Design and Implementation of a Leadership Development Program for Early-Stage Investigators: Initial Results.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Leadership skills are essential for a successful career in medical research but are often not formally taught. To address these gaps, we designed a leadership development program for early-stage investigators.

Methods

A 9-month virtual program with monthly 2-hour interactive sessions was designed, covering topics such as Leadership in Research, Mentoring, Building Diverse and Inclusive Teams, Managing Conflict, Influencing without Authority, Grant Administration, and Management. An anonymized survey was sent to participants before and after completion of the program, and the results were compared using the chi-squared test.

Results

Over a 2-year period, we selected two cohorts of 41 and 46 participants, respectively. After completion of the program, 92% o

SUBMITTER: Bredella MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753025 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature