In 2003, Emory’s Woodruff Health Sciences Center launched the Woodruff Leadership Academy (WLA) in honor of Mr. Woodruff and in recognition of his superb leadership ability. WLA develops leadership competencies needed in an academic health center, as well as the interpersonal, communications, and presentation skills necessary to meet the challenges of the rapidly changing landscape in research, education, and health care. The screening process for this prestigious program is extremely selective, and the WLA fellows are chosen from a large pool of stellar candidates each year.
Please join us in congratulating the five Department of Medicine faculty selected as 2019 WLA fellows:
Kimberly Curseen, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine
Colleen Kraft, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases
Vandana Dua Niyyar, MD
Professor, Division of Renal Medicine
Camille Vaughan, MD
Associate Professor, Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics
Srihari Veeraraghavan, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
The WLA aims to develop proficient, effective leaders within an academic health center by achieving the following objectives:
- To gain information and understanding of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center’s history, heritage, and current-day structure, Governance and operations – including how the WHSC operates within and interacts with all of Emory University
- To gain broad understanding of the Robert W. Woodruff Health Sciences Center’s long-standing mission, and the current vision and strategic plan
- To understand the principles, qualities and responsibilities of leadership
- To model best leadership practices for all industries in the 21st Century
- To study and understand the specific leadership qualities needed to pursue interdisciplinary and programmatic work relationships in a matrix organization
- To comprehend, energize, and advance all of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Strategic Plans
- To build personal awareness for each of the Woodruff Leadership Academy Fellows through testing instruments – self awareness (Birkman) and 360 degree feedback (Voices)
- To create appreciation for, and expertise within, the teamwork approach to problem solving, planning, and operational implementation
- To develop strategic thinking capabilities and processes
- To develop negotiating skills, including conflict resolution techniques
- To educate WLA Fellows in WHSC and Emory University areas of finance, human resources, communications, marketing, legal, development, and external relations
- To advance interpersonal proficiencies of an organizational leader
- To develop effective change agents
Click here to view the full list of 2019 WLA fellows.
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