Mid-Career Clinical Leadership Development Program
The MCCLDP is a year-long, professional development program that is designed to refine leadership skills for mid-career faculty. The program offers participants a concrete set of leadership skills that provide the foundation for success in common leadership positions at an academic health center. MCCLDP seeks to enhance an understanding of personal leadership styles, individual strengths and how these impact working on and leading teams. In addition, the program builds awareness of the resources and intricacies of working effectively within the OHSU system.
Interested in joining MCCLDP?
Use the link below to apply for the 2027 cohort.
Program structure
MCCLDP's cohort based workshops, which meet once a month for three hours, are designed help mid-career clinical faculty to develop self-awareness and personal skills to enhance leadership effectiveness, and to develop organizational awareness and skills to navigate complex systems.
During the first half of the program participants will be matched with a senior leader at OHSU who will provide mentorship. During the summer months, participants and their mentors will complete mentor/mentee communication projects.
Program objectives
Develop self-awareness and personal skills to enhance leadership effectiveness
- Analyze personal leadership and work-styles
- Appreciate relational dynamics of teams
- Develop competencies for leading a multicultural team
- Utilize frameworks to manage differences, address conflict
- Enrich mentoring and advocacy skills
- Practice interrupting bias on teams
- Recognize how identity and intersectionality contribute to leadership skills
Develop Organizational Awareness and Skills to Navigate Complex Systems
- Define mission, vision and value statements
- View organizational change through a relational lens
- Align diversity/equity/inclusion work into strategic planning
- Distinguish the components of a departmental budget
- Navigate tensions between fiscal responsibility and advocacy for people and programs
- Analyze the relationship between the health system and the school of medicine
- List ways organizations can interact with the communities they serve
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Classes for MCCLDP meet once a month for three hours. All classes are scheduled to be in-person.
2026 Session Dates
Second Friday of the month, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
- January 9
- February 13
- March 13
- April 10
- May 8
- June 12
Program Break
- July and August: No sessions. Mentee/Mentor collaboration and Change Initiative Project work.
- September 11
- October 9
- November 13
- December 11
2027 Session Dates
Sessions for 2027 will take place on the second Wednesday of the month from 2 - 5 p.m.
Change Initiative Project (CIP)
Starting in 2024, MCCLDP has included a learner project to be worked on throughout the course of the program.
Background and description
The Change Initiative Project (CIP) will be a key component of MCCLDP that supports your leadership development and that brings value to your division/department or the institution. The goal of the CIP is to enhance your leadership competencies and broaden your leadership capacity and visibility through work on an initiative that aligns with your experience, expertise and the mission area(s) in which you focus. The CIP should meet an organizational goal or need.
The CIP is an opportunity to:
- Deepen the knowledge and skills obtained during MCCLDP through application of learning to the CIP.
- Enhance your leadership competencies and gain institutional visibility.
- Receive feedback from your MCCLDP mentor, stakeholders and other expert consultants who will review and support your project.
- Provide value to your division, department and OHSU through a tangible project that addresses an identified need.
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This program is designed for mid-career (Associate Professor) Clinical Faculty currently in, or moving into, formal leadership roles.
Participants should be able to commit to monthly, 3-hour classes.
How to apply
MCCLDP opens applications in late Summer/early Fall for admittance into the program's next cohort, which begins in January. To apply, you will need to fill out an online application form, which asks for the following:
- Current CV (as attachment).
- Highlights from 3 current leadership, managerial, administrative, educational or scholarly responsibilities/activities.
- An outline of your career goals in the next 3-5 years, and how you believe this program will help you attain those goals.
- Ideas for a project that you would like support in completing, which will address an organizational goal or need.
- Letter of support from the candidate’s direct supervisor (as attachment).
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There is no tuition cost for faculty from within the School of Medicine. Faculty from schools other than the School of Medicine are also encouraged to apply, and will be charged a tuition of $1500.
Program history
The MCCLDP began in January 2020 with 20 mid-career faculty from the departments of medicine, pediatrics, ophthalmology and anesthesia/perioperative medicine. Due to the success of this initial pilot year, the program opened to all mid-career clinical faculty in the school of medicine.
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The program’s teaching faculty includes distinguished faculty from the Division of Management, the Career Workplace Enhancement Center, the Relational Leadership Institute and senior healthcare and School of Medicine leaders.
Primary faculty
Niki Steckler, Ph.D., teaching members of the 2020 cohort of the Mid-Career Clinical Leadership Development Program Andrea Cedfeldt, M.D.
Kirk Lalwani, M.D., F.R.C.A., M.C.R.
Brian Park, M.D., M.P.H.
Leah Reznick, M.D.
Niki Steckler, Ph.D.
Laura Ibsen, M.D. (2020)Guest faculty (current and prior)
Sharon Anderson, M.D.
Michelle Berlin, M.D.
Dana Braner, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.C.C.M.
Brent Carreau, M.B.A., M.P.H.
Pam Curtis, M.S.
Derick DuVivier, M.D., M.B.A.
Renee Edwards, M.D., M.B.A., FACOG, FACS
Lawrence Furnstahl
Leslie Garcia, M.P.A
Susan Gurley, M.D., Ph.D.
Stephanie Halvorson, M.D.
Joseph Hardman, M.D.
David Jacoby, M.D., Ph.D.
Leslie Kahl, M.D.
Steve Kinder, M.P.A.
Elaine King, M.B.A.
Sancy Leachman, M.D., Ph.D.
Mary Lind
Alexander Mansour, M.P.H.
George Mejicano, M.D., M.S.
Allen Metzenber, M.B.A.
Andrew Morris-Singer, M.D.
Pattie Renouard
Nate Selden, M.D., Ph.D.
David Wilson, M.D.
Dave Yewman
Atif Zaman, M.D., M.P.H. -
Brian Brinkerhoff, M.D., Associate Professor
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Division of Anatomic PathologyErin Conner, M.D., Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Pediatric AnesthesiaMarcel Curlin, M.D., Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious DiseasesKara Detwiller, M.D., Associate Professor
Department of Otolaryngology, Division of RhinologyAllison Empey, M.D., Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics, Division of General PediatricsKinsley Hubel, M.B., BCh, BAO, Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care MedicineFarahnaz Joarder, M.D., Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Clinical NutritionDavid Jones, M.D., M.B.S., MCR, Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine,Richie Kohli, B.D.S., M.S., Professor
OHSU School of Dentistry, Division of Dental Public HealthKellie Littlefield, D.O., Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital MedicineZouyan Lu, M.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious DiseasesBrandon Maughan, M.D., MHS, MSHP, Associate Professor
Department of Emergency MedicineRob Rope, M.D., Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & HypertensionAdi Shafir, M.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Medical OncologyJonathan Soffer, D.N.P., M.S., Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine & GeriatricsAlexandra Sokolova, M.D., Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Medical OncologyJessica Weiss, M.D. MCR, Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology & HypertensionStephanie Wood, M.B., BCh, MHs, FACS, Associate Professor
Department of Surgery, Division of Foregut and Metabolic Bariatric SurgeryRoula Zahr, M.D., Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Clinical Nutrition -
List of MCCLDP participants since the 2020 program year. Name Role (At time of participation) Program Year Maureen Baldwin, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2025 Karen Bos, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry 2025 Pavan Chopra, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension 2025 Amanda Ecker, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2025 Shyam Joshi, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 2025 Shana Kusin, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine 2025 Barbara Lazio, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery 2025 Eriko Onishi, M.D., M.C.R., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine 2025 Andrew Palmer, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 2025 Moira Ray, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine 2025 Eric Roeland, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology 2025 Christina Sayama, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery 2025 Qiuying Shi, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology 2025 Saulo Sousa Melo, D.D.S., M.S.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, School of Dentistry, Department of Oral & Craniofacial Sciences 2025 Claire Zeigler, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics 2025 Bhaskar Arora, M.D., M.C.R. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine 2024 Lisa Bayer, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2024 Castigliano Bhamidipati, D.O., Ph.D., MSc Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2024 Beech Burns, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine 2024 Christopher Chien, M.D., M.C.R. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine 2024 Seth Crockett, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2024 Sudhir Isharwal, M.D., M.B.A. Associate Professor, Department of Urology 2024 Saad Jazrawi, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2024 Adel Kardosh, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology 2024 Rebecca Marshall, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry 2024 Khanh Nguyen, M.D., M.C.R. Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery 2024 North Noelck, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Portland VA 2024 Josiah Orina, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery 2024 Alex Ortega Loayza, M.D., M.C.R. Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology 2024 Marie Soller, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry 2024 Michael Sean Stanley, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry 2024 Sidhartha Tavri, M.B.B.S., DABR Associate Professor, Department of Interventional Radiology 2024 Reid Thompson, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Medicine 2024 Amy Valent, D.O. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2024 Jason Webb, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology 2024 Wei Xie, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology 2024 Paula Amato, M.D., M.C.R. Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2023 Grace Chen, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2023 Sara Cichowski, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2023 Akram Khan, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine 2023 Bethany Klopfenstein, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition 2023 Amy Kobus, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry 2023 Marshall Lee, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2023 Nicole Marshall, M.D., M.C.R. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2023 Craig McDougall, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics 2023 Lakshmi Mudambi, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 2023 Afshan Nanji, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology 2023 Melissa Novak, D.O. Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine 2023 Smriti Ohri, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine 2023 Emmanuelle Pare, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2023 Carrie Puckett, D.O. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine 2023 Shehzad Rehman, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension 2023 Jamie Rubin, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2023 Michael Wollenberg, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2023 Angela Alday, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine 2022 Gopal Allada, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine 2022 Shannon Anderson, M.P.A.S., PA-C Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology 2022 Kristen Ash, ANP Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2022 Steven Bailey, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology 2022 Elisa Boden, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2022 Erin Bonura, M.D., M.C.R. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases 2022 Anthony Cheng, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine 2022 Jared Chiarchiaro, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine 2022 Ellen Davis, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology 2022 Stephanie Dukhovny, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2022 Michelle Freeman, PA-C Physician Assistant, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2022 Alan Kovar, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2022 Elizabeth Le, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine 2022 Leeza Maron, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry 2022 Lindsey Nicol, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology 2022 Stephanie Nonas, M.D., M.C.R. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine 2022 Ryan Norton, D.O. Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine 2022 Sean Orenstein, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery 2022 Alia Qureshi, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery 2022 Andrei Sdrulla, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2022 Kaveh Sharzehi, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2022 Johannes Steiner, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine 2022 Anna Bar, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology 2021 Juliana Bernstein, MPAS, PA-C Associate Professor, Department of Medicine; Director of Advanced Practice 2021 Jessica Castle, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition 2021 Justin Cetas, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery 2021 Lara Davis, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine 2021 Holly Hinson, M.D., M.C.R. Associate Professor, Department of Neurology 2021 Kathryn Holmes, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics 2021 David Huang, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering 2021 Katie Iossi, M.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of General Internal Medicine, VA Portland Health Care System 2021 Rajan Kulkarni, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology 2021 Derek Louie, MSc, O.D. Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology 2021 Marissa Maier, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases 2021 Amanda Miller, MPAS Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine 2021 Scott Mist, Ph.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2021 Holly Montjoy, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine 2021 Arpana Naik, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology 2021 Joe Skariah, D.O., M.P.H., M.B.A. Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine 2021 Shandiz Tehrani, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology 2021 Angele Theard, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2021 Lorri Wilson, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology 2021 Jesse Winer, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery 2021 Jennifer Barton, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases 2020 Mikelle Bassett, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics 2020 Winston Chamberlain, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology 2020 James Clements, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine 2020 Silvio De Melo, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2020 Beth Edmunds, M.D., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology 2020 Julie Graff, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology 2020 Kristina Haley, D.O. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics 2020 Abigail Khan, M.D., M.S.C.E. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine 2020 Erin Madriago, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics 2020 Kim Mauer, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2020 Michele Noles, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2020 Elizabeth Pedigo, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2020 Christopher Pfeiffer, M.D., M.H.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases 2020 Kim Reynolds, Ph.D, A.B.P.P. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics 2020 Brian Ricci, M.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics 2020 Christopher Slatore, M.D., M.S. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 2020 Kamila Vagnerova, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine 2020 Jamie Warren, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics 2020 Raghav Wusirika, M.D. Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension 2020
Contact
Program Director
Andrea Cedfeldt, M.D., Associate Dean, Faculty Development
Administrative Contacts
Kacy Kesecker, Administrative Coordinator, Office of Faculty Development
Devon Ritter, Program Design Specialist, Office of Faculty Development