The Wayne State University School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development welcomes all members of our community to join us for a special interactive discussion: 

Leadership 101 with President Espy

Join us for an in-depth discussion with President Kimberly Espy, and Dr. Teena Chopra, Assistant Dean of Coaching and Professional Development. During this one-hour discussion, you will learn lessons on leadership and explore effective strategies for academic and clinical leaders. 

Learning Objectives

• Identify principles of academic and clinical leadership for physicians and scientists
• Explore teaching and learning strategies for academic and clinical leaders
• Explain the impact of effective clinical and academic leadership on students, trainees, and faculty

Moderators:

Teena Chopra, MD, MPH
Assistant Dean of Faculty Development and Coaching, Clinical Professor and Director of Epidemiology and Antibiotic Stewardship

Guest Speaker:

President Kimberly Andrews Espy

A leader with more than 25 years of experience in higher education, President Espy was the Wayne State Board of Governors’ unanimous choice for president. She is the first woman to serve in this role in the institution’s history.

President Espy previously served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio. For her commitment to the community and her work as an agent of change, she was recognized with a Women’s Leadership Award from the San Antonio Business Journal.

Formerly, President Espy was senior vice president for research at the University of Arizona. She also served as vice president for research and innovation and dean of the graduate school at the University of Oregon, and then at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She started her academic career at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

President Espy is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. As both an American Psychological Association Division 40 Early Career Award winner and Elected Fellow, President Espy has chaired NIH study sections, served other review panels and actively contributes to the scientific literature in her field.

Speakers: Have no commercial/financial relationships

Planning Committee Members: Basim Dubaybo, M.D. (Activity Director), Teena Chopra, M.D., Lauren Hamel, M.D., Claire Pearson, M.D., Kate Laimbeer and Kailah Weatherspoon have no commercial/financial relationships.

Target Audience: Wayne State University School of Medicine faculty, staff, medical students, fellow and residents

The Wayne State University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Wayne State University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit (s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest: This program is not related to specific diseases or conditions but rather deal exclusively with medical education. Therefore, there are no potential conflicts of interest with ineligible companies as defined by ACCME and there is no need to identify, disclose or mitigate commercial conflicts of interest.