Department chair position description

This week’s free resource comes from The Medical Executive Committee Manual. Since the leadership skill set is not routinely taught in the medical education process, the medical executive committee must provide an educational process that will enable leaders to improve their effectiveness. A structured, formal education process is the best way to ensure that every leader has at least basic understanding of the requirements and skills necessary to become an effective leader. A very basic first step is the creation of a job description for the position.

Download a sample position description for a department chair here.