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.

Applications

Applications open in the late winter/early spring and the next cohort is selected before summer. The cohort sessions will begin the following October.

We are currently accepting applications! Click here to apply for the 2025-2026 cohort!

Applications are due Tuesday, February 24 before 5:00 pm

• Eligibility

  Associate Professors or Professors, including, but not limited to:

  • UME or GME leadership roles

  • Division Chiefs

  • Vice Chairs

  • Faculty leaders with financial responsibilities

  • Faculty in leadership that involves recruitment and/or supervision of trainees or faculty members

  You must be committed to attend the 8 in-person sessions.

  Support from your Chair is highly encouraged before submitting your application

Sessions and Topics

The sessions will be held in-person on the second Tuesday of the month 12:30 - 2:30 pm starting in October and concluding in May.

All sessions are in-person only.

• Topic 1

  Introduction to the Program/Culture of Wellness/Psychological Safety

• Topic 2

  Leadership Styles/Executive Communication

• Topic 3

  Medical School Finances and Hospital Finances

• Topic 4

  Evaluation of Your Team- Benchmarking for Success

• Topic 5

  Recruitment/Retention of Faculty

• Topic 6

  Financial Responsibilities and Programmatic Growth

• Topic 7

  Financing Medical Education

• Topic 8

  Leadership in Medical Education