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HIGHLIGHTS
WEIVER NI RAEY 5202
Brandee Waite completes fellowship with
Executive Leadership in Academic
Medicine program
In May 2024, the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive
Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program at
Drexel University College of Medicine announced the
selection of its 30th anniversary class of fellows for the
2024-2025 academic year. Sports medicine physician
Brandee Waite was among the 98 selected for this
prestigious fellowship.
ELAM is the only longitudinal program in North
America dedicated to preparing women for senior
leadership roles in schools of medicine, dentistry, public
health and pharmacy. The program is dedicated to
developing the professional and personal skills required
to lead and manage in today's complex health care
environment, with special attention to the unique
challenges facing women in leadership positions.
The ELAM program has been specially
developed for senior women faculty at the
associate or full professor level who demonstrate
the greatest potential for assuming executive
leadership positions at academic health centers
within the next five years.
The effectiveness of ELAM's distinctive
approach to leadership preparation is broadly
recognized within the academic health community.
ELAM alumnae number over 1,500 and serve
in leadership positions at 300 academic health
centers around the world. ELAM carries on the
legacy of advancing women in medicine begun by
the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania, the
