Awards & Honors
Laura Lynch ELAM/ELH Community Impact Award
The Laura Lynch ELAM/ELH Community Impact Award recognizes an individual or individuals who have made a significant and positive impact on the ELAM/ELH community. Recipients demonstrate professionalism, commitment and unwavering dedication to fellows, ELUMs, faculty, staff and/or other community members, inspiring others to use their talents and energy to advance the ELAM/ELH program and make a difference in achieving gender equity in academic medicine and/or hospital systems.
Dr. Chatterjee was selected as the 2025 Laura Lynch ELAM/ELH Community Impact Awardee for her unwavering dedication to the ELAM/ELH community through mentorship, leadership and advocacy that consistently uplifts fellows, alumnae and faculty while advancing the program’s mission. As a nationally recognized leader in academic medicine and gender equity, she has created and led impactful DEI initiatives, served as a trusted advisor to numerous rising leaders and contributed to institutional and national policy shaping the future of women in medicine. Her influence extends through public speaking, scholarly work and leadership in organizations such as AAMC and CWAMS, making her a powerful force in promoting equity, professional development and lasting systemic change.
COMING SOON! A call for nominations for the 2026 Laura Lynch ELAM/ELH Community Impact Award.
Nominations open: Monday, November 3, 2025
Nomination deadline: Friday, January 9, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET
Award presented to recipient: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at Leaders Forum
The online nomination application will be listed on this website, and will be inclusive of award criteria and the nomination process. Please stay tuned.
About Laura Lynch: Laura Lynch, who had served as ELAM's program director since 2006, passed away in February 2023. Laura shepherded hundreds of fellows through the program and stayed in close contact with them as they became ELUMs. She was the historian of the program and provided incredible insight. She led with humor and brought laughter and joy to ELAM’s national office. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the program and to our community. This award was created in her honor and in recognition of her commitment to the ELAM community.
The Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) and Executive Leadership in Health Care (ELH) program presented the 30th Anniversary Awards on May 1, 2025, in Philadelphia at ELAM’s 30th Anniversary celebration.