Reflective Practice and Leadership in Medicine and Medical Education Basic (Original) Goals

To increase the fellows’ ability to understand the psycho-social effects of illness and treatment on the child in ways that will enhance their ability to assist the child.
To increase the fellows’ ability to understand the psycho-social effects of the illness and treatment on the family in ways that will enhance their ability to assist the whole family.
To increase the fellows’ ability to understand the psycho-social effects of caring for a child with cancer and blood disorders on medical professionals in ways that will enhance their positive personal development over the course of their career.
To increase the fellows’ ability to understand psycho-social factors in ways that will enhance their ability to effectively lead health care teams and institutions.
To enhance the fellows’ general ability to reflect on and analyze complex situations, formulate working hypotheses about the situations, and take strategic action.
To improve the positive working relationships among participating fellows and other members of the department.

Image credit: Horse Jumping by Edward Muybridge 1830-1904

Updates