The Executive Leadership in Health Care program is targeted to rising women at the equivalent of the associate or full professor level who are established experts in their domain. Candidates will have a track record of achievement in clinical program development (or other institutional-level activities that mark them as appropriate) and have aspirations to lead at the executive level in the next five years.

Candidates should be seven years out of training, with an MD or MD-equivalent degree, with:

• Program-level leadership
• Institutional level responsibilities (operational or strategic management)
• Aspirations to executive-level health system roles (executive leadership, chief medical officer, chief quality officer)

The two tracks enjoy numerous opportunities for cross-learning and networking. In addition, all fellows work on the Institutional Action Project (IAP), which is described on our About ELAM page.

ELH fellows and graduates have the power of the ELAM network — more than 1,500 alumnae in leadership positions at 300 institutions in North America and beyond — to support them.

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Program Objectives

Upon graduation from ELH fellows will be able to:

• Use strategic approaches to financial and resource management that enhance the missions of their organizations.
• Enhance their leadership behaviors to effectively address strategic, operational and relational challenges.
• Lead and manage change initiatives within complex and dynamic organizations.
• Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders in order to build a diverse community of leadership practice that supports personal, professional and organizational effectiveness.

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