Leadership Certification Program
Leadership Certification Program
Passport to Leadership: Creating Physician-Citizens
Background
- Program design based on JAMA article and AMA's recommendations for physicians to act as leaders locally and nationally (JAMA. 2004; 291(1): 94-98)
- Year-long program that can be repeated each year
- Three tracks from which to choose, with slightly different requirements
- Each year of successful completion will be noted in the Dean's Letter
How to Apply for Certification
Requirements:
All tracks:
- Hold a position in a student organization
- Read "Physician-Citizens: Public Roles and Professional Obligations" (JAMA 2004; 291(1):94-98)
- Attendance at:
- Fall Leadership Retreat on 9/26/2010
- One Dialogue with the Deans event
- 2 out of the 4 (50%) Leadership Series Events
- Completion of one of the track-specific sets of criteria described in the table
- Turn in completed application and passport documenting event attendance
| Leadership Track: | M3 General Leadership | General Leadership | Social Action Leadership | Organizational Leadership |
| Goals of Track: | -Explore a broad array of topics -Figure out the issues about which you may be passionate -Increase your awareness of current issues in the medical community | -Explore a broad array of topics -Figure out the issues about which you may be passionate -Increase your awareness of current issues in the medical community | -Develop an awareness of social issues -Discover ways to contribute to current social action movements -Take an issue of personal interest and expand one's involvement | -Apply leadership skills to organizations one is currently involved with -Understand organizational dynamics and development |
| Track-Specific Requirements: | -The same requirements that apply to the general leadership track -Rather than attending 14 events, students must attend 10 hours of medically relevant events*
| -Hold a leadership role in any organization -At least two semesters of leadership involvement -Attend 14 events put on by student organizations, the university, or others (See Passport for required event types and restrictions)
| -Plan one social action event at UIC or in the community -Attend 10 events put on by student organizations, the university, or others (See Passport for required event types and restrictions) | -Be on the UMSC, HPSC, or CMSC Executive Boards Or, -Be the President of a student organization or class board -Attend 4 CMSC Meetings -Attend 1 additional Dialogue with the Deans (2 total) -Meet with the Presdient or Exec Board member of another organization to discuss how each organization functions. |
*M3/M4 Modified General Leadership Track: Due to the time-demanding nature of the third and fourth year, M3/M4 students looking to participate in the Leadership Certification Program can complete a modified General Leadership track. This track will require the same total hours of involvement as the current general leadership track as well as the same general requirements of the track including 1 DWD, 2 leadership Series events, 1 GBM, 2 day-long events (4+ hours long), and 1 community service event For the remaining 10 events, M3's can complete 10 hours of total events. To document this, M3s/M4s will be required to list the event attended and all other pertinent information regarding the event as well as the total number of hours of the event. As long as the event is of medical or leadership nature, regardless of the organization or hosting facility, it will count. The current restrictions surrounding the number of events attended that are lead by a particular organization will be removed for this track.
Questions? Email Brian Bamberger