Letter from the Leadership and Management Fellow Scheme Programme Director
Welcome to the Royal College of Psychiatrists Leadership and Management Fellow Scheme
A message from the new Programme Director, Dr David Bishop
Our core purpose as doctors is to improve the lives of our patients.
We believe that effective, inclusive, and compassionate leadership is vital to deliver this aim in tandem with our clinical acumen.
Completing the fellowship myself in the third cohort was transformational for my professional identity. I moved from a position of scepticism about doctors in leadership to realising that this was something that could be highly rewarding, satisfying, and that I could no longer afford to ignore, despite the challenges.
Accredited by the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, the fellowship has been tailored to inspire the next generation leaders within psychiatry. We firmly believe that all doctors are leaders already, regardless of your age or stage. We want to encourage and equip those who are beginning to realise this for themselves and who want to strive to continue to develop their skills as leaders within teams, organisations, and the wider systems that healthcare is part of. We want prospective fellows to aim beyond simply fulfilling mandatory competencies and to bravely aim for the humble pursuit of excellence.
Regardless of whether you may have ambitions of being a medical director or simply a more effective leader where you work currently, I would encourage you to consider both what this scheme could offer you and how you could use it to take charge of your own potential.
It is a pleasure and privilege to be the director of the LMFS, and my mission is to ensure that it is constantly evolving to meet the needs of potential fellows in today’s volatile world. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us if you would like to find out more.Best wishes,
David Bishop MB BChir MA PGCert (MedEd) MRCPsych
Programme Director of the RCPsych Leadership
and Management Fellow Scheme