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Objective This research puts the academic leader under the competency background to investigate the current status of academic leaders in tertiary hospitals in Shanghai,combines the theories a-nalysis with practice on the Correlative Research,takes evaluation of academic leaders as the target to deep into the discussion,studies the application value and special significance of the competency model on culti-vation,introduction and evaluation of academic leaders in tertiary hospitals in Shanghai area.Methods Core elements of competency of the academic leaders were investigated by literature reviews,expert inter-views,behavioral event interview,and questionnaires.The questionnaire of the competency of academic leaders was prepared and the numbers and induction relevant to characteristic items of the competency were obtained.Results The notion of six feature families is proposed by study of the competency model which composed 18 relative characteristic items.Six feature families are leadership,organization team with coordi-nation,innovation and implement of project,strategic thinking and overall outlook,self-control and self-management,pursuit excellence and development.Conclusions The academic leader not being lack of professional quality,it is the deep characteristics under the Iceberg Model that influenced the development degree,efficiency,effects of subjects.The study on the competency of the academic leader is helpful for e-valuation of academic leaders'comprehensive abilities and put forward some proposal about stuff rundle con-struction for reference in hospital.
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The health system in Shanghai selected 102 prominent middle aged and young health personnel with both political integrity and professional competence as candidates for its program of cultivating 100 outstanding cross century academic leaders. Program starting funds were provided by the Health Bureau of the city and cultivation plans were worked out and contracts signed together with the institutions the candidates work with and competent authorities at higher levels so as to ensure the implementation of the cultivation measures and the whole course follow up and assessment of the candidates actual professional expertise, organizational and managerial capabilities, academic positions, notability enhancement, and actual performance in patient care, teaching and research. Performance analysis indicates that after 5 to 7 years of special training, the candidates have turned into the citys new generation of advantaged academic leaders and have helped to push the development of the health cause and the quality of patient care in Shanghai to a generally higher level.