UAB Medicine’s Leadership Development Office welcomed 22 individuals in its ninth cohort of Institute for Leadership in August 2024. Among them are three UAB Pathology faculty: Brandi McCleskey, M.D., Associate Professor, Forensic Pathology and Vice Chair for Education; Shi Wei, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Division Director, Women's Health; and Lalita Samant, Ph.D., Professor, Director, Cancer Biology Ph.D. Theme, Associate Director for Training and Education, O’Neal Cancer Center.

The goal of the UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership is to enhance existing personal, leadership, and management competencies while leveraging current leadership strategies and trends. The 6 -month program features guest speakers from executive-level leadership positions at UAB, including former Institute for Leadership graduates. 

“We have our largest cohort yet from all over the various entities of UAB Medicine,” said Jean Ann Larson, Ed.D., MBA, BSIE, FACHE, LFHIMSS, FIISE, Chief Leadership Development Officer. “They are seasoned leaders with a variety of backgrounds with a common goal and commitment to improving their ability to lead the organization and engage employees during unprecedented change and opportunities for UAB Medicine.”

These three faculty made the latest UAB Pathology members to participate in this program. Previous graduates include: 
-Christina Crowe, MBA, MA and Alexander Mackinnon, M.D., Ph.D. -- 2019
-C. Ryan Miller, Ph.D. and Rakesh Patel, Ph.D. -- 2021
-Shuko Harada, M.D -- 2022
-Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D. -- 2023

Learn more about the ninth cohort of UAB Medicine’s Institute for Leadership.