Academic Change Management: Leadership Lessons from Curricular ReformPock, A. R., Ottolini, M., Pangaro, L. N., Gilliland, W. R., Reamy, B. V., Hemmer, P. A., Stephens, M., O’Brien, A., & Laughlin, L. (2015). Academic change management: Leadership lessons from curricular reform. Military Medicine, 180(4 Suppl), 158–160.
This case study provides an overview of key ‘lessons learned’ from a complete curriculum revision change management effort. These lessons reinforce the need to understand the problem and the need for change, the importance of clear communication, building a collaborative and supportive team that will help drive key change initiatives, and the importance of integrating change into practices that evolve over time.