title: Identifying potential academic leaders:   Predictors of willingness to undertake leadership roles in   an academic department of family medicine.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify variables associated with willingness to undertake leadership roles among academic family medicine faculty.
  
  
  METHODS
  Web-based survey. Bivariate and multivariable analyses (logistic regression) were used to identify variables associated with willingness to undertake leadership roles.
  
  
  METHODS
  Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 687 faculty members.
  
  
  METHODS
  Variables related to respondents' willingness to take on various academic leadership roles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of all 1029 faculty members invited to participate in the survey, 687 (66.8%) members responded. Of the respondents, 596 (86.8%) indicated their level of willingness to take on various academic leadership roles. Multivariable analysis revealed that the predictors associated with willingness to take on leadership roles were as follows: pursuit of professional development opportunities (odds ratio [OR] 3.79, 95% CI 2.29 to 6.27); currently holding at least 1 leadership role (OR 5.37, 95% CI 3.38 to 8.53); a history of leadership training (OR 1.86, 95% CI 1.25 to 2.78); the perception that mentorship is important for one's current role (OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.40 to 3.60); and younger age (OR 0.97, 95% CI 0.95 to 0.99).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Willingness to undertake new or additional leadership roles was associated with 2 variables related to leadership experiences, 2 variables related to perceptions of mentorship and professional development, and 1 demographic variable (younger age). Interventions that support opportunities in these areas might expand the pool and strengthen the academic leadership potential of faculty members.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Krueger
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meaney
authors.forename: Viola
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Antao
authors.forename: Florence
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jeffrey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kwong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002322:Career Mobility; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D005194:Family Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009864:Ontario; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires