biostudies-literatureGreene AKNHLBI NIH HHSNIGMS NIH HHS42-49https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11615155biostudies-literatureUnknown100(1)<h4>Purpose</h4>This study aimed to elucidate the experiences and perceptions of mid-career to senior clinician-scientists in academic medicine regarding pursuing, attaining, or rejecting leadership roles as well as their conceptualization of the influence of leadership in their broader career trajectories.<h4>Method</h4>The authors conducted a qualitative analysis of in-depth, semistructured interviews conducted in 2022 with a diverse sample of clinician-scientists who received new National Institutes of Health K08 or K23 Career Development Awards between 2006 and 2009. A total of 859 of the 915 survey respondents (94%) were eligible to be recruited for the qualitative study. Qualitative analysis was informed by thematic analysis and used a social constructionist approach to understandingAcademic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical CollegesLeadership Experiences and Perceptions of Mid-Career to Senior Clinician-Scientists: A Qualitative Exploration.PMC11615155R01 HL101997R01 GM139842Telem DGreene AKKerr EASzczygiel LAFeldman ELJagsi RSettles IHParadis KCCutter CMUbel PAStewart AJThomas JDJones RDSinger KSpector NDfalseLeadership Experiences and Perceptions of Mid-Career to Senior Clinician-Scientists: A Qualitative Exploration.<h4>Purpose</h4>This study aimed to elucidate the experiences and perceptions of mid-career to senior clinician-scientists in academic medicine regarding pursuing, attaining, or rejecting leadership roles as well as their conceptualization of the influence of leadership in their broader career trajectories.<h4>Method</h4>The authors conducted a qualitative analysis of in-depth, semistructured interviews conducted in 2022 with a diverse sample of clinician-scientists who received new National Institutes of Health K08 or K23 Career Development Awards between 2006 and 2009. A total of 859 of the 915 survey respondents (94%) were eligible to be recruited for the qualitative study. Qualitative analysis was informed by thematic analysis and used a social constructionist approach to understanding2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Jan2026-06-06T19:58:41.889Z2026-06-04T03:12:21.403ZS-EPMC116151553883819510.1097/acm.000000000000577710.1097/ACM.0000000000005777