Mid-Career Faculty Leadership Program
The Mid-Career Faculty Leadership Program (MFL) is a year-long professional development program for late Assistants and all Associate Professors on the Boston University Medical Campus. Participants engage in self-reflection and evaluation, and the development of broad peer and senior mentoring networks, strategic leadership skills, and inter-disciplinary collaboration through experiential and project-based learning.
Program Directors: Ann C. Zumwalt, Ph.D., Christopher Conley, MD, Emelia Benjamin, MD, ScM, and Alyssa DiNicola.
You cannot save your application once you have started it, so please prepare your answers in advance. A Word version of the application is available here. Additionally, you can find the BU CV format here and MFL Chairs LOS Template here.
Applications are open until March 31st, 2025.
Learning Objectives:
- Develop skills to listen, understand, communicate, and integrate diverse perspectives in work, research, and teaching environments
- Cultivate skills for self-reflection & prioritizing personal development & growth
- Learn skills to be able to lead and network by effectively identifying strengths and opportunities for others
- Navigate, alongside faculty across BUMC, strategies/project to effect institutional change
Target Participants:
- Late Assistant (7+ yrs.), all Associate Professors, & early Professors
- Demonstrated commitment to BUMC & track record of accomplishment
- Minimum of 2 years as a faculty member at BUMC
Commitment:
- September – June; Meets off campus for six 2-day modules, Thursday’s & Friday’s
- 0.075 FTE clinical effort forgiveness provided for BUMG faculty
- Competitive application process to select about 14 BUMG + 6 Chobanian & Avedisian SOM (non-clinical), BUSPH, and GSDM applicants
- Individual and institutional commitment for mutual benefit
- Experiential learning modules facilitated by BU faculty
- Inter-disciplinary group projects aligned with institutional priorities, as identified by BUMC/BMC leadership
- Multilevel mentoring networks of institutional leaders, senior faculty, and peer learning communities
FY 26 Dates:
MFL Session Dates in-person at BU Hillel (participants are required to attend ALL days):
- September 18th and 19th, 2025
- November 13th and 14th, 2025
January 15th and 16th, 2026 March 12th and 13th, 2026 April 30th and May 1st, 2026 June 25th and 26th, 2026
Current & Past Participants
Examples of Past Curriculum
MFL Infographic
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To learn more about the program, please contact us at bumcfdd@bu.edu.