Grand Rounds Seminar

Throughout the professional formation in healthcare there is a lack of explicit address of leadership knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviors (KSABs). The need for leadership KSABs is not new to healthcare. In fact, the development of leadership KSABs frequently trends as a topic of calls to action. To answer the call to develop leadership KSABs,  we are challenged by the historical, hierarchical perspective that leadership is only at the top of the organization and is often attributed to a role. The purpose of this interaction is to explore the development of KSABs in the frame of self, others, and the community or organization. How can we, as a community, facilitate a culture where leadership is expected at all levels, is expected as an entrustable activity of a healthcare provider, and is subsequently explicitly developed to the betterment of our patient interactions?  

About Chris Sebelski, PT, DPT, PhD: Dr. Sebelski is a Professor at Saint Louis University in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training. Dr. Sebelski serves as the Department Chair of PT/AT, the Program Director of PT and as the Director of Residency Education at SLU. Her primary scholarship interest is in the intersection of leadership, self-efficacy and the impact on patient outcomes. She is published in the areas of leadership competencies, evidence-based practice, differential diagnosis, and clinical reasoning. Her publications include mixed methods research, scoping reviews, survey research, and qualitative methods.  Additionally, she explores evidence-based practice, clinical reasoning, and the pedagogy of analysis of movement. She is a GAMER graduate from 2017 and has served as a mentor since 2023. She is an ABPTS Board Certified Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy and maintains her clinical practice at the Saint Louis University Physical Therapy clinic. She graduated from Saint Louis University with a PhD in leadership and higher education and from the University of Southern California with a Doctor in Physical Therapy degree. Dr. Sebelski is a 2012-2013 ABPTRFE Fellow of the Education Leadership Institute.