The leadership behaviors needed to implement clinical genomics at scale: a qualitative study

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate leadership in clinical genomics and identify likely implications of different leadership approaches for future implementation of clinical genomics. Methods: We undertook 37 interviews in a cross-sectional qualitative study examining implementation of clinical genomics in Australia. Participants were either nongenetic medical specialists working with genomic initiatives (e.g., immunologists, nephrologists) or working at a service/organizational level (e.g., department heads, chief medical officers). We identified participants as genomic migrants (long-established practitioners) and genomic natives (those medical specialists coming into independent practice with genomic..