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The Cumming School of Medicine in partnership with the Haskayne School of Business offers a leadership training program aimed at strengthening the leadership capacity of medical clinicians and scientists. 

Participants practice business theory in experiential exercises to build relevant skills and knowledge for health-care administration. Participants and their respective departments are also exposed to diverse leadership experiences that enable them to form optimal leadership practices for the CSM.

A unique aspect of this program is that participants develop action learning plans to initiate desired changes in their respective units, making the program practical and relevant.  Participants receive extensive coaching from Haskayne faculty in the development of their plans.

Founded in 2012, the Academy offers opportunities for new and experienced academic leaders - deans, department heads, associate deans, program directors, committee chairs - to further their leadership capacity, and forms part of the university's commitment to developing, attracting, and retaining highly competent and effective senior academic leaders.

For more information, please contact:
T. 403-220.5464  E. provost@ucalgary.ca   or

This three and a half-day seminar is designed for women physicians and scientists at the assistant professor or instructor level with the knowledge and skills required to navigate the academic medicine enterprise as well as continue on the path to leadership.

Seminar faculty from schools throughout the United States and Canada have been chosen for their specialized knowledge in particular areas and demonstrated leadership capabilities. 

This two and a half-day seminar will address the specific needs of mid-career faculty from a culturally responsive approach and provides networking opportunities, small group executive coaching sessions, CV review for career development, and opportunities for participants to be matched with a senior faculty member outside of their institution.

ELAM offers an intensive one-year fellowship of leadership training with extensive coaching, networking, and mentoring opportunities aimed at expanding the national pool of qualified women candidates for leadership in academic medicine.

The program is designed for senior women faculty at the associate or full professor level who demonstrate the greatest potential for assuming executive leadership positions at academic health centers within the next five years.  Acceptance into ELAM is determined through an annual competitive selection process, in which approximately 54 candidates are chosen each year.