
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: September 25, 2023
What is the ABM Leadership Academy?
The ABM Leadership Academy is designed to provide participants with transferable leadership skills, mentoring from breastfeeding experts, and experience leading a project which advances breastfeeding medicine.
Selected participants should expect to develop skills that enhance their:
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Clinical roles and responsibilities
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Work and ability to lead effectively within multidisciplinary teams
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Opportunities for career advancement
- Understanding of volunteer leadership competencies
- Comprehension and knowledge of racial disparities and health inequities within healthcare, specifically breastfeeding medicine
- Ability to advocate for the specialty of breastfeeding medicine within their institutions and communities
View testimonials and past alumni here.
What are the components of the Leadership Academy?
If selected to participate in the ABM Leadership Academy, participants commit to:
- Must be an active ABM member in good standing
- Must have access to Internet and Zoom
- Must attend the virtual kick-off session on Friday, October 6
- Must attend at least 80% (6) of webinar sessions
- Agree to complete the assigned pre-work for each webinar session
- Must complete and present a leadership project summary at the final wrap-up session
- Must submit a project poster at the 2024 ABM annual meeting (guidance will be provided)
- Must volunteer to serve the ABM in some capacity for at least one year following completion of the program
What is a Leadership Project?
To utilize the leadership training and education conducted throughout the Leadership Academy, all participants will complete an individual leadership project. These projects should involve leadership activities such as working with a team or gathering support from stakeholders.
Potential projects should be focused on the field of breastfeeding medicine, supporting the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine through innovation, addressing racial and health inequities, and advocacy.
What are the dates for the 2023 - 2024 ABM Leadership Academy?
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Times (All are USA Eastern)
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Day Long Kickoff Workshop
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Webinar 1 - Leading with Purpose and Vision
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Webinar 2 - Managing Time and Priorities
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Webinar 3 - Leader Communication
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Webinar 4 - Influence and Advocacy
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Webinar 5 - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Workplace:
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Webinar 6 - Leading Teams
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Webinar 7 - Conflict Management
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Webinar 8 - Strategic Thinking
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Final Webinar - Leadership Academy Presentations and Wrap-Up Celebration (2 hours long)
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Is there a fee to participate? Is financial assistance available?
Tuition Fees are the responsibility of the applicant.
Financial Assistance: In the application you will find a place to request a partial scholarship for one quarter of the tuition price. Applicants will be notified whether they receive the partial scholarship before committing to the Academy.
Who can apply?
The ABM Leadership Academy eligibility requirements are:
Who should I contact if I have questions?
Applicants can contact staff at [email protected] with any questions.
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) would like to acknowledge and thank the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for their generous support of the initiation of this program.
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