Executive Leadership Academy

Academy Goals

University of Iowa Health Care has designed a comprehensive program that addresses core characteristics and skills needed to lead effectively in an academic health care environment. Overall academy goals include:

• Expanding participants’ leadership knowledge, skills, and abilities which are critical in today’s changing academic health care environment.
• Demonstrating outcomes in leading and increasing the effectiveness of project, operational, research, or clinical teams.
• Strengthening our UI Health Care culture by building networks to provide ongoing feedback and support systems.

Application window for 2026-2027 will open March 2, 2026 and end May 1, 2026

• Theresa Brennan's full video
• Herbert Berger's full video
• Lois Geist's full video
• Emily Ward's full video
• Geeta Lal's full video

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Nominations, Applications, and Information

Completed applications should be submitted to CMO@uiowa.edu.

For questions please contact:

• Sam Mitchell, ELA Program Manager, UI Health Care
  samantha-mitchell@uiowa.edu or 1-319-678-3035

Employees of University of Iowa who are interested in this program should check out the Executive Leadership Academy-Higher Ed.