2025 Scholars' Research Symposium Abstract: Leadership Course in Team-Based Communication Skills for Medical Students.

Student interest in this course exceeded the expectations of the author, which strengthens the assertion that medical students would benefit from formal communication and leadership training as future leaders of the healthcare team. There was no statistically significant difference between the results of the pre-activity quiz and the post-activity quiz. This was likely due to several factors including small sample size, and the fact that the pre-activity quiz took place after completion of the didactic course. In the future, the pre-activity quiz should take place prior to the didactic course to better assess competencies. Verbal feedback of the course during the debrief session was largely positive. The next phase of this pilot course should focus on expanding the number of medical student participants and creating a diversity of simulation scenarios.