Nancy D. Spector, MD, professor of pediatrics; Betty A. Cohen Chair in Women’s Health; executive director of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program, the Executive Leadership in Health Care program, and the Lynn Yeakel Institute for Women's Health and Leadership; and senior vice dean for faculty at the College of Medicine, has been named the recipient of the 2025 WMC/MCP Phyllis Marciano, MD, WMC '60, Woman in Medicine Award. She will be honored with the award during the WIMSC Leadership Summit on March 7.

The Marciano Award is presented by the Trust Fund of the Alumnae/i Association of WMC/MCP, and is given annually to a female physician, scientist or staff member in recognition of her leadership, teaching of students, care of patients and status as a role model for women in medicine. The award is named after Phyllis Marciano, MD, a noted pediatrician, ardent proponent of women in medicine, and a former WMC/MCP Trust Fund trustee. At the time of Marciano's death in 2003, she was intended to be the recipient of the Woman in Medicine Award. The award was presented to her posthumously and renamed in her memory.

Dr. Spector is a champion and role model for women in medicine, both in the Drexel community and nationally. Her expertise extends broadly in academic pediatrics in the areas of curriculum design and implementation; evaluation methodology and process; faculty development; and mentoring. Her scholarly work focuses on the development and implementation of competency-based educational programs, mentorship, faculty development, professional development and leadership skills. She has been a leader of the I-PASS Study Group, a research group that focuses on patient safety and communications research, and she is a founder of the I-PASS Patient Safety Institute, which seeks to train institutions in best handoff practices and aid in their implementation. Dr. Spector has also been an instrumental leader at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, having previously served as vice chair for education and faculty development and program director for the Pediatric Residency program.