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What qualities do you expect to see in a highly effective leader?
The things that jump out most quickly would be somebody who actually is a good listener and somebody who is effective at collaborating. To me, so much of it is about team work about working with others. So, I guess the traditional model of the really strong willed directive kind of leader isn’t very appealling to me. I just don’t think these days nearly as effective as well. So, I guess it’s kind of a softer, gentler type of leadership which to me resonates. So, that would be foremost how they engage with others would be really key.

The other attributes that would come to mind would be somebody who is really honest and trust worthy. So, if they say something you can really trust them and really take them at their word. The other that I think would be also really important a sense of passion, mission, and belief in what they are doing. So, I guess those would be things that are most important overall.-Stuart Slavin (1 min. 32 sec.)

  
   

Stuart Slavin
Associate Dean for Curriculum
and Professor of Pedicatrics,
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Class of 2008-2009

  
   
Stuart Slavin, M.D., M.Ed. is Associate Dean for Curriculum and Professor of Pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. A graduate of SLU School of Medicine, Dr. Slavin completed his residency training in pediatrics at UCLA and then served as a faculty member there for 17 years before returning to Saint Louis. At UCLA, Dr. Slavin was a leader in both interdisciplinary and pediatric education, serving as co-founder of the innovative Doctoring curriculum for medical students and also serving as pediatric residency director and Vice Chairman for Education in the department of Pediatrics.

In addition to his administrative duties at SLU, Dr. Slavin teaches actively in the undergraduate medical curriculum and is director of three courses- Applied Clinical Skills 1, Applied Clinical Skills 2, and the fourth-year Capstone Course. Dr. Slavin has a number of professional interests including improving doctor-patient communication and empathy, enhancing the cultural competence of medical students and practitioners, improving mental health of medical students, and increasing the engagement of medical students in community service.

  
 

 

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