Leadership skills training needs of early career doctors: a European survey Mário J. Santos, Ana Samouco, Zetti Azvee, Deepa Bagepalli Krishnan, Nikola Žaja, João Costa Pedro, Raka Maitra, Alma László, Beatriz Jorge, Matthäus Fellinger, Filipe Grilo, Mariana Pinto da Costa, Uriel Halbreich Volume 3, Issue 1

https://www.academia.edu/2997-9196/3/1/10.20935/MHealthWellB8187 Abstract Introduction: This study aims to investigate the access to leadership development opportunities among European psychiatric trainees and early career psychiatrists (ECPs) and their perceptions and needs related to leadership skills training. Materials and methods: This is a cross-sectional study using an online survey. The collected data was statistically analyzed using Stata 13, including an ordered probit regression to study the impact of five demographic characteristics of participants on the prioritization of 18 variables of leadership skills and 12 variables of management skills. Results: A total of 119 psychiatry trainees from 31 European countries responded to the study, of which 80 (67.2%) were female. Additionally, 48.7% of participants (n = 58) were general adult psychiatric trainees, and 29.4% (n = 35) were ECPs. Our results show that 63.0% (n = 75) had no access to leadership skills training within their training program. Also, respondents tended to be unsatisfied with the training received. More than half (n = 62, 52.1%) of trainees sought additional leadership and management training outside their program. All the participants recommended that training in leadership skills should be included in a psychiatric training program. The top three most important skills to trainees were “communication”, “teamwork”, and “empathy and cultural sensitivity” regarding leadership skills; and “stress management”, “time management”, and “crisis management” concerning management skills. Conclusions: Our study provides an overview of important gaps in the need, availability, and access to leadership skills training amongst psychiatric trainees and ECPs across Europe. We hope this study will help inform future developments and improvements in leadership skills training for trainees and ECPs across Europe. https://www.academia.edu/journals/academia-mental-health-and-well-being/articles?source=journal-top-nav