Hello everyone, welcome to my blog! This is an entirely new thing to me so I am hoping that there is absolutely no way I could screw this up. I am currently obtaining a major in economics and a minor in managerial studies. I was originally a premed coming into Vanderbilt. Ive had aspirations of being a doctor (specifically an OBGYN or a neonatalogist) since I can remember. It was the only career I ever considered. Unfortunately, I have realized that I am not the most school oriented person and am too "socially balanced" to go through a billion years of schooling in order to become a doctor. I would much rather be out working and experiencing things than studying. This has brought me to where I am now. I figured that since medicine has always seemed to be a passion of mine, why not try it in a more business-like approach. Although I'm not particularly certain what specific aspect of the medical field I will focus on in the future is, it is an area that definitely has value to me.
When asked to chose a particular leader in my field of interest, I immediately thought of the Surgeon General. Surprising to most, the Surgeon General is more than just the warning on the side of every pack of cigarettes. The Surgeon General is the chief medical officer of the U.S. He is appointed by the president to be America's spokesperson on health and disease.
By just looking at the title 'Surgeon General' it seems that the military archetype plays a prominent role in his leadership. Although those who hold this position do have military titles, I believe that they are not as military focused as their title would infer. The Surgeon General is more of a U.S regulatory day-to-day advisor on living properly and avoiding disease. Although the military archetype is not so involved, one very key archetype is the political. A key concept in the political archetype is relationships. Relationships are definitely a factor in the Surgeon General's success both as a politician and as the U.S's health advisor. Other obvious examples of the presence of the political archetype are the Surgeon General being elected by the president, being the chief spokesperson for health in the U.S, and also by holding numerous politically associated titles usually before and sometimes after office. Most of all, he has the power to create laws and policies involving health for everyone. An economic archetype may also exist in the Surgeon General's leadership role. The two key aspects of the economic archetype are knowledge and purchasing power. It is apparent that he has to be extremely knowledgeable both in the medical field and with political fundamentals in order to hold such a prominent position in the government. To an extent he could have purchasing power as well. I am sure he has a budget that allows him to post the latest medical announcements and to initiate studies about different issues, threats, or breaking drugs. After evaluating briefly his role in the U.S and the intensity of the archetypes that are present, it is definitely safe to say that the Surgeon General is a key leader in the medical/health field.
1 comment:
Good work. Are there any particular actions the SG has taken since his appointment that directly speak to his leadership style?
You give a good sense of what type of leader his role requires...but I'm anxious to learn more about what his actions might reflect.
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