Symposium 2008 Women in Bioscience
Highlights
This event was organized by the Griffith Leadership Center in partnership with the
Women's Health Program at the University of Michigan Health System, Catalyst and the
Council on Women in Healthcare Leadership.
Over 300 participants came from 12 states and 46 cities, representing 4 bioscience
companies, 13 health care delivery systems/hospitals, 18 departments within the health
system, 24 units and schools from the university and 7 colleges and universities. The
event featured a small group dinner, networking breakfast, symposium and small group
work sessions.
Keynote Speaker
Marianne Udow-Phillips, M.H.S.A.
Director, Center for Healthcare Quality & Transformation
University of Michigan
States of the Knowledge - Research Presentations
Ilene Lang, MBA
President, Catalyst Diversity and Executive Leadership
Lois Joy, PhD
Director in Research, Catalyst Women in Leadership in Bioscience, Medicine and Nursing
Paula Lantz, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Health Management and Policy
School of Public Health, University of Michigan
Women in Leadership in Health Care and Public Health Administration
Small Group Work Sessions
Organizational Change Facilitator:
Pat Warner
Associate Hospital Director
The University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Chief Administrative Officer
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital and Women's Hospital
Education and Training Facilitator:
Caroline Gaither
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Social and Administrative Sciences
U-M College of Pharmacy
Research Development Facilitator:
Kathleen Wade
Assistant Dean of Hospital Social Work Services
Research Assistant Professor of Social Work
U-M School of Social Work
Leadership Development Facilitator:
Karin Muraszko
Professor and Chair
Neurosurgery, U-M Medical School