Building on the lessons of AAPath's Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Program (a mentored micro-incubator for future academic pathology leaders) and AAPath's Pathology Leadership Academies (live one and a half day small group workshops on fundamental leadership topics), the Leadership Development & Diversity Committee launched the AAPath Pathology Leadership Fellows (APLF) program to cultivate leadership potential and opportunities by providing experiences and education that accelerate understanding and competency in the skills required for academic administration. In 2021, the APLF program welcomed its first class of 27 outstanding participants and has since welcomed three additional, excellent classes.
Eligibility:
The APLF program is suitable for mid-to-senior level faculty (assistant, preferably associate, professor level faculty) pursuing vice chair, director, chief or chair roles. No more than two participants will be selected from any one AAPath member department in good standing (current dues paid).
Application/Program Details:
Application Packages Will Include:
Completed application form.
Current curriculum vitae.
Letter of commitment from the department or division Chair/Chief to support program participation time.
Letter of recommendation from the department chair or other reference in a high-level leadership role (may be combined with the letter of commitment, if coming from the same department chair).
Program Cost - $4,500 (billed after notification of acceptance; due by July 1, 2025).
CLICK HERE to view the 2025 AAPath Pathology Leadership Fellows Program Flyer
Application Details:
The 2025-26 application period is now closed.CLICK HERE to access a PDF version of the 2025-2026 APLF application form. Please note, this should just be used to reference, formal application submissions must be submitted through the form link when the application cycle is open.
Alessandra Nascimento, MD; University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Allison Chambliss, PhD, DABCC; University of California, Los Angeles Health Anjali Saqi, MD, MBA; Columbia University Medical Center Blythe Gorman, MD; Houston Methodist Hospital Christine Roth, MD, MMM; Emory University Eldad Hod, MD; Columbia University Irving Medical Center Fadi Salem, MD; Mayo Clinic, Florida Gratian Salaru, MD; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Guliz Barkan, MD; Loyola University Healthcare System Guoli Chen, MD, PhD; Penn State Health, Penn State College of Medicine Ivy John, MD; University of Pittsburgh Medical College Jason Merker, MD, PhD; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Kuang-Yu Jen, MD, PhD; University of California, Davis Laura Tafe, MD; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Maria Martinez-Lage, MD; Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Michael Linden MD, PhD; University of Minnesota Molly Schroeder, PhD, FACMG; Washington University in St. Louis Offiong Ikpatt, MD, PhD; Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Patrick Kyle, PhD; University of Mississippi Medical Center Peng Ji, MD, PhD; Northwestern University Ping Ji, MD; Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Rania Rayes-Danan, MD; Case Western Reserve University Rodolfo Henrich Lobo, MD; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Sadhna Dhingra, MD; Houston Methodist Hospital Sarah Harm, MD, MS; University of Vermont Medical Center Sonal Varma, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC, FCAP; Queen's University Stephanie McGregor, MD, PhD; University of Wisconsin-Madison Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD; Washington University School of Medicine
Alia Nazarullah, MD; University of Texas Health San Antonio Anupma Nayak, MBBS, MD; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Barbara Ritschel, MD; Uniformed Services University Bharat Thyagarajan, MBBS, PhD; University of Minnesota Chieh-Yu Lin, MD, PhD; Washington University in St. Louis Claudia Cohn, MD, PhD; University of Minnesota Dorina Gui, MD, PhD; University of California, Davis Faqian Li, MD, PhD; University of Texas Health Science Center At San Antonio Hwajeong (Jenny) Lee, MD; Albany Medical College Jennifer Dunlap, MD; Oregon Health & Science University Kelly Smith, MD, PhD; University of Washington Keyur Patel, MD, PhD; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Laurel Glaser, MD, PhD; University of Pennsylvania Liuyan Jiang, MD; Mayo Clinic Florida Matthew Karafin, MD, MSc; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Mica Grantham, MD; Howard University Hospital and College of Medicine Miriam Post, MD; University of Colorado Olajumoke Oladipo, MD; Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center Paul Staats, MD; University of Maryland School of Medicine Phyu Aung, MD, PhD; The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Rena Xian, MD, MS; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Ronald Balassanian, MD; University of California, San Francisco Sally Campbell-Lee, MD; University of Illinois at Chicago Sanja Dacic, MD, PhD; Yale School of Medicine Satyapal Chahar, MD; University of Mississippi Medical Center
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