The purpose of the Leadership Academy is to prepare emerging and current faculty leaders to effectively lead people, teams, and programs by strengthening self-awareness, communication, collaboration, strategic thinking, and organizational leadership in academic medicine.
Structure
The Leadership Academy is an eight-month longitudinal program consisting of interactive learning sessions, independent learning activities, leadership assessments, and the completion of a Leadership Project. The program relies heavily upon learner engagement through active discussion, peer interaction, experiential learning, and peer coaching with enrollment designed to maximize engagement, individualized feedback, and meaningful collaboration. Sessions are conducted in person and co-creation of teaching and learning by the facilitator and participants is encouraged.
Program Goals
The Leadership Academy is designed to prepare emerging and current faculty leaders from both the basic science and clinical departments to lead people, teams, and programs effectively within an academic health center. The emphasis is on practical leadership skills that participants can apply immediately in their departments, laboratories, clinics, and educational programs. The program emphasizes experiential learning, reflection, peer discussion, and immediate application to real world leadership challenges. Participants are expected to apply concepts between sessions, receive feedback from peers and the facilitator, identify a Leadership Project within the initial two months of the course that addresses a meaningful challenge or opportunity within their own unique academic environment. Participants will develop and present their Leadership Projects to their peers in the final month of the program.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the program, participants will be able to:
1. Demonstrate greater self-awareness and professionalism.
2. Communicate effectively with faculty, staff, trainees, and senior leaders.
3. Lead productive meetings and facilitate collaborative team decision-making.
4. Address conflict using coaching, negotiation and constructive feedback
5. Build and lead high-performing interdisciplinary teams.
6. Apply strategic thinking to departmental and institutional challenges and lead change effectively.
7. Implement and evaluate a practical leadership improvement initiative within their own work environment.
For more information, contact:
Zvi Lefkovitz, M.D., Director of Leadership Development
Email: zvi_lefkovitz@nymc.edu
Tel: 914-594-3828
