How to make the most of the leadership challenges you face as a trainee

Deborah Kirkham looks at how doctors in training can make the most of the management and leadership challenges they encounter to develop their influence and authority.

Doctors encounter many management and leadership challenges during the course of their training. In the first four years of medical training a doctor can work in 12 or more different specialties. Each year brings a new job title and seniority level, with differing expectations and responsibilities, and these four month rotations often move between separate hospital or community trusts.