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Developing a Reliable Communication Leadership Competency Survey for Graduate Healthcare Students: Validity and
Mica Rutschke1, E Joanna Soles, Chad Jackson
1Dep. of Occupational Therapy, University of the Incarnate Word, 4301 Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA. rutschke@uiwtx.edu.
Journal of Allied Health
|June 5, 2026
Summary
This study developed the Communication Competency Assessment in Health Professions (CCAHP) survey to evaluate leadership communication skills in graduate healthcare students. The validated CCAHP tool offers a framework for curriculum development and professional growth.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Education
- Leadership Development
- Communication Skills Assessment
Background:
- Effective communication is a critical leadership competency in healthcare.
- Existing assessment tools may not fully capture the nuances of communication in health leadership.
- Graduate health professions education requires robust methods to evaluate leadership potential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a survey instrument for assessing communication as a leadership competency.
- To create a reliable and valid tool for graduate healthcare students.
- To establish a framework for evaluating essential communication domains in health leadership.
Main Methods:
- Instrument development based on established competency models.
- Pilot testing and revision for clarity and consistency.
- Exploratory factor analysis, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability analyses were performed.
Main Results:
- The revised survey, the Communication Competency Assessment in Health Professions (CCAHP), comprises seven domains.
- Domains include: communicating in groups, verbal communication, relationship management, written communication, listening skills, ethical collaboration, and respectful interactions.
- The CCAHP survey demonstrated acceptable to excellent psychometric properties, including strong internal consistency and stability.
Conclusions:
- The CCAHP survey is a validated tool for assessing communication competencies in graduate health professions.
- This tool can inform curriculum design, interprofessional development, and professional identity formation.
- The CCAHP provides a practical framework for evaluating essential leadership communication skills in future healthcare professionals.
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