How to Become a Leader in Implementation Science

Implementation science helps move healthcare research into practice. The field needs exceptional implementation leaders to drive change and implement new strategies. Leadership is a critical construct of various theoretical implementation frameworks, such as the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). The article, iLead- A Transformational Leadership Intervention to Train Healthcare Managers’ Implementation Leadership describes how to improve implementation leadership development and discusses how to improve leadership behaviors through training. In Stockholm Sweden, a study using a non-randomized intervention design employed an intervention consisting of the identification and analysis of what skills an employee or manager should strengthen in order to successfully implement an intervention. This article provides a robust description of how implementation practitioners can be trained most efficiently. Interested in becoming a leader in implementation science? Read the full article here.