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Drexel University Announces National Leadership Program in Academic Health Selects New Class of Fellows.


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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003

Forty-five senior women faculty from medical and dental schools Noun 1. dental school - a graduate school offering study leading to degrees in dentistry
school of dentistry

grad school, graduate school - a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree
 in the U.S., Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (pwār`tō rē`kō), island (2005 est. pop. 3,917,000), 3,508 sq mi (9,086 sq km), West Indies, c.1,000 mi (1,610 km) SE of Miami, Fla.  and Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of  have been selected as 2003-2004 Fellows by the Hedwig Hedwig or Hedy is a German female given name. The name originates from old German (hadu meaning battle, and wig meaning fight). Hedwig or Hedy may refer to:

In politics:
  • Hedwig of Andechs, Duchess of Silesia
In
 van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women. ELAM is the only in-depth in-depth
adj.
Detailed; thorough: an in-depth study.


in-depth
Adjective

detailed or thorough: an in-depth analysis

 national program that prepares senior women faculty for leadership positions at academic health centers (AHCs). The 2003-2004 Class consists of women from 41 U.S. and Canadian Canadian (kənā`dēən), river, 906 mi (1,458 km) long, rising in NE New Mexico. and flowing E across N Texas and central Oklahoma into the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma.  medical and dental schools, including 6 institutions sponsoring Fellows for the first time.

"We welcome our ninth class of Fellows and look forward to being part of their learning and growth over the coming year," says Page S. Morahan, Ph.D., ELAM Co-Director and a founder of the program. "The ELAM Fellowship fellowship Graduate education A post-residency training period of 1–2 yrs in a subspecialty–eg, hand surgery, which allows a specialized physician to develop a particular expertise that may have a related subspecialty board; fellowship time is often  experience is like no other, providing time and opportunity for personal reflection and insight, application of new concepts and perspectives, and entry into an expanding network of women leaders eager to support each others' advancement A gift of money or property made by a person while alive to his or her child or other legally recognized heir, the value of which the person intends to be deducted from the child's or heir's eventual share in the estate after the giver's death. ," adds Morahan.

The ELAM curriculum combines traditional MBA MBA
abbr.
Master of Business Administration

Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business
Master in Business, Master in Business Administration
 training oriented o·ri·ent  
n.
1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia.

2.
a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality.

b. A pearl having exceptional luster.

3.
 toward issues and strategies pertinent PERTINENT, evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that which belongs. Willes, 319.  to academic health management, with personal and professional development, focused on leadership development, career advancement, communication, and the use of new information/learning technologies.

Program highlights include opportunities to meet with nationally recognized leaders in academic medicine, health care, government and industry and to interact Interact can refer to:
  • Rotary Interact, a high school community service club.
  • InterAct Accessories
  • Interact Intranet

Fall of Interact While the Game Boy device was first released, Interact acquired the rights to sell Datel's Action Replay
 with peers from different disciplines and institutions. In between the program's three intensive onsite sessions, Fellows complete a variety of independent assignments, including interviews with senior executives to understand the operation and challenges of their institution from other perspectives, and the design and implementation of an action project that addresses an institutional need or goal.

ELAM's mission is to increase the number of women at AHCs in leadership positions and their success rate in attaining and remaining in these positions. Currently, only 10 of the 126 U.S. allopathic Allopathic
Pertaining to conventional medical treatment of disease symptoms that uses substances or techniques to oppose or suppress the symptoms.

Mentioned in: Traditional Chinese Medicine
 medical schools and 10 of the 55 U.S. dental schools are headed by women deans (including interim positions). Of these, 5 (25%) are ELAM alumnae.

"ELAM intervenes at a critical stage in a woman's professional career and provides her with the skills, information and peer networks that will help her advance to the top," explains Dr. Morahan. "Once there, ELAM graduates have proven their ability to manage the challenges of leadership, helping their institutions navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web.

(2) To move through the menu structure in a software application.
 the curricular, organizational and policy changes needed to improve medical and dental dental /den·tal/ (den´t'l) pertaining to a tooth or teeth.

den·tal
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or for the teeth.

2. Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry.
 education, research, practitioner practitioner /prac·ti·tion·er/ (prak-tish´un-er) one who has met the requirements of and is engaged in the practice of medicine, dentistry, or nursing.

nurse practitioner  see under nurse.
 training, and ultimately the delivery of health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract  to the public."

For more on the program curriculum, faculty, participants, and other information, visit the ELAM web site at www.drexel Drexel can refer to: People
  • Anthony Joseph Drexel I, a Philadelphia banker, founder of Drexel University
  • Elizabeth Wharton Drexel, socialite and author
  • Francis Anthony Drexel, a Philadelphia banker
  • Francis Martin Drexel, a Philadelphia banker
.edu/elam.

Drexel University College of Medicine Drexel University College of Medicine is the medical school of Drexel University. It represents the consolidation of two venerable medical schools: the nation's first medical school for women and the first U.S. college of homeopathy. Residency Locations
St.
, formerly MCP (1) See Microsoft certification.

(2) (MultiChip Package) A chip package that contains two or more chips. It is essentially a multichip module (MCM) that uses a laminated, printed-circuit-board-like substrate (MCM-L) rather than ceramic (MCM-C).
 Hahnemann Hah·ne·mann , (Christian Friedrich) Samuel 1755-1843.

German physician and founder of homeopathy. He postulated that medicine produces symptoms in healthy people that are similar to those that it relieves in sick people.
 University, is the largest private medical school in the nation and one of the largest centers for spinal cord spinal cord, the part of the nervous system occupying the hollow interior (vertebral canal) of the series of vertebrae that form the spinal column, technically known as the vertebral column.  research in the Mid-Atlantic Adj. 1. mid-Atlantic - of a region of the United States generally including Delaware; Maryland; Virginia; and usually New York; Pennsylvania; New Jersey; "mid-Atlantic states"
middle Atlantic
 region. Drexel's College of Medicine has participated in pioneering clinical trial involving the worlds first implantable artificial heart, developed an ob-gyn ob-gyn or OB-GYN
n.
1. The combined practice or field of obstetrics and gynecology.

2. An obstetrician-gynecologist.
 center overseen by internationally prominent specialists in maternal-fetal medicine Maternal-fetal medicine is the branch of obstetrics that focuses on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies. Management includes monitoring and treatment. An obsetrician who practices maternal-fetal medicine sometimes is known as a perinatologist. , and created one of the largest centers for malaria malaria, infectious parasitic disease that can be either acute or chronic and is frequently recurrent. Malaria is common in Africa, Central and South America, the Mediterranean countries, Asia, and many of the Pacific islands.  study in the nation. It was the first medical school to train women to be physicians.


2003-2004 ELAM FELLOWS CLASS LIST

Sharon Anderson, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Nephrology Section, Portland VAMC
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Susan M. Blaney, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Director for Clinical Pharmacology Group, Texas Children's Cancer
 Center
Baylor College of Medicine

Angela Marie Caliendo, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director, Emory Medical Laboratories
Director, Division of Clinical Pathology
Emory University School of Medicine

Linda Frances Carson, M.D.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Head, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health
Co-Director, Upper Midwest Trophoblastic Disease Center
Co-Director, Women's Cancer Center
University of Minnesota Medical School - Twin Cities

Jocelyn D. Chertoff, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Section of GI Radiology
Director, Radiology Residency Program
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Linda S. Crnic, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry
Director, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research
 Center
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Kathleen Eggli, M.D.
Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics
Interim Chair, Department of Radiology
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Diana Lee Farmer, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Surgery, Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology
 and Reproductive Sciences
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine

Karen Margaret Freund, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Medicine
Chief, Women's Health Group, Boston University Medical Group
Program Director, BIRCWH
Director, Center of Excellence in Women's Health
Boston University Medical Center

Karen Gale, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology
Director, Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience
Georgetown University School of Medicine

Toni M. Ganzel, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, Department of
 Surgery
Senior Associate Dean for Students and Academic Affairs
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Lois J. Geist, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief, Medical Service, Department of Veterans Affairs
Associate Chair for Faculty Development, Department of Medicine
University of Iowa College of Medicine

Carole M. Hanes, D.M.D.
Professor of Pediatric Dentistry
Associate Dean for Students and Admissions
Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry

Sandra A. Harris-Hooker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology
Associate Dean for Research Development
Morehouse School of Medicine

Mary P. Hoy, Ph.D.
Professor of Medical Education
Associate Dean, Medical Education and Assessment
University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Susan M. Hutson, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry
Assistant Dean to Faculty Services and Career Development
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Betty Anne Johnson, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Vice Chair, Division of General Internal Medicine
Director of Student Health
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Nadine Joy Kaslow, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Chief Psychologist, Grady Health System
Emory University School of Medicine

Lois A. Killewich, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery
Medical Director, Non-invasive Vascular Laboratory
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Terri Goss Kinzy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics, Microbiology and Immunology
UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Elisabeth J. Shakin Kunkel, M.D., F.A.P.M.
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Division of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Director, Adult Psychiatric Services
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Psychiatry and Human
 Behavior
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University

Cathy J. Lazarus, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Professor of Medicine
Assistant Dean, Graduate Medical Education
Tulane University School of Medicine

Susan P. LeDoux, Ph.D.
Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Director, Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Vice Chair, Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
University of South Alabama College of Medicine

Vivian Lewis, M.D.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Reproductive Endocrinology
University of Rochester Medical Center

Janet C. Lindemann, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.
Professor of Family Medicine
Dean of Medical Student Education
University of South Dakota School of Medicine

Carol Lippa, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Director, Memory Disorders Program
Drexel University College of Medicine

Meridith Marks, M.D., M.Ed.
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Director, Office of Faculty Development
The Rehabilitation Centre
University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine

Mary Faith Marshall, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Bioethics
Director, Institute for Law, Bioethics and Health Policy
Kansas University Medical Center

Carolyn M. Mazure, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Women's Health Research at Yale
Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Yale University School of Medicine

Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Meharry Medical College School of Medicine

Susan Murin, M.D., M.Sc.
Associate Professor, Clinical Internal Medicine
Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program
Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Internal Medicine
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

Carol Shaw Newlon, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Interim Chair, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School

Kim Marie Olthoff, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Director, Liver Transplant Program, Children's Hospital of
 Philadelphia
Assistant Director, Liver Transplant Program, Hospital of the
 University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Ann K. Otto, Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences
Associate Vice President, Administration and Human Resources
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

Ana Pajor, Ph.D.
Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Interim Chair, Department of Physiology and Biophysics
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Owen Phillips, M.D., FA.C.O.G.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, Section of Reproductive Genetics
Acting Director, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine
Associate Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
University of University of Tennessee Health Science Center College
 of Medicine

Etta D. Pisano, M.D.
Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering
Section Chief, Breast Imaging
Director, Breast Imaging Fellowship Program
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Marsha A. Pyle, D.D.S., M.Ed.
Associate Professor of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Case Western Reserve University School of Dentistry

Ilka C. Rios, D.M.D., M.S.
Professor
Dean for Student Affairs
University of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry

M. Katherine Shear, M.D.
Professor of Psychiatry
Director, Panic, Anxiety & Traumatic Grief Program
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Marca L. Sipski, M.D.
Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine
Interim Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
University of Miami School of Medicine

Gail B. Slap, M.D., M.S.
Professor of Internal Medicine
Rauh Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Associate Chair for Adolescent Health Programs, Department of
 Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

M. Christine Stock, M.D.
James E. Eckenhoff Professor of Anesthesiology
Chief, Anesthesiology Services, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
The Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University

Tracey Lee Weigel, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
Chief of Thoracic Surgery
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Suzanne R. White, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics
Medical Director, Children's Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison
 Control Center
Wayne State University School of Medicine

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