Publisher's Synopsis
"This is the third and final installment of the AAMC Successful Medical School Department Chair Series. The series synthesizes the best research, theories, and practices in leadership and applies them specifically to academic medicine and science. The installment covers performance assessment, compensation, creating a department culture, thriving as a department and as a leader, and succession planning. It includes examples of practices worthy of consideration and emulation in higher education and the corporate world, as well as from medical schools and academic health systems"--.
