Fortunately, leadership is a learned skill and improving physicians’ leadership skills can change how well we do our key job of taking care of patients. Improved physician leadership leads to better teamwork, higher morale, and improved decision-making at the “front lines,” where patients are being cared for. Leadership skills training built into the medical school curriculum in a coherent, progressive fashion can improve physicians’ skills in this domain before they put on the long white coat. When the latter occurs, not only does the “student” receive helpful feedback on their leadership skills, but the “teacher” refines their own leadership knowledge as well. Leon Moores is a neurosurgeon and author of All Physicians Lead: Redefining Physician Leadership for Better Patient Outcomes.