APGO Academic Scholars & Leaders Program

"We are very excited about the scholars program and have seen from previous classes that it greatly enhances the quality of education in ob-gyn by providing physician faculty with the skills and knowledge necessary to be outstanding teachers and educational administrators."

- William N.P. Herbert, MD, Chair, APGO Academic Scholars and Leaders Program Task Force (formerly APGO/Solvay Educational Scholars Program)

The APGO Academic Scholars and Leaders Program is the first-ever comprehensive educational curriculum designed to help Ob-Gyn professors teach women's health more effectively. The program's purpose is to improve Ob-Gyn education by offering motivated faculty the skills they need to enhance all aspects of scholarship and leadership.

The vigorous 15-month program focuses on four major components: 

• curriculum and instruction
• measurement and evaluation
• research and statistics
• leadership and management

  Program Application
  To apply to the 2011-2012 Academic Scholars and Leaders Class use this Application Form, Deadline for application is July 9, 2010.
  
  APGO/Academic Scholars and Leaders Program Task Force:

  The APGO Academic Scholars and Leaders Program Task Force selects and mentors the scholars for this educational program.
  
  In January of each year, APGO Academic Scholars and Leaders members begin work on projects designed to help them become outstanding teachers and leaders in the field of women's health. Each scholar selects a local mentor from his or her academic department to provide guidance throughout the course of the program. They graduate in March of the following year. 

The 2010-2011 Class of APGO Academic Scholars and Leaders are:

Jessica Arluck, MD – Emory University School of Medicine
Katharyn Atkins, MD - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Carrie Bell, MD - Tuft University School of Medicine/Baystate Medical Center
Balasubramanian Bhagavath, MD - Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
Cathy Callahan, MD - Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Betty Chou, MD - Johns Hopkins University
Deborah Conway, MD - The University of Texas Health Science Center @ San Antonio
LaTasha Craig, MD - University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
Diana Curran, MD - University of Michigan
Marygrace Elson, MD - University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Jennifer Hayes, MD - University of Pittsburgh
Shelly Welch Holmstrom, MD - University of South Florida
Matthew Hopkins, MD – Mayo Clinic
Jennifer Keller, MD - The George Washington University
Elizabeth Livingston, MD – Duke University Medical Cenrter
Sanjeeta Mahajan, MD – Case Western Reserve University
Amanda Murchison, MD – Virginia Tech Carillion
Matthew Nash, MD – Lutheran General Hospital
Gregory Raff, MD – Indiana University School of Medicine
Dana Redick, MD – Department of OB/Gyn
Matthew Retzloff, MD – Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Shireen Madani Sims, MD – University of Florida
Elizabeth Updike, MD – University of Miami
Stacey Wallach, MD – University of California Davis Medical Cente

The 2009-2010 Class of APGO Academic Scholars and Leaders
These scholars began their 15-month training program in January 2009. After they complete all of the program requirements, the will graduate at the March 2010 CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. The scholars are:

Mary Pell Abernathy, MD 
Indiana University 
School of Medicine

Samantha Buery-Joyner, MD 
Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Medicine

Elizabeth Anne Buys, MD
Mountain Area Health
Education Center
Asheville, NC

Robert Casanova, MD
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

Shaila V. Chauhan, MD
University of Mass Medical School

Kevin J. Conaway , MD
Marshall University
Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

Douglas James Creedon, MD
Mayo Clinic

Brittany Star Hampton, MD
Brown Medical School
Women and Infants Hospital

Kollier J. Hinkle , MD
University of North Texas
Health Sciences Center

Sabrina Anne Holmquist
The University of Chicago

Amy Kesselman, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bronx, NY

Michele A. Manting, MD
Florida State University
College of Medicine

Amy Louise Mitchell, MD
University of Arizona

Michael Dennis Moxley, MD
University of Virginia

Meg O’Reilly, MD, MPH
Oregon Health &
Science University

Jamie Layne Resnik, MD
University of California at San Diego

Craig Sherman, MD
University of South Alabama

Eric Strand, MD
St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis, IN

Hong-Thao Thieu, MD
Tufts Medical Center

Kristina Mai Tocce, MD
University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center

APGO Academic Scholars and Leaders Advisory Committee

Chair
William N.P, Herbert
University of Virginia

Nadine Katz, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Douglas W. Laube, MD, MS
University of Wisconsin

Lee Learman, MD, PhD
Indiana University

Diane M. Magrane, MD
Center for Executive Leadership in Academics

Frank T. Stritter, PhD
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Louis A. Vontver, MD, MEd
University of Washington

Donna D. Wachter
APGO Executive Director 

Past Scholars
Review the list of past award recipients and their projects.