LEVEL Up

LEVEL Up is a new leadership program available for faculty members stepping up to the next level of leadership.

Program Overview

15 hours of in-person learning distributed over 8 sessions. Information will be immediately useable and transformational for a cohort of faculty in mid-career leadership roles.

Application Criteria

• Associate Professors or Professors, including, but not limited to:
  • Division Chiefs (including Interim)
  • Vice Chairs
  • Chairs of Departments or Centers
• Faculty leaders with financial responsibilities
• Faculty in a leadership role that may involve recruitment and/or supervision of other faculty members

Support from your Chair is highly encouraged before submitting your application

Curriculum

The sessions will be held in-person on the first Tuesday of the month.

October 2024 - May 2025

October 1, 2024, 12:30 - 3:30
Introduction to the Program/Culture of Wellness/Psychological Safety

November 5, 2024, 12:30 - 2:30
Leadership Styles/Executive Communication

December 3, 2024, 12:30 - 2:30
Medical School Finances and Hospital Finances

January 7, 2025, 12:30 - 3:00
Evaluation of your Team- Benchmarking for Success

February 4, 2025, 12:30 - 2:30
Recruitment/Retention of Faculty

March 4, 2025, 12:30 - 3:30
Financial Responsibilities and Programmatic Growth

April 1, 2025, 12:30 - 3:00
Being a Valued Leader

• Featuring “How to be valued in an academic institution”, W. P. Andrew Lee, M.D., Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Dean, UT Southwestern Medical School

May 6, 2025, 12:30 - 2:30
Final Session with Graduation

• Featuring David M. Yousem, M.D., MBA, Former Associate Dean of Professional Development, Former Vice Chairman of Academic Development, Former Division Chief of Neuroradiology, Professor of Radiology of the Department of Radiology at the Johns Hopkins University of the School of Medicine