Women and Leadership

Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine_SM Program for Women

The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women is a year-long, time intensive opportunity for senior women to progress into leadership positions. ELAM's program develops the professional and personal skills required to lead and manage in today's complex healthcare environment, with special attention to the unique challenges facing women in leadership positions. If you have questions about it, please go to the ELAM website, or contact the Office of Faculty Affairs.

The University of Massachusetts Medical School currently has two faculty enrolled in the ELAM 2009-2010 Class:

• Deborah DeMarco, MD
  Professor of Medicine
  Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
  
• Gyongyi Szabo, MD, PhD
  Professor of Medicine
  Associate Dean for Clinical & Translational Sciences    

UMMS is proud to have three ELAM alum on our faculty:

• Julia Johnson, MD
  Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  
• Michele Pugnaire, MD
  Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health
  Senior Associate Dean of Educational Affairs
  
• Luanne Thorndyke, MD
  Professor of Medicine
  Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs