Leadership Programs

UW Medicine Leadership Scholars

The University of Washington Medicine Leadership Scholar Group was started in February 2005 with funding and support from Paul Ramsey, MD, Vice President for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine, Dean of Medicine and John Coombs, Associate Vice President for Clinical Systems and Community Relations, Associate Dean of Regional Affairs and Rural Health, Professor of Family Medicine.

The course program has been organized by

• Chris Surawicz (Assistant Dean for Faculty Development),
• Emily Wong, (Assistant Chair for Practice Management, Department of Medicine), and
• Jessie Garcia (Assistant Director Training and Development).

A first cohort of thirty faculty from 23 departments has been meeting for skill development, a full day and two half day skill building session and lunches with Dean Ramsey , and has formed subgroups to tackle issues crucial to University of Washington Medicine and academic success.

Work Group Topics

• Protecting Our Academic Mission
• Rewarding Clinical Work And Teaching
• Evaluating and Support for Research
  • Indirect and Research Cost Recover [104K PPT]
    Mary Fran Joseph, Executive Director of Finance and Systems
• Value Of Health Care

2005 Leadership Program Participant Roster (Winter) [28K PDF*]

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National Leadership Programs for Women

AAMC

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) offers Professional Development Seminars for Junior Women Faculty twice a year. It offers offers Professional Development Seminar for Junior and Senior Women Faculty twice a year.

• Women in Medicine
• Professional Development Seminars

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UW Faculty Experiences

• Report Updates from the AAMC Early Career Development Program
• AAMC Mid-Career Update
• Lessons from the AAMC Workshop on Early Career Development
• How I Spent My Summer: AAMC Mid-Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar
• The SELAM Meeting (AAMC Mid-Career)

Junior Faculty

• What I learned from the AAMC Junior Faculty Women Seminar
• Summary Report from the AAMC Professional Development Seminar for Junior Faculty Women

Senior Faculty

• AAMC Senior Faculty Women Seminar
• Learning from Each Other: a Report from AAMC Senior Women Development Program

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Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women

The ELAM Program focuses on the organization and structure of academic medical centers. Major topics include financial analysis, strategic planning, and mechanisms to effect change in academic medical centers.

UW Faculty Experiences

• ELAM
• Lessons of ELAM: Six Leadership Tips
• More Than Just A Possibility

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