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1st appeared 22 October 1998 Kilpatrick Selected for Prestigious Leadership Program Sarah Kilpatrick, associate professor and director of obstetrics at UCSF, was recently selected to participate in the fourth class of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women.
The program's principal aims are to increase the success of senior women faculty in seeking leadership positions, such as department chair, associate dean, dean, vice president and president, and to increase the number of women leaders at academic health centers. Currently, only nine of the 125 medical schools in the US are headed by women deans, and just one of the nation's 55 dental schools has a woman dean. Kilpatrick completed the first ELAM session in September which focused on leadership skills and issues. The eight-day workshop also addressed financial issues associated with academic medical centers and how to maximize budgets in a changing health care world, Kilpatrick said. "The session was excellent and it was very inspiring to interact with high-powered women in academic medicine, both those who led the sessions and those who participated," she said. The 1998-99 class includes women from 31 medical and dental schools in the US and Canada. To date, half of all US medical schools have had women faculty participate in the year-long fellowship, which focuses on the skills, perspectives and knowledge necessary for effective management in academic health centers in the 21st century. The program is also designed to address specific issues for women as they pursue senior leadership positions. The curriculum combines traditional business administration topics with emerging issues in academic health centers and personal professional development. Program highlights also include informal sessions with nationally renowned leaders in academic medicine, health care, government and industry. Almost three weeks is spent in two intensive sessions in residence; between sessions, fellows complete a variety of independent projects. Only ten percent of women faculty are full professors, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. This paucity of women faculty at the top impacts the public because fewer women leaders in medical schools means there is less likelihood of focusing on issues relating to women's health, said ELAM's program director, Page S. Morahan, associate provost for faculty development at Allegheny University of the Health Sciences. Links: Source: Abby Sinnott, News Services |
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ELAM was founded in 1993 by a friend of
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences and is named
after the benefactor's mother. It is the only in-depth
national program that prepares women faculty for senior
leadership positions at academic health centers.