The OMERACT emerging leaders program: The good, the bad, and the future

Flurey, Caroline A.; Tugwell, Peter S.; Black, Rachel J.; Halls, Serena; Page, Matthew J.; Robson, Joanna C.; Sahbudin, Ilfita; Siddle, Heidi J.; Sinnathurai, Premarani; Stok, Kathryn S.; Richards, Bethan

Abstract

The Journal of Rheumatology Copyright © 2019. All rights reserved. Objective. To describe the experience of the first OMERACT Emerging Leaders Program (ELP). Methods. A Delphi process identified positive aspects, areas for improvement, and future directions. Core items were defined as essential if they received ≥ 70% ratings. Results. Participants valued relatable/accessible mentors (100%), including an OMERACT Executive mentor (100%), and a support network of peers (90%). Key items for future development were funding support (100%) and developing knowledge about OMERACT processes (90%) and politics (80%). Conclusion. The ELP has the potential to provide targeted training for early career researchers to develop relevant skills for future leadership roles within OMERACT.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 28, 2018
• Online Publication Date: Mar 1, 2019
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Jan 8, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 2, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Rheumatology
• Print ISSN: 0315-162X
• Electronic ISSN: 1499-2752
• Publisher: Journal of Rheumatology
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 1047-1052
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181126
• Keywords: OMERACT, education, outcomes, fellows, emerging leaders, career development, early career researchers
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/851103
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181126
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is a pre-copyediting, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in The Journal of Rheumatology following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Flurey, C., Tugwell, P., Black, R., Halls, S., Page, M., Robson, J., Sahbudin, I., Siddle, H., Sinnathurai, P., Stok, K. and Richards, B. (2019) The OMERACT emerging leaders program: The good, the bad and the future. Journal of Rheumatology is available online at: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.181123
• Contract Date: Jan 8, 2019