The School of Medicine and its departments, centers, and institutes offer many rich opportunities for faculty professional development. At times you may also wish to explore professional development opportunities outside of Duke. The following suggestions are just a few of the many opportunities available on a national scale.
The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM®) Program for is an intensive one-year fellowship of leadership training with extensive coaching, networking, and mentoring opportunities aimed at expanding the national pool of qualified candidates for leadership in academic medicine, dentistry, public health and pharmacy. The programs primary aim is to develop and connect successful professionals so they can confidently lead academic health care into the future. In 2022 ELAM launched a partner program, Executive Leadership in Healthcare (ELH) to focus on the unique needs of aspiring executive leaders in health care. Duke is limited in the number of applicants it can submit to ELAM and ELH each year. There is an internal selection process each fall. ELAM costs are shared between the Dean and the applicant's department. ELH costs are shared between the Chancellor and the applicant's department.
The AAMC offers a rich array of professional learning opportunities, including programs for women and underrepresented faculty, and individuals in new and emerging leadership roles. Learn more about each program at https://www.aamc.org/professional-development.
This intensive two-week executive development program is designed specifically to enhance the leadership and management skills that have become even more vital in today’s health care climate. The program is designed to serve a wide array of physician leaders. It convenes medical directors and chiefs of divisions from academic health centers together with an interdisciplinary faculty team for two weeks of intensive and systematic study of the critical leadership and management issues faced by physicians in administrative positions and academic health centers. The curriculum addresses topics such as strategy, finance, operations management, organizational issues, conflict resolution and negotiation, leadership, and health care policy.