Leadership Scholars Program for women seeks nominees

The U-M Medical School is soliciting nominations for the third cohort of the Rudi Ansbacher Women in Academic Medicine Leadership Scholars Program.

This intensive 18-month leadership development program is designed to accelerate the development of women for senior leadership positions in academic medicine and health care. Developed in partnership with Linkage, Inc. and the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at U-Michigan, the program will provide individuals with insights about their leadership strengths and challenges to facilitate self-awareness and opportunities for growth. 

Click here for more detailed information on the program. The deadline to submit a nomination is Feb. 3. 

Click here to submit a nomination.

Qualifications

Faculty nominees: Applicants must hold the rank of associate or full professor in a medical, dental or health sciences school, and have had a significant leadership role.

Applicants must be nominated by the dean of their institution, their departmental chair or the chief executive offer of their academic health center. If the nomination comes from the CEO, please provide a secondary nomination from the school of primary academic appointment. We strongly suggest that each applicant discusses her application with her nominator before applying.

Administrative nominees: Applicants must hold a significant leadership role (such as senior administrator, CEO, COO, CIO, CMO, etc.) in a medical, dental, nursing or public health school, or academic hospital/health system, and have had administrative experience in personnel and budget management.

Special consideration will be given to those nominees designated as Emerging Leaders with demonstrated leadership capacity who are in a significant leadership role. Applicants must be nominated by the dean of their institution, their departmental chair, or the chief executive officer of their academic health center.

Once the nominations have closed, selected nominees will receive an invitation to complete a formal application by Feb. 13.

For questions regarding nominations, contact Whitney Williams at whitnwil@umich.edu.

Website: http://faculty.medicine.umich.edu/faculty-career-development/programs-awards/women-academic-medicine