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Advancing healthcare leadership education requires longitudinal, developmentally aligned curricula that integrate systems thinking, followership, and digital preparedness, supported by a standardized multinational research agenda. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To establish an international consensus vision and research agenda addressing current challenges and future directions for healthcare leadership education across diverse health professions.

August 29, 2026Teaching and Learning in Medicine

The Future of Healthcare Leadership Education: A Consensus Vision and Research Agenda from an International Working Group

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JGJudy GelberUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln SFSuzanna FitzpatrickUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore TJTiffany M. JordanKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

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Consensus statement reveals key priorities for leadership training in healthcare professionals, highlighting the need for standardized curricula and digital transformation readiness.

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To establish an international consensus vision and research agenda addressing current challenges and future directions for healthcare leadership education across diverse health professions.
Conducted facilitated dialogue and collective synthesis via an interdisciplinary international working group at the 2024 Healthcare Leadership Conference.
Analyzed cross-cutting challenges, professional competency frameworks, and implementation barriers across multiple healthcare traditions and nations.
Identified persistent implementation barriers, including rigid curricula, hierarchical professional cultures, unaligned assessments, and limited faculty expertise.
Formulated a consensus vision prioritizing longitudinal curricula, followership, change leadership, artificial intelligence integration, and psychologically safe learning environments.
Defined a global research agenda prioritizing standardized core competencies, longitudinal evaluation strategies, and culturally responsive leadership development models.

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Gelber et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9299088e5d7d1fc0c10ca9 https://doi.org/10.1080/10401334.2026.2718968

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Consensus statement reveals key priorities for leadership training in healthcare professionals, highlighting the need for standardized curricula and digital transformation readiness.

The Future of Healthcare Leadership Education: A Consensus Vision and Research Agenda from an International Working Group

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The Future of Healthcare Leadership Education: A Consensus Vision and Research Agenda from an International Working Group

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