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Final Reminder: ELAM and ELH Applications Due Next Week

The application period for the class of 2026-27 closes on October 31, 2025, and letters of nomination and recommendation are due by November 18, 2025.

Visit ELAM’s How to Apply website for more details.

Have questions? Email elamapps@drexel.edu. 

EVENTS

Join us at the

Learn Serve Lead 2025: The AAMC Annual Meeting

Visit us at booth #1013!

Swing by and say hello while you stock up on some ELAM swag.

Register for the ELAM Reception

November 2, 2025

7-9 p.m. CT

Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk

Texas Ballroom A

San Antonio, TX

Register Here

Program remarks will begin at 7:45 p.m., allowing guests time beforehand to attend the GWIMS, COD, CFAS, and GFA joint poster session.

Transitioning to a New Role:

Navigating From One Chapter to the Next

Career transitions are an inevitable part of academic pediatrics, yet few faculty members receive formal preparation for these changes. This webinar will explore strategies to navigate professional transitions effectively, offering insights tailored to the unique challenges faced by academic pediatricians. ELUMs Archana Chatterjee, MD, PhD (ELAM ‘08), and Nancy Spector, MD (ELAM ‘10), are featured speakers for this discussion.

Join the APS Career Support Committee on Friday, November 7, 2025, 3-4:15 p.m. CT for a timely and practical conversation. Register Here.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Mid-Career Leadership Accelerator Program

The Mid-Career Leadership Accelerator Program, for recently promoted associate professors, is a six-month experience designed to cultivate leadership excellence in academic medicine. Amanda Termuhlen, MD (ELAM '10), is the program director.

This transformative program is tailored to support faculty navigating the pivotal transition into mid-career leadership roles. Participants will engage in six interactive webinars and six group coaching sessions. Each webinar is focused on essential leadership competencies such as developing an effective network, career advancement, developing and supporting others, conflict management, working in teams, and financial literacy. The webinars are presented by renowned coaches and experts in academic medicine to help faculty navigate mid-career dynamics. In addition to the webinars, the group coaching experience fosters peer connection, accountability and promotes deeper learning.

Learn more.

SPECIALTY LISTSERVS

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Listserv Requests

To join a specific listserv or if there is a specialty listserv you would like us to create, please contact Joyce Collins at jml575@drexel.edu.

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ELUM & FELLOW NEWS

Jessica Bienstock, MD, MPH (ELAM ‘15), was named chair-elect of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Board of Directors.

Lotte Dyrbye, MD (ELAM ‘21), will lead a strengthened, integrated approach to workplace well-being at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine in a new leadership role as executive director of the newly established Office for Well-Being and the Center for Workplace Well-Being Research, known as CU THRIVE.

Inginia Genao, MD (ELAM ‘24), has been announced as inaugural vice dean and vice president of the Office of Health Advancement and Community Engagement at Penn State Health and College of Medicine.

Kathy Griendling, PhD (ELAM ‘09), has been named senior associate dean for Medical Education at Emory University School of Medicine, effective January 1, 2026.

Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, MEd (ELAM ‘24), was recognized among the Black Professionals Month-Oct. 2025 Global 100 Leading Black Professionals.

Nathalie May, MD, FACP (ELAM ‘23), has been newly appointed to chief medical officer at Drexel Health Clinical Operations, launched by Drexel University. 

Anne Mosenthal, MD (ELAM ‘12), was inducted as first vice president of American College of Surgeons.

Alexis Ogdie, MD (ELAM ‘26), has launched and is chief executive officer of Research Pathfinder, which connects research teams to experts to keep scientific discoveries moving.

Nancy Spector, MD (ELAM ‘10), was interviewed by Healio in an article titled “Q&A: Mentorship helps women overcome mid-career leadership hurdles.”

Kimberly Templeton, MD (ELAM ‘21), was appointed deputy editor of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Open Access, one of the leading international orthopaedic journals. Dr. Templeton was also named to the Milken Foundation Women's Health Network, an initiative led by Dr. Jill Biden. 

Judy Yee, MD (ELAM ‘19), received the Leadership and Innovation Award presented by Mass General Brigham Radiology. 

Five ELUMs and one ELH fellow have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). They are listed below.

Andrea Anderson, MD, MEd (ELAM ‘25)

Allison Brashear, MD, MBA (ELAM ‘07)

Carrie Colla, PhD (ELH ‘26)

Neill Epperson, MD (ELAM ‘15)

Dee Fenner, MD (ELAM ‘14)

Andrea Hayes Dixon, MD, PhD (ELAM ‘20)

Pictured L to R: Erika Brown, PhD (ELAM ‘15), Andrea Anderson, MD, MEd (ELAM ‘25), and Nancy Spector, MD (ELAM ‘10), gathered for a photo at the NMA Professional Development series reception, supported by ELAM.  

ELUM and Fellow News/Changes

Please submit news, announcements, accomplishments, and changes using THIS FORM.

ELUM & FELLOW PUBLICATIONS

Journal of Faculty Development, 2025:

A Faculty Development Series to Recognize, Mitigate, and Manage Bias and Racism in the Medical School Curriculum

Maria Alonso-Luaces; Natabhona Mabachi; Amy Caruso Brown; Heather Rissler; Carrie Francis

Academic Medicine, September 1, 2025:

Length of Tenure of U.S. Medical School Deans Who Started in Their Position From Academic Years 1959-1960 to 2018-2019

Archana Chatterjee, Lawrence S Chin, Hannah Connolly, Jordan S Dutterer, Charles P Mouton, Mark A Schuster, Ann Steinecke

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, September 25, 2025:

Qualitative Analysis of Contextual Factors Shaping Antiracism Discussions in the Medical School Learning Community: An Activity Theory Analysis

Maria Alonso Luaces, Kristina M Bridges, Natabhona M Mabachi, Margaret L Smith, Carrie L Francis

Journal of the American Heart Association, September 25, 2025:

Barriers and Facilitators to Women's Careers in Academic Cardiology: A Multicenter Qualitative Analysis

Gualano SK, Harrod M, Quinn M, Price E, Sweis R, Matulevicius S, Kerr EA

BMC Public Health, October 21, 2025:

Barriers and facilitating factors for COVID-19 vaccination in rural appalachia

Kathryn M. Cardarelli, Rachel Gillespie, Anna Goodman Hoover, Diane B. Francis & Marc T. Kiviniemi

Nature Cardiovascular Health, October 21, 2025:

Value of diversity characteristics in predictive modeling: ACS screening as a case study

Gabrielle Bunney, Kate Miller, Keejeong Ryu, Rana Kabeer, Anna Graber-Naidich, Melissa A. Pasao, Marium Rizvi & Maame Yaa A. B. Yiadom

Have You Recently Been Published?

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ARTICLES OF NOTE

Fierce Healthcare, October 13, 2025:

Physician leaders often aspire for CEO role, but feel passed over for development opportunities

Fifty-eight percent of physician leaders surveyed by McKinsey said their eyes are on a CEO position.

Inside Higher Ed, October 14, 2025:

IVF and the Leadership Gap for Women

Having left a senior role for the grueling process of IVF, Jennifer Jefferson writes that higher ed must do more to support those seeking to have children through nontraditional means.

CALLS FOR APPLICATION, NOMINATION, ETC.

COMING SOON! A Call for Nominations

A call for nominations for the 2026 Laura Lynch ELAM/ELH Community Impact Award will be open on Monday, November 3, 2025!

This award recognizes an individual or individuals who have made a significant and positive impact on the ELAM/ELH community. Recipients demonstrate professionalism, commitment and unwavering dedication to fellows, ELUMs, faculty, staff and/or other community members, inspiring others to use their talents and energy to advance the ELAM/ELH program and make a difference in achieving gender equity in academic medicine and/or hospital systems.

The 2025 award recipient was Archana Chatterjee, MD, PhD (ELAM ‘08), who was presented with the award at the ELAM 30^th anniversary celebration.

Know someone who might be a great candidate? The nomination application opens on Monday, November 3, 2025, on the Laura Lynch ELAM/ELH Community Impact Award website.

Please submit any calls for applications, nominations, or other relevant leadership opportunities to Joyce Collins at jml575@drexel.edu.

CAREER SERVICES

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JOB POSTINGS

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THE LAST WORD

The Washington Post, October 11, 2025:

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap — which had narrowed steadily over the years — has suddenly widened.

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