Women Leadership Opportunities

Offered by:  Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar

This three-and-a-half day seminar will afford participants the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills to advance on a leadership path in academic medicine.

Who should attend?  Women faculty at the instructor or assistant professor level, with at least 1-2 years but generally less than six years in academic medicine.

UC Davis sponsored opportunity: Yes

Internal pre-selection application date: April 15, 2020

Cost covered:  Yes, by SOM for selected faculty

Date and location:  July 11-14, 2020, Minneapolis, MN

Offered by:  Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar

This three-and-a-half day seminar will afford participants the knowledge and skills necessary to support progress along the path to leadership in academic medicine and science.

Who should attend?  Women physicians and scientists holding medical school appointments at the associate professor level, with between 8-15 years experience in academic medicine or science.

UC Davis sponsored opportunity: Yes

Internal pre-selection application date: Opens early August 2019.

Cost covered: Yes, by SOM for selected faculty

Date and location:  December 7-10, 2019, New Orleans, Louisiana

Offered by:  Drexel University

Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Fellowship for Women

This program 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, dentistry, public health and pharmacy.

Who should attend?  Women faculty at the associate or full professor level with at least 2 years personnel and budget management experience.

UC Davis sponsored opportunity: Yes

Internal pre-selection application date: Closed

Cost Covered: Yes, by SOM for selected faculty

Date and location:  September 12-18, 2020, Wilmington, DE | January 8-14, 2021, Sacramento, CA | April 17-22, 2021, Wilmington, DE

Offered by:  Harvard Medical School

Career Advancement and Leadership Skills for Women in Healthcare

This professional development program delivers evidence-based strategies, skills development and education that help women at various stages of their healthcare careers step into and succeed in leadership positions. It also helps women—and men—effectively cultivate female managerial talent in healthcare settings by developing the following competencies:

• Career Building and Leadership Skills
• Organizational Impact

Who should attend?  Women: All clinicians and Professionals

UC Davis sponsored opportunity: No.

Internal pre-selection application date: There is no pre-selection process for this rogram.

Cost Covered: No

Date and location:  November 14-16, 2019, Boston, Massachusetts

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Please note this course sold out the last 3 years. To ensure a spot in the 2019 program and your first choice of workshops, early registration is strongly advised.

Offered by:  Systemwide Advisory Committee on the Status of Women (SACSW) and the UC Office of the President.

UC Women’s Initiative for Professional Development (UC WI)

UC WI is an experiential professional development program offered to mid-career women, faculty, academic personnel and staff who demonstrate the potential to advance their careers at UC.

Who should attend?  Mid-career faculty, academic personnel, and staff from campuses, health centers, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and Office of the President. Women who have demonstrated potential for advancement.

UC Davis sponsored opportunity: No, school nomination

Application date: The next nomination cycle for the Women’s Initiative for Professional Development opens September 2019.

Cost Covered: Yes, by SOM for selected faculty

Date and location: Multiple dates in Northern California