Fast Track to Leadership

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The Fast Track to Leadership Program is a special initiative overseen by the Women In Medicine and Early Career Physicians Sections. The goal of the program is to accelerate the professional and personal development of early-career medical professionals by providing them with targeted leadership opportunities.

This program aims to:

  • Enhance Clinical Skills and Knowledge: Equip mentees with advanced clinical skills and up-to-date medical knowledge through direct guidance and practical insights from experienced mentors.
  • Promote Professional Growth: Support the mentees in achieving their career objectives, including specialization, research opportunities, and leadership roles within the medical field.
  • Open Doors to Organized Medicine: Prepare the mentees for leadership positions within MSDC or other medical societies.
  • Foster Networking and Collaboration: Create a robust network of medical professionals, facilitating the exchange of ideas, collaborative research, and professional support.
  • Encourage Lifelong Learning and Development: Instill a culture of continuous learning and self-improvement, ensuring mentees stay current with evolving medical practices and innovations.
  • Improve Patient Care: Ultimately enhance patient care by ensuring that mentees develop into highly skilled, compassionate, and competent medical practitioners.

Learn more about the mentorship program.

What to expect from the FT2L program:

  • The MSDC Mentorship Program
  • Alternative Career Path Seminar: A panel to discuss alternative careers in medicine including entrepreneurship, industry, and consulting. (coming soon)
  • Training on how to participate in the AMA governance and policymaking process. (spring 2025)

Fats Track to Leadership Events

Location:

John A. Wilson Building or online
1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC

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If you are familiar with "fly-ins" or "physicians in the capital days", you know what this event is is - a chance to meet in person with lawmakers and their staff. We've set aside one day (May 7) and are doing all the scheduling to give you as many chances to meet with Councilmembers as possible.

Do you need to take a day off to participate? Not at all.

    Meetings are scheduled throughout the day between 9:00 and 4:30
    Meetings are BOTH virtual and in-person to accommodate your schedule
    MSDC staff arranges the meetings and sends you the options
    MSDC also gives you details and talking points.

You register for the event, check the list of meetings, sign up for what you can attend, and show up at the time and place (online or in the Wilson Building).