Elaine Hill Selected for Prestigious Leadership Fellowship
The latest in the growing list of University of Rochester Medicine faculty selected for the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) fellowship is Elaine Hill, PhD.
A burgeoning research leader on both the River and Health Sciences campuses, Hill is dean’s professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health Sciences, professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and professor of Economics. Her work focuses on clinically- and policy-relevant research across the life course, with a particular emphasis on maternal and child health.
“Elaine is someone who has always been on the fast track,” said Ann Dozier, PhD, former chair of Public Health Sciences, who nominated Hill for the fellowship. “She has shown her leadership potential by heading impactful research teams, by bringing people together from across departments, and by her dedication to mentoring undergraduate students, graduate students, and junior faculty. She is particularly noteworthy for her commitment to mentoring and creating opportunities for people traditionally underrepresented in medicine. As a researcher, she connects the dots in unique ways and asks questions others might not think of.”
The Hedwig van Ameringen ELAM fellowship at Drexel University College of Medicine prepares women for senior leadership roles in schools of medicine, dentistry, public health, and pharmacy.
Dedicated to developing the professional and personal skills required to lead and manage in today’s complex health care environment, the part-time, yearlong program offers special attention to the unique challenges women in leadership face. It is designed for those at the associate or full professor level who demonstrate the greatest potential for assuming executive leadership positions within the next five years.
“I’m honored to have been selected, especially when I look at the list of past participants from URMC,” Hill said. “I see ELAM as a wonderful opportunity to build the skills and capacities to be more a more effective leader. It’s a rare opportunity, and one that comes with the chance to connect with a pool of remarkably talented people, both locally and nationally.”
Hill currently serves as director of the Health and Environmental Economics Labs and co-leads several research cores in centers and institutes across the University.
“As a researcher, I’m trained to see infinite shades of gray,” she said. “The fellowship is a chance to explore ways of looking at the bigger picture and at the strategic vision necessary for making decisions in the complex world of academic medicine.”
The effectiveness of ELAM's distinctive approach to leadership preparation is broadly recognized within the academic health community. ELAM alumnae number over 1,600 and serve in leadership positions at 300 academic health centers around the world. Past ELAM include Edith Williams, PhD, MS; Catherine Humphrey, MD, MBA; Jin Xiao, DDS; Colleen Fogarty, MD, MSc; Susan Hyman, MD; Karen Wilson, MD, MPH; Paige Lawrence, PhD; Jennifer Harvey, MD; Yuhchyau Chen, MD, PhD; Susan McDaniel, PhD; Karen Mustian, PhD, MPH; and Annette Medina-Walpole, MD. Past Executive Leadership in Healthcare (ELH) alumnae at URochester Medicine include Irena Boyce, PhD and Catherine Humprehy, MD, MBA.
To be accepted into the program, each fellow must be nominated and supported by the dean or another senior official of their institution.
Hill will begin the fellowship in June. It includes online components as well as three five-day workshops in Philadelphia.