The ACCLAIM leadership development program, housed within the UNC School of Medicine’s Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, graduates 12 faculty this year.
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The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development would like to congratulate the 2020-21 cohort of ACCLAIM graduates.
Antonio Amelio, PhD – Oral and Craniofacial Health Sciences
Melissa Bauserman, MD, MPH – Pediatrics
Kristy Borawski, MD – Urology
Lindsay Chase, MD – Pediatrics
Donna Culton, MD, PhD – Dermatology
Irena Dujmovic-Basuroski, MD – Neurology
Matthew Egberg, MD, MPH, MMSc – Medicine
Daniel Park, MD, MBA – Emergency Medicine
Carolyn Quinsey, MD – Neurosurgery
Hannah Siburt, Aud, PhD – Allied Health Sciences
Brian Thorp, MD, FACS, FARS – Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
Angela Wabulya, MBChB – Neurology
What is ACCLAIM?
ACCLAIM is a leadership development program for early- to mid-career faculty in the School of Medicine, with an emphasis on those underrepresented in medicine.
The ACCLAIM program includes:
- Skills-based leadership development training
- Mentoring toward promotion and tenure (if applicable)
- Academic career counseling
- The opportunity to network with colleagues from across the institution
- An intensive three-day retreat focusing on personal leadership
- A year-long mentored passion project
Faculty from each of the School of Medicine’s 29 departments have participated in the program since its inception 8 years ago.
If you are interested in participating in the program, please alert your department chair. Contact Dr. Amelia F. Drake (amelia_drake@unc.edu) or the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development (facultyaffairs@med.unc.edu) with questions.