Beyond technical mastery: The inner work of leadership in medicine

Key Points

• Holistic design enhances sustainability for mental illness and substance abuse interventions, promoting user engagement.
• Empathy and iterative prototyping are core components of human-centered design, prioritizing real user needs.
• The approach addresses systemic stigma in healthcare, making mental health issues more visible and actionable.
• Understanding user context through design fosters a more effective medical leadership model for lasting change.

Abstract