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Project-Based Learning Guidelines for Health Sciences Students: An Analysis with Data Mining and Qualitative Techniques
Published on: December 9, 2022
Qualitative study identifying leadership challenges encountered in real-world scholarly projects within a faculty
Judy Tung1,2, Amna Aslam3, Carol A Mancuso4
1Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA. jut9005@med.cornell.edu.
BMC Medical Education
|June 12, 2026
Summary
Faculty development programs
Area of Science:
- Academic Medicine
- Faculty Development
- Leadership Studies
Background:
- Structured academic projects, like action learning projects, are common in faculty development.
- The Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP) uses capstone projects to foster experiential learning.
- This study analyzes LAMP capstone abstracts to understand project scope and leadership challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To characterize the scope of capstone projects within the Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP).
- To identify and categorize common leadership challenges faced by faculty participants during project execution.
- To inform improvements in faculty development curricula and guide other similar programs.
Main Methods:
- A retrospective qualitative review of 294 LAMP capstone abstracts (2017-2025).
- Two investigators identified and coded unique leadership challenges as concepts.
- Concepts were clustered into categories and then into six overarching themes.
Main Results:
- Projects included research (42%), clinical quality improvement (37%), and education (22%).
- A trend towards increased quality improvement and education projects was observed over time.
- Six prevalent leadership themes emerged: collaboration, stakeholder engagement, new development, resource negotiation, problem response, and cultural change.
Conclusions:
- Six key leadership challenges were identified across diverse faculty capstone projects.
- These findings offer insights into faculty leader needs and support data-driven curriculum enhancement.
- The study provides a framework for other academic faculty development programs to address leadership development.
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