2018 Leaders Forum
April 25 – 26, 2018
Chubb Conference Center, Lafayette Hill, Pa.
The ELAM Leaders Forum is a unique opportunity for fellows and their institutional leaders to discuss the wide range of organizational change initiatives addressed during the fellowship year. The core of the Leaders Forum is a poster symposium showcasing the outcomes of the fellows' Institutional Action Projects (IAPs) — the capstone of the ELAM fellowship year.
The 2018 forum included a special workshop on Equity and Vigilance that looked at actions
we can take to help tip the scales of leadership toward more equity in influence and opportunity.
The graduation ceremony included a keynote address by Lilly Marks, vice president for health affairs for the University of Colorado and Anschutz Medical Campus.
Libby Alpern, MD, MSCE
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Towards Vision 2025: Faculty Mentorship in the Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Lisa Barnes, PhD
Rush Medical College of Rush University
Creating a Rush Dashboard of Health Equity: Measuring the Impact of Our Community Efforts
A.M. Barrett, MD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
A Practice-Based Network for Rehabilitation Research (Practice-RRuN) in Spatial Neglect
Ana Bedran-Russo, PhD, DDS
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry
Instituting a Center of Oral Research for Healthy Aging
Kim Boland, MD
University of Louisville School of Medicine
"How Well Do I Teach?" Giving Faculty Useful Feedback on Their Educational Successes and Failures
Daniela Bota, MD, PhD
University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine
Designing and Implementing the Complete Integration of Neuroscience Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research into the Neuroscience Service Line
Suzanne Brandenburg, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus
Designing a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Partnership with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center (CU-AMC)
Laura Cassidy, MS, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Global Health Equity Research and Education Program
Judy Chang, MD, MPH
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Bridges to Health and Wellness: Developing Infrastructure to Support Interdisciplinary Scholarship to Address Social Determinants of Health
Rita Charon, MD, PhD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Creating a Department of Medical Humanities and Ethics at Columbia University
Amy Chen, MD, MPH
Emory University School of Medicine
Faculty Attitudes and Perceptions on the State of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Emory University School of Medicine
Meg Chren, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
The Foundation for a New Department of Dermatology at Vanderbilt
Linda Cripe, MD
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Implementation of a Faculty Mentoring and Talent Management Software
Coleen Cunningham, MD
Duke University School of Medicine
Comprehensive Evaluation of Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
Isabelle Deschenes, PhD
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Redesigning the Research Enterprise Structure at The MetroHealth System, a Major Affiliate of Case Western Reserve University
Maryam Fouladi, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Functional Integration of Basic, Translational and Clinical Trial Research of the Adult and Pediatric Brain Tumor Centers (BTCs) at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC)
Nancy Freitag, PhD
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
Improving Graduate Education in the Medical Sciences Through Alumni Outreach
Caroline Genco, PhD
Tufts University School of Medicine
Impactful Biomedical Research at Tufts University: A Plan for Long-Term Sustainability
Michelle Gong, MD, MS
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Promoting Healthcare Delivery Science to Foster Scientific Investigations in Hospital Operations and Electronic Initiatives to Improve Outcomes and Care Delivery at Montefiore Healthcare Center
Sara Gordon, DDS, MSc
University of Washington School of Dentistry
The Other Doctors: Creating Primary Care Dentists
Sharon Griswold, MD, MPH
Drexel University College of Medicine
Make Some NOISE (Near Miss Opportunities to Improve our Safety Environment): Promoting Awareness and Engagement of Patient Safety Close Calls
Flora Hammond, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
A Foundation for Department-level Philanthropic Giving
Carrie Haskell-Luevano, PhD
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
Development of Financial Model(s) to Return Research Dollars to Faculty
Michele Heisler, MD, MPA
University of Michigan Medical School
Strategic Process to Inform and Design More Effective Employee Health and Wellness Programs for and Outreach to University of Michigan’s Low-Wage Earners
Karen Horton, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Radiology Faculty Dashboard
Pam Hughes, DDS
Oregon Health and Science University School of Dentistry
Development of a Project Plan for a Pilot Project to Integrate Oral Health/Dentistry into the Healthcare Home at OHSU
Melinda Irwin, PhD
Yale University School of Public Health
A Strategic Plan for Greater Research Impact at the Yale School of Public Health
Yvonne Kapila, DDS, PhD
University of California, San Francisco, School of Dentistry
Improving Oral Health of Vulnerable Populations Through Inter-Professional Collaborations
Mary Killackey, MD
Tulane University School of Medicine
Tulane Professionalism Project
Richelle Koopman, MD, MS
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Faculty Grant Development Program in Patient Centered Outcomes Research
Monica Kraft, MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Recruitment Strategic Plan for the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson and Banner University Medical Group
Michele Kutzler, PhD
Drexel University College of Medicine
Faculty Launch: a Longitudinal Leadership and Professional Development Program for Mid-career Faculty
Stacie Levine, MD
The University of Chicago Division of Biological Sciences, Pritzker School of Medicine
Towards a University of Chicago Institute on Aging: Advancing Health for an Aging Society
Leslie McClure, PhD
Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
A Mid-Career Faculty Development Program
Karen Mustian, PhD, MPH
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Wilmot Cancer Institute: Obtaining National Cancer Institute Cancer Center Designation
Genevieve Neal-Perry, MD, PhD
University of Washington Medical Center
Improving Employee Wellness and Engagement with Fertility Services
Ade Olomu, MD
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Community and Academic Partnership to Enhance Research, Education, and Population Health: MSU-MPHI CAP Initiative
Karlett Parra, PhD
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Analysis of Tenure-Track PhD Faculty Compensation at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Anne Pereira, MD, MPH
University of Minnesota Medical School
University of Minnesota Medical School Evidence Based Education 2023
Lori Ann Post, PhD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
The Inauguration of the Buehler Center for Health Policy & Economics
Susan Promes, MD, MBA
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Emergency Department Front End Redesign to Improve Efficiency
Betsy Ripley, MD, MS, RAC
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Developing a Competency Needs Assessment–Based Faculty Development Program
Tara Sabo-Attwood, PhD
University of Florida College of Public Health and Health Professions
Using Nature to Heal: Exploration of Academic Health Center Green Space for Children
Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD
University of Massachusetts Medical School
A CBC Approach to Increase Physician Engagement & Alignment at UMass
Kari Simonsen, MD
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine
Faculty Development Program to Enhance Academic Productivity for Improved Engagement, Retention, and Promotion of Early Career Faculty at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Blair Simpson, MD, PhD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Transforming Mental Health Outcomes for Individuals with OCD
Sarah Tishkoff, PhD
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Facilitating Research on Global Genomic Medicine and Health Equity at Penn
Ann Van Heest, MD
University of Minnesota Medical School
Surgical Skills Assessment in Orthopedic Surgery Residency Training
Sandhya Venugopal, MD, MHPE
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Building an Educational Home: From Vision to Implementation
Kristi Victoroff, DDS, PhD
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Working Together to Benefit Women in the Community: A Dental School Clinic-Community Organization Collaboration
Maggie Wierman, MD
University of Colorado School of Medicine Anschutz Medical Campus
Changing the Culture of Gender Equity at the University of Colorado Department of Medicine and Anschutz Medical Campus
Karen Wilson, MD, MPH
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Developing a Research Scientist Pipeline at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ellen Zimmermann, MD
University of Florida College of Medicine
Strategic Inquiry into Faculty Retention: StandPoint™ Faculty Engagement Survey Analyses
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