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Pursuing leadership roles in medical student and residency education can be a fulfilling way to start a career or pivot to a career-extending next chapter in medicine. The opportunities in undergraduate and graduate medical education are limitless and defined by the department, sponsoring institution, or accrediting body. The benefits of being a leader in medical education include a sense of purpose, mentorship, currency, personal growth, career sustainment, and being a change agent. Positions in undergraduate medical education (UME) can include foundation and pre-clinical courses, EM clerkships, advising roles, admissions, and senior leadership, to name a few. Graduate medical education (GME) positions can include directing a particular aspect of a training program, assistant and associate program director, program directors, department leadership, and institutional leadership. Tips for success include being active and getting involved, working on academic productivity and promotion, finding mentors, and effective time management. By diversifying your career into leadership roles in medical education, you are likely to find your impact can be magnified beyond one patient encounter at a time.
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Chin, E., Wiechmann, W. (2023). Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education: Leadership Roles in Medical Student and Residency Education. In: Olympia, R.P., Werley, E.B., Lubin, J.S., Yoon-Flannery, K. (eds) An Emergency Physician’s Path. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47873-4_44
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