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Women's Leadership Conference Series 2021

Communicate. Connect. Lead.

We hope you will join us in 2021 for our updated virtual and in-person events.

A Gift for You in 2021: Strategies for Renewal & Resilience

Join us for a free, virtual, interactive event sponsored by Faculty Affairs at Wake Forest School of Medicine.

February 2, 2021 (7-8:30 pm) OR February 11, 2021 (12-1:30 pm)

Content is the same on both days, so choose best option. Attendance is limited to the first 200 to register. Register early to reserve your spot!

White woman with shoulder-length brown hair and wearing glasses Webinar features Janet Dombrowski, MHA
President and founder of JCD Advisors, LLC

Executive coach to Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS, Chief Academic Officer of Atrium Health Enterprise, CEO of Wake Forest Baptist Health and Dean of Wake Forest School of Medicine

Audience

Open to faculty and administrators of all genders from regional academic medical centers in North Carolina and surrounding states.

This event is free, but registration is limited and required. Register for ONE of the following and receive a calendar appointment:

February 2, 2021 7-8:30 pm
February 11, Noon-1:30 pm

For more information, email us at facultydevelopment@wakehealth.edu or call 336-713-4442.

Conference Details

Save the Date: 3rd Annual Women’s Leadership Conference

Transforming through Adversity

The Leadership Journey for Women in Medicine and Science

Our 3rd annual conference will provide an opportunity to grow, learn and share from our experiences as we explore communication, connection and the transforming power of adversity along our leadership journeys.

The conference is inspired by Julie Ann Freischlag, MD, FACS, FRCSEd(Hon), DFSVS, Chief Academic Officer of Atrium Health Enterprise, CEO of Wake Forest Baptist Health and Dean of Wake Forest School of Medicine

Sponsored by Faculty Affairs at Wake Forest School of Medicine

Partnering Sponsors: Surgical Care Affiliates

Audience

Open to faculty and administrators of all genders from regional academic medical centers in North Carolina and surrounding states.

Registration will open in Spring 2021

Featured Speakers

Nancy Spector

Nancy Spector, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Faculty Development at Drexel University College of Medicine
Executive Director, Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program

Sally A. Shumaker, PhD

Sally Shumaker, PhD
Professor of Social Sciences and Health Policy in the Division of Public Health Sciences at Wake Forest School of Medicine

Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell, bestselling author of “Talking to Strangers,” “Blink,” and “Outliers.” Staff writer for The New Yorker, non-fiction writer, host of the podcast Revisionist History, and appointed to the Order of Canada

In Partnership with Wake Forest University Face to Face Speaker Forum

Conference Steering Committee

Suzanne Danhauer, PhD (Co-Chair) – Professor and Vice Chair of PHS, Social Sciences and Health Policy; Director of the Office of Well-Being and Resilience

Elizabeth (Libby) Kelly, MD (Co-Chair) – Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Lynn Anthony, MD - Professor of Radiology; Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs

Lynne Wagenknecht, DrPH, Professor and Director of Public Health Sciences

Cynthia Emory, MD, MBA – Professor and Vice Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery

Rebecca Wells, MD, MPH – Associate Professor of Neurology

TanYa Gwathmey-Williams, PhD - Associate Professor of Surgery, Hypertension

Gabriela Velazquez, MD – Associate Professor of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery

Stefanie Rachis, EdD – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Faculty Affairs

Natalie Barrett – Manager of Faculty Affairs

Ad Hoc: Lisa Marshall, Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Relations and Chief Philanthropy Officer; Jennifer Woodward, Corporate Sponsorship Officer of Philanthropy and Alumni Relations; Kara Thompson, Marketing Manager, Communications, Marketing & Media