Why Leadership Training Is Essential for Doctors | AAOS Now Podcast
Dr. Taylor highlights the importance of fostering patient-centered leadership not just in orthopedics, but across the medical spectrum. He defines healthcare leadership, highlights the foundational competencies vital to healthcare leaders, and explains why emotional intelligence is the keystone of effective leadership.
Dr. Taylor, chair of the Feagin Leadership Program at Duke and a retired Army colonel, shares the program's origins and impact with host and West Point classmate Richard Schaefer, MD, MPH, FAAOS. Dr. Taylor highlights the program’s role in fostering patient-centered leadership not just in orthopedics, but across the medical spectrum. He defines healthcare leadership, highlights the foundational competencies critical to healthcare leaders, and explains why emotional intelligence is the keystone of effective leadership. He also reflects on his relationship with the late Dr. John Feagin, who served as a mentor and inspiration to many and whose leadership principles serve as the core of the program that bears his name.