Duke faculty selected for ELAM and ELH

Drs. Catherine Staton and Wayne Feng were selected as a members of the 2026-2027 class of fellows for the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program at Drexel University College of Medicine. 

ELAM and the corresponding Executive Leadership in Health Care (ELH) track, are prestigious year-long fellowships aimed at expanding the national pool of outstanding candidates for leadership in academic medicine and healthcare. Fellows are chosen from among a pool of exceptional leaders capable of making critical systematic change in their institutions. Read the full release.

• Catherine Staton, MD, PhD, MSc, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Neurosurgery, Population Health, and Global Health; ELAM cohort
• Wayne Feng, MD, Professor of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering, Division Chief of Stroke and Vascular Neurology; ELH cohort

Acceptance to ELAM and ELH is highly competitive, and each applicant must be nominated by the dean and supported by their chair. There is an internal selection process at Duke, and the institution is able to select only 1-2 individuals per year to apply to the programs. Those interested in considering ELAM or ELH in the future should begin conversations with their chair early, and notify the Office for Faculty of their potential interest.

Congratulations Drs. Staton and Feng!