-000475
VO 5
IS 3
A1 Deepa Bagepalli-Krishnan
A1 Russell Gibson
A1 Satnam Goyal
A1 Ba Min (Adam) Ko
A1 Alex Till
A1 Helen Crimlisk
YR 2021
UL http://bmjleader.bmj.com/content/5/3/195.abstract
AB Introduction The Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPsych) Leadership and Management Fellow Scheme was established to develop and support a new cohort of medical leaders within psychiatry. Sponsored and mentored by a trainee's local education provider, the scheme combines a high-impact national leadership and management training programme, with a novel in-programme apprenticeship model, where Fellows gain local leadership experience.Method An internal review team conducted a mixed-methods evaluation of feedback from Fellows and Mentors on the scheme’s structure, delivery, provision of individual leadership development and the impact fellows had on their teams and the organisations within which they were embedded.Results With a response rate of 67% (n=20) from Fellows and 30% (n=7) from Mentors, a clear benefit from the scheme was observed, alongside opportunities for improvement. Strengths of the scheme included the bespoke in-programme design, mentoring from a senior medical leader, networking opportunities, and experiential learning through local leadership experience, which additionally promoted medical engagement within organisations. Opportunities for improvement included strengthening existing offers, particularly mentoring relationships and enhancing the network established between fellows.Conclusions A bespoke, uniprofessional and in-programme leadership and management fellow scheme can play an important role in the development of future medical leaders within psychiatry.