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The Successful Medical School Department Chair: A Guide to Good Institutional Practice

This manual is designed for medical school deans, teaching hospital CEOs, department chairs, search committees, and chair-candidates. This three-module publication series focuses on how to search for new leaders, what leadership competencies chairs need, and how to evaluate and sustain effective leaders.

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Module 1: Search, Selection, Appointment, Transition

Good practice in the search, selection, recruitment, and transition of a new medical school department chair

Preface (PDF)
Table of Contents (PDF)

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Module 2: Characteristics, Responsibilities, Expectation, Skill Sets

Department chair responsibilities and expectations, and good practice for developing the skill sets to be successful

Preface (PDF)
Table of Contents (PDF)

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Module 3: Performance, Evaluation, Rewards, Renewal

Good practice in evaluation and review of the chair, reward systems, and career transition

Preface (PDF)
Table of Contents (PDF)
Excerpt: Why Chairs Lose Their Jobs (PDF)
Excerpt: Linking Recruitment, Responsibilities, Evaluation, and Rewards (PDF)

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