The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program for Women at Drexel University College of Medicine announced the selection of 54 senior women faculty for the 2011-2012 class of fellows. ELAM is a core program of the Institute for Women's Health and Leadership at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, PA. The Institute continues the legacy of advancing women in medicine that began in 1850 with the founding of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, the nation's first women's medical school and a predecessor of today's Drexel University College of Medicine.
This is the 17th incoming class for ELAM®, which is the only national program dedicated to preparing senior women faculty for positions of leadership at academic health centers. In order to be accepted into the program, each Fellow must be nominated and supported by the dean or other senior official of her institution, and ELAM continues to cultivate strong partnerships with participating institutions throughout the year-long fellowship. One aspect of this relationship is the curricular requirement to conduct and Institutional Action Project, developed in collaboration with the Fellows' dean or other senior official. These action projects are designed to address an institutional or departmental need or priority. "We are extremely excited to see the impact these women will have on their institutions as they work through ELAM Curriculum and develop their action projects," explains Magrane. "The projects the Fellows conduct not only help them understand the challenges facing academic health centers and the skills a leader must possess to address these challenges, but also often result in concrete changes at their institutions."
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