LEVEL Up Participants

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 not currently accepting applications.

• Eligibility

  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 starting in October and concluding in May.

• Session 1

  October 1, 2024, 12:30 - 3:30

  Introduction to the Program/Culture of Wellness/Psychological Safety

• Session 2

  November 5, 2024, 12:30 - 2:30

  Leadership Styles/Executive Communication

• Session 3

  December 3, 2024, 12:30 - 2:30

  Medical School Finances and Hospital Finances

• Session 4

  January 7, 2025, 12:30 - 3:00

  Evaluation of Your Team- Benchmarking for Success

• Session 5

  February 4, 2025, 12:30 - 2:30

  Recruitment/Retention of Faculty

• Session 6

  March 4, 2025, 12:30 - 3:30

  Financial Responsibilities and Programmatic Growth

• Session 7

  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

• Session 8

  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