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ELAM and ELH Class of 2027

ELAM Class of 2027

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EVENTS

ELAM and Korn Ferry Reception: 2026 AAMC Learn. Serve. Lead.

Please join us to gather with colleagues from across academic medicine to reconnect, build new relationships, and spend time with peers who share a commitment to advancing medical education, research, and healthcare.

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026

Time: 6:30-10 p.m. PT | Remarks beginning at 7:15 p.m. PT

Location: Anaheim Marriott - Platinum Ballroom #9

All are welcome!

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Come say hi to ELAM at Booth #836!

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

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ELUM & FELLOW NEWS

Anita Afzali, MD, MPH, MHCM, FACG, AGAF (ELH ‘25), received the American College of Gastroenterology International Leadership Award, which is given to an ACG Member in recognition of outstanding and substantial contributions to gastroenterology, to the College and to the international gastroenterology community.

Jessica L. Bienstock, MD, MPH (ELAM ‘15), is the new chair of the ACGME Board of Directors. Dr. Bienstock assumes this role after serving as vice chair and chair-elect for one year. She will serve a two-year term.

Jillian (Jill) Catalanotti, MD, MPH (ELAM ‘26), was appointed interim academic chair of Medicine at The George Washington University, effective October 12, 2026.

Paula Ferrada, MD (ELAM ‘20), hosted a TEDx Talk titled “The Most Dangerous Sentence.” Watch it here.

Maureen A. Gannon, PhD (ELAM ‘19), was interviewed on the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)’s Women in Travel (WINiT) Education Committee podcast, in an episode titled “Reframing Imposter Syndrome with Dr. Maureen Gannon.” Listen here.

Susan Hingle, MD (ELAM ‘19), received the 2026 Women in Medicine Summit #IStandWithHer Visionary Award.

Wendy Hobson-Rohrer, MD, MSPH (ELAM ‘15), is program chair for the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.

Deb E. Houry, MD, MPH (ELAM ‘14), received the 2026 Global Community Service Award presented by Villa International Atlanta.

Amy S. Kelley, MD, MSHS (ELAM ‘21), has been appointed inaugural associate dean for Population Science, effective October 1, 2026, at University of Michigan Medical School. She is also director of the Geriatrics Center and Institute of Gerontology, and chief of the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine. 

Elisabeth Kunkel, MD (ELAM ‘04), was newly appointed as the vice chair for Clinical Affairs and the division chief of Harrisburg/West Shore Region Academic Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Health, effective October 19, 2026.

Carolyn Meltzer, MD (ELAM ‘03), was elected president of the RSNA (Radiological Society of North America), effective December 1, 2026.

Madhu Misra, MD, MPH (ELAM ‘22), has been named chair of the Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and pediatrician-in-chief at BJC HealthCare’s St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Her appointment begins January 4, 2027.

Erica Ollmann Saphire, PhD, MBA (ELAM ‘25), has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Science. 

Stacy Potts, MD, MEd (ELH ‘25), received the 2026 Family Physicians Changing Our World Award from the Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC). 

Doris M. Rubio, PhD (ELAM ‘09), was recently awarded 3 training grants as MPI from NCATS: K12, T32 postdoc, and T32 predoc, totaling over $10 million for 5 years. Kristin N. Ray, MD, MS (ELH ‘24), is MPI of the NCATS K12.

Rinarani (Rina) M. Sanghavi, MD, MBA (ELH ‘25), is the 2026 Scrubs & Heels × Healio Woman Disruptor of the Year, presented by the American College of Gastroenterology.

Renuga Vivekanandan, MD (ELAM ‘22), received the Women in Medicine & Science Leadership Award from Creighton University School of Medicine.

Laine Young-Walker, MD (ELAM ‘17), recipient of the AAMC 2026 Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Award, will deliver the 2026 Sullivan Lecture taking place on Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 2-3 p.m. ET.

Theresa Werner, MD (ELH ‘25), was named division chief of Oncology in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Utah.

3 ELUMs have been elected to National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.

They are listed below:

Cory Abate-Shen, PhD (ELAM ‘20)

Diane M. Harper, MD, MPH, MS (ELAM ‘16)

Leslie Renee Walker, MD (ELAM ‘14)

RV Paul Chan, MD, MSc, MBA (ELH ‘27), Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, MHCM (ELAM ‘18), and Misha F. Syed, MD, MEd (ELAM ‘25), presented together at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA on October 12, 2026. They were invited speakers during the main meeting, discussing "Academic Medical Center Leadership: What Does It Take?" for the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology - AAO Joint Symposium. The AAO is the world’s largest association of ophthalmologists, representing more than 32,000 eye physicians and surgeons worldwide.

Pictured L to R: Misha F. Syed, MD, MEd (ELAM ‘25), RV Paul Chan, MD, MSc, MBA (ELH ‘27), and Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, MHCM (ELAM ‘18).

ELUMs and fellows representing University of Utah Health and Huntsman Cancer Institute gathered for an evening of reconnecting, sharing experiences, having spirited discussions, and simply enjoying time together. 

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ELUM & FELLOW PUBLICATIONS

Women’s Health Reports, January 2026:

Preserving Psychological Safety and Building Bridges: A Both/And Imperative for Leadership Development in Academic Medicine

Susan T. Hingle

Annals of Internal Medicine, March 2026:

Aware, Guided, and Grateful

Susan T. Hingle

JAMA, April 7, 2026:

When Love Doesn’t Stay

Susan Thompson Hingle

Scientific Reports, May 5, 2026:

SARS-CoV-2 surveillance and vaccine effectiveness among dental healthcare workers during the omicron surge

Holly Shoemaker, Jeri L. Bullock, Kristina Stratford, Melodie L. Weller, Wendy L. Hobson, Jeanmarie Mayer, Yue Zhang, Vanessa Stevens, Stacey E. Swilling & Matthew Samore

Pediatrics in Review, September 1, 2026:

Oral Aversion, Growth Faltering, and Hepatomegaly in a 4-Month-Old Girl Available

Kyrie Shomaker, MD; Alice Basinger, MD

Annals of Internal Medicine, September 15, 2026:

A Thousand Letters

Susan T. Hingle

Development (Cambridge, England), September 22, 2026:

Conserved C-terminal residues adjacent to the canonical PDX1 homeodomain are required for chromatin occupancy and pancreas development

Anthony S Wokasch, Muhammad Shamoon, Courtney Campbell, Tianqi Wu, Jennifer D Fuhr, Anna Gilbert, Thomas Mehaffey, Carter M Barnes, Neha Ahuja, Morgan A Gingerich, Jie Zhu, Paul Gadue, Ondine Cleaver, Hassane Mchaourab, Doris A Stoffers, Scott A Soleimanpour, Maureen Gannon

Mayo Clinic Proceedings, September 24, 2026:

Organizational Response to Professionalism Lapses and U.S. Physician Well-being

Liselotte N. Dyrbye, M.D. M.H.P.E., Colin P. West, M.D. Ph.D., Mickey Trockel, M.D., PhD., Michael Tutty, Ph.D., Hanhan Wang, M.P.S., Lindsey E. Carlasare, MBA, Christine Sinsky, M.D., Tait D. Shanafelt, M.D.

Diabetes, October 1, 2026:

Dual Modulation of Prostaglandin E2 Receptors EP3 and EP4 Protects β-Cell Mass in a Model of Aggressive Autoimmune Inflammation

Juliann B Burkett, Jennifer Fuhr, Alexander C Falk, Prasanna Dadi, Alexa N Del Bene, Audrey Lucerne, Dudley McNitt, Landon M Clark, Micaela Maxwell, Victoria Gaeth, Kaelyn Allen, David Jacobson, Daniel J Moore, Christopher S Wilson, Maureen Gannon

Teaching and Learning in Medicine, October 2, 2026:

Creating the Conditions for Flourishing: An Integrated Framework for Healthcare and Health Professions Education

Susan Thompson Hingle, Boyung Suh, Sookyung Suh and Christine Todd

Journal of Women’s Health, October 8, 2026:

Women in Leadership in Academic Medicine: What’s Men Got to Do With It?

Maya S. Iyer, MD, MEd, Elizabeth Travis, PhD, Erika Brown, PhD, and Nancy D. Spector, MD

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ARTICLES OF NOTE

Science, October 13, 2026:

For women academics, feeling devalued can be a fatal career blow

Thousands shared their stories for a new study of faculty attrition

CALLS FOR APPLICATION, NOMINATION, ETC.

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THE LAST WORD

CNBC, October 19, 2026:

Women may be at greater risk of AI job losses. Telephone switch operators and PCs show why

Decades before Siri or Alexa or ChatGPT, there was a real person, almost always a woman, at the center of the information world. She was so vital, most long-distance communication could not happen without her.

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