Leadership Training Affect Physician Career Satisfaction

Does Leadership Training Affect Physician Career Satisfaction?

The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of organizational interventions for physician development on wellbeing, and investigate wellbeing and other characteristics of physicians with and without formal leadership roles.

1. Compare the incidence of job satisfaction, stress, and burnout overall between physicians who have undergone some sort of leadership training and those who have not.
2. Compare the incidence of job satisfaction, stress, and burnout overall between physicians with and without formal leadership roles.
3. Determine additional factors associated with job satisfaction, stress, and burnout levels.
4. Evaluate intrinsic and extrinsic motivating factors associated with physicians currently in formal leadership roles and those interested in pursuing formal leadership roles in the future.
5. Determine whether more satisfied physicians seek leadership roles or whether seeking leadership roles leads to greater satisfaction.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age: ≥18 years
• Be a current licensed physician practicing at Methodist Health System( MHS )
• Literate in English
• Able and willing to provide consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• <18 years of age
• Not a current licensed physician at MHS
• Illiterate in English
• Unable or unwilling to provide consent