Clinical leadership involves more than providing excellent medical care.
It requires the ability to view the larger picture of health care services and organizations, as well as the communities and people they serve. Clinical leadership demands the ability to develop, implement, administer and evaluate health care programs in an ever-changing environment, often with scarce resources. A select group of medical students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine will be invited to learn and practice the skills of clinical leadership along with traditional medical skills. This population based public health program will help students develop skills in health promotion, disease prevention, epidemiology, environmental and occupational health, health administration and planning, and global health problems. These future physicians will acquire the tools to become leaders in health care, with the requisite skills to respond to the needs of communities.