Barbara Maria Löfflad-Bürkin , Anja Matthiä , Heather Krasna , Nino Künzli , Julia Bohlius , Katarzyna Czabanowska
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Existing evidence is sparse and often limited to clinical contexts in high-income countries, offering little guidance for broader public health needs.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To explore how transformational leadership can be developed in health-related PhD programs and assess the effects of curricular elements, including content and teaching techniques.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A scoping review was conducted following PRISMA-ScR and Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines, with a registered protocol on the Open Science Framework. We systematically searched Medline, PsycInfo, and ERIC (2000–2024), including peer-reviewed studies assessing how mentorship, experiential learning, and collaboration contribute to transformational leadership development. Multiple reviewers independently screened and extracted data. A narrative synthesis was conducted, and methodological quality was appraised using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Of 394 records screened, seven studies met inclusion criteria. Four focused on transformational leadership; three used alternative models. All used experiential learning and collaborative feedback. Common themes included leadership, teamwork, and personal growth. Only one study used a validated tool (MLQ); others used reflective or descriptive evaluations. Most reported positive impacts, with mentoring, group learning, and reflection identified as key drivers.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Strengthening transformational leadership in PhD education is key to preparing a future-ready public health workforce. 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A scoping review of transformational leadership development in health-related PhD programs
Background
A competent public health workforce is essential for resilient health systems, where transformational leadership helps navigate complexity, drive innovation, and foster collective action. However, leadership development remains underrepresented in health-related PhD curricula, limiting their capacity to prepare future leaders. Existing evidence is sparse and often limited to clinical contexts in high-income countries, offering little guidance for broader public health needs.
Objective
To explore how transformational leadership can be developed in health-related PhD programs and assess the effects of curricular elements, including content and teaching techniques.
Methods
A scoping review was conducted following PRISMA-ScR and Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines, with a registered protocol on the Open Science Framework. We systematically searched Medline, PsycInfo, and ERIC (2000–2024), including peer-reviewed studies assessing how mentorship, experiential learning, and collaboration contribute to transformational leadership development. Multiple reviewers independently screened and extracted data. A narrative synthesis was conducted, and methodological quality was appraised using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.
Results
Of 394 records screened, seven studies met inclusion criteria. Four focused on transformational leadership; three used alternative models. All used experiential learning and collaborative feedback. Common themes included leadership, teamwork, and personal growth. Only one study used a validated tool (MLQ); others used reflective or descriptive evaluations. Most reported positive impacts, with mentoring, group learning, and reflection identified as key drivers.
Conclusions
Strengthening transformational leadership in PhD education is key to preparing a future-ready public health workforce. While promising practices exist, clearer frameworks, stronger evaluation tools, and research on context-specific approaches are needed.
期刊介绍:
Health Policy is intended to be a vehicle for the exploration and discussion of health policy and health system issues and is aimed in particular at enhancing communication between health policy and system researchers, legislators, decision-makers and professionals concerned with developing, implementing, and analysing health policy, health systems and health care reforms, primarily in high-income countries outside the U.S.A.