WS 19 - Better Leadership: Improved Health

Successful institutions need good leaders. And whether they are in high income countries or poorer countries, institutions providing healthcare, educating future physicians or promoting the public’s health are no different. Yet decision-makers in such institutions are often appointed from among people trained in medicine, with little formal training in leadership to prepare them for these roles.

The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP for Health) Young Physician Leaders (YPL) program aims to bridge this gap. Launched in 2011, to date some 155 young physicians from some 45 countries have participated in six international and one regional editions of this personalized leadership training program (a dedicated IAP for Health YPL Directory is available here: www.iamp-online.org/iamp-young-physician-leaders-directory).