C. Neill Epperson, professor of psychiatry and obstetrics and gynecology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Penn Center for Women’s Behavioral Wellness, recently graduated from the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program at Drexel University’s College of Medicine.

ELAM is a year-long, part-time fellowship for women faculty in schools of medicine, dentistry and public health. Fellows complete an institution action project that provides practical experience in building leadership skills and benefits their home institution. Dr. Epperson’s institution action plan focuses on creating a Center for the Study of Sex and Gender in Health.