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There are numerous published observations, surveys and recommendations that provide insight and advice on how to become an effective leader in healthcare, although much of this literature is not empirically based. This paper reviews the basic tenets and approach to transformational leadership and describes it in the context of several factors that are important for adoption in the healthcare environment. Transformational leadership is an empirically based form of leadership whose basic tenets and approach make it appealing for greater adoption in health care settings. Medical trainees at all levels and their supervisors should be trained in the principles and application of transformational leadership.
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Gabel, S. Transformational Leadership and Healthcare. Med.Sci.Educ. 23, 55–60 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03341803
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