EXPLORING EQUALITY IN LEADERSHIP ROLES

Women are underrepresented in physician leadership. Exploring the issue, researchers created a study focused on developing successful skills, behaviors and attitudes for 15 first-year female residents. In 2016, the American Association for Physician Leadership* named Advocate Health Care's Resident Leadership Develop- ment Institute the winner of its annual Leape Ahead Award. It recognizes organizations devoted to patient safety, health care improvement and developing future physician leaders. This article summarizes and includes excerpts from the comprehensive presentation that earned the award. Evaluators were impressed by the research focusing on leadership de- velopment for female residents, saying its assessment and metrics, as well as its mentoring of participants, made the program stand out. Learn about the recipient of the 2017 Leape Ahead Award, MUSC Health at Medical University of South Carolina, in our news section, which begins on page 62.