Lisa Walke, chief of Geriatric Medicine in the Perelman School of Medicine, has been selected for the 2021 Carol Emmott Fellowship class. The fellowship is a signature program of The Carol Emmott Foundation, established in 2016 to address the underrepresentation of women in the highest levels of healthcare leadership and governance.

During the prestigious, 14-month program for 21 exceptional women leaders from across the country, Dr. Walke will be paired with a mentor and will implement an impact project of her choosing, designed to accelerate equity within Penn Medicine and beyond.

Dr. Walke’s project will aim to expand geriatric medicine expertise within the health system by establishing a virtual consultation service for surgical patients at Pennsylvania Hospital and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Her long-term goal is to address the widening gap between healthcare professionals trained in geriatrics and the number of older adults living in the US.

Dr. Walke joined Penn Medicine in 2018 as chief of the Division of Geriatrics, which is ranked in the top 20 by US News and World Report.