Practicing Followership

In complex healthcare environments, we often overemphasize training the individual leader, yet exceptional patient outcomes depend on intentional followership—the active, highly skilled practice of fluidly supporting a clinical team.

In this article, Barry et al. present a compelling case for formalizing followership training in medical education. By recognizing followership as an active, interdependent partner to leadership, institutions can graduate healthcare professionals who are better equipped to navigate the complex, team-based realities of modern clinical practice.

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