WISDM
Leadership Conference
The conference, which celebrates its 17th year in 2009, is designed to promote professional development through enhancement of leadership skills. Community practitioners, academic faculty, administrators and other health care professionals, as well as medical, dental and graduate students, post docs, residents and community leaders are welcome. Both women and men in medicine and science will gain skills that will enhance personal growth and advance careers. In addition, the conference provides an opportunity to network with other professionals and share advice and experience.
The 2009 Conference is sponsored by the VCU School of Medicine, the VCU School of Dentistry, the VCU Health System, and McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Educational Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Examine leadership strategies, barriers and opportunities, and resources for women in health sciences
- Develop skills relating to professional development, personal growth and career advancement
- Network with colleagues
2009 Conference
“Taking Charge of Your Career”
Friday March 20, 2009
7:30am – 2:15pm
Kontos Medical Sciences and Egyptian Buildings
Registration is available online through the VCU Office of Continuing Professional Development. View brochure [PDF].
Past Conferences
| year | keynote | resources | |
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| 2008 | PonJola Coney, M.D. , Senior Associate Dean, School of Medicine Faculty Affairs, VCU “Learning to Lead ” |
brochure [PDF] |
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| 2007 | Patricia Cormier, Ph.D., President, Longwood University, Farmville, VA “Taking a Calculated Risk” |
brochure [PDF] |
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| 2006 | Jennifer Daley, M.D., Senior Vice President for Clinical Quality Chief Medical Officer Tenet Healthcare Corporation Dallas, Texas Virginia V. Valian, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Linguistics Hunter College and CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY |
brochure [PDF] |
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| 2005 | Regina Barreca, Ph.D., Professor of English Literature and Feminist Theory, University of Connecticut. Author of several publications including: I’m With Stupid: One Man, One Woman, and 10,000 Years of Misunderstanding Between the Sexes Cleared Right Up. |
brochure [PDF] |
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| 2004 | Debra E. Meyerson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Education and Organizational Behavior at Standord University. Author, Tempered Radicals: How People Use Difference to Inspire Change at Work. | brochure [PDF] |
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| 2003 | Nancy H. Nielsen, M.D., Ph.D.,
Vice-Speaker of the American Medical Association House of Delegates Carol Nadelson, M.D., Past-President of the American Psychiatric Association; Editor-in-Chief, President, and CEO (retired) of the American Psychiatric Press, Inc. |
brochure [PDF] |
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| 2002 | Linda S. Austin, M.D., Author, What's Holding You Back? Eight Critical Choices for Women's Success | brochure [PDF] |
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| 2001 | Bernice R. Sandler, Ed.D., National Association for Women in Education. Author, Sexual Harassment on Campus: A Guide for Administrators, Faculty and Students | ||
| 2000 | Kathleen A. Brehony, Ph.D., Author, Awakening at Midlife: A Guide to Reviving Your Spirits, Recreating Your Life and Returning to Your Truest Self | ||
| 1999 | Leonard Marcus, Ph.D., Director, Program for Healthcare Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, Harvard School of Public Health | ||
| 1998 | Pat Heim, Ph.D., Author, Hardball for Women: Winning at the Business | ||
| 1997 | Emma Stokes, Ph.D. Organizational Development Specialist, John Hopkins University |
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| 1996 | Valerie Williams, M.P.A., Associate Dean, College of Medicine, Director, Faculty Leadership Program University of Oklahoma Health Science Center | ||
| 1995 | Marjorie A. Bowman, M.D., Chair, Department of Family Practice Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC Co-author: Stress and Women Physicians | ||
| 1994 | Paula Stillman, M.D., Dean, Eastern Virginia Medical School | ||
| 1993 | Nancy Gary, M.D., Dean, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine | ||
