The ACLGIM LEAD Program: a Leadership Program for Junior-Mid-Career Faculty.

Abstract

Junior to mid-career medical faculty often move into administrative and leadership roles without formal leadership training. Many national leadership training programs target senior rather than junior faculty. To address the leadership development needs of junior and mid-career faculty. Sessions at annual meetings combined with online learning, independent work, and leadership coaching. 79 junior-mid-career general internal medicine (GIM) faculty enrolled in five consecutive annual cohorts from 2014 to 2018. LEAD scholars participate in a full-day anchor session followed by selected workshops during the annual meeting. They then participate in monthly online sessions, complete a project, interview a senior leader, and receive leadership coaching from senior GIM faculty. Post-program evaluation indicated the LEAD program was effective in helping participants understand what it means to be a good leader (93%, 37/40), become a more reflective leader (90%, 35/39), and apply principles of leadership to increase effectiveness in their role (88%, 34/39). LEAD provides junior-mid-career medical faculty an opportunity to learn effective leadership skills and build a network.