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Leadership Development

Academic medicine is changing—and so is leadership.  

Leadership development has never been more essential to anticipating, navigating, and solving the complex challenges facing today’s medical schools and teaching hospitals. Whether you are an executive-level leader, new to a leadership position, or in a role where you want to make a difference in your community and profession, the AAMC can help you prepare to lead yourself, your team, and your organization into the future.

Explore our new CORE Leadership Development Portfolio

The AAMC is excited to introduce our new suite of CORE Leadership Development programs. This innovative suite is designed to provide you with effective tools and insights to elevate your leadership journey. Each program offers a blend of interactive learning experiences, practical strategies, and expert guidance, tailored to meet the needs of leaders at every stage of their career. Whether you are just starting out or looking to refine your expertise, these offerings will empower you to tackle challenges, drive impactful change, and lead with confidence and purpose. Start transforming your leadership potential today!

Discover CORE

Virtual Programming

Leadership Development

For all faculty and staff, discover strategies that will enable you to strengthen connections with others and drive greater impact in your organization.

Leadership Development

For all faculty and staff, discover strategies for having productive conversations and creating a respectful environment in which to resolve conflict.

In-Person Programming

Leadership Development

For new and aspiring CMOs, develop and enhance the competencies needed to meet both the clinical and business demands associated with the role.

Leadership Development

For women at the assistant professor level, build foundational leadership skills and explore paths to leadership in academic medicine and science.

Leadership Development

For newly appointed permanent, interim, and acting deans, gain insight into your role, hear from experts and problem-solve with peers on common challenges.

Leadership Development

For institutional GME leaders, develop solutions and strategies for effectively leading your educational office, faculty, staff, and sponsoring institution.

Leadership Development

For senior leaders responsible for diversity initiatives, develop the competencies needed to drive diversity as a core component of excellence in health care.

Leadership Development

For associate professors, enhance leadership skills, build your network and prepare for advancement in a culturally responsive environment.

Leadership Development

Organizational leaders in health care, gain the critical leadership skills necessary to drive change and transformation across your institutions.

Leadership Development

For women who are associate professors, enhance leadership skills to support your progress along the path to leadership in academic medicine and science.

Leadership Development

For assistant professors, build leadership skills, explore pathways for career advancement, and network with peers in a culturally responsive environment.

Leadership Development

For new associate deans and department chairs, strengthen vital skills to succeed in your leadership role and connect with peers facing similar challenges.

Tools and Resources

Leadership Development

Use these toolkits to aid your transition into a department chair.

Leadership Development

To support the communities we serve, we have created a virtual resource library on leading in difficult times.

Interested in Joining Our Faculty Team?

We’re looking for experienced speakers to serve on our faculty team for AAMC leadership development programs, seminars, and workshops. Please complete and submit the speaker intake form if you’re interested in being considered.

Download the form (PDF)

AAMC Career Development Program for MOSAIC Scholars

The AAMC Career Development Program for Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Scholars will provide a multichannel educational program for cohorts of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-awarded K99/R00 scholars, with the goal of facilitating the transition of promising postdoctoral researchers from diverse backgrounds into independent faculty careers in research-intensive institutions.

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Academic Medicine

Academic Medicine, a peer-reviewed monthly journal, serves as an international forum for the exchange of ideas and information about policy, issues, and research concerning academic medicine.

AAMC GSA Professional Development Initiative

The GSA PDI helps professionals stay relevant in the dynamic medical school environment, realize their potential and a fulfilling career in student affairs, work collaboratively within and across student affairs areas at their schools, and develop a strong network of collegial support in the student affairs medical school community.