Program Participants
About the Program
Program Goals
Ophthalmic Industry Support
This Year's Program
Program Recognition
Nomination Submissions
Additional Information
Program Participants
The Academy congratulates the following Eye M.D.s who were selected to participate in the Leadership Development Program Class of 2009 (LDPXI):
Chris Albanis, MD
Chicago, Illinois
Illinois Association of Ophthalmology | James Bradley Randleman, MD
Atlanta, Georgia
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery |
Britton B. Carter, MD
Birmingham, Alabama
Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology | Mathew R. Sapp, MD
Birmingham, Alabama
American Society of Ocular Trauma |
Kristin Carter, MD
Tucson, Arizona
Arizona Ophthalmological Society | Scott T. Schaefer, MD
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
Minnesota Academy of Ophthalmology |
JoAnn A. Giaconi, MD
Los Angeles, California
California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons | Arthur J. Sit, MD
Rochester, Minnesota
American Glaucoma Society |
Carl G. Glittenberg, MD
Vienna, Austria
European Society of Ophthalmology | Eric B. Suhler, MD, MPH
Portland, Oregon
American Uveitis Society |
John Kitchens, MD
Lexington, Kentucky
Kentucky Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons | Ivan J. Suñer, MD
Durham, North Carolina
Association of Veterans Affairs Ophthalmologists |
Aaron M. Miller, MD
Tomball, Texas
Texas Ophthalmological Association | Linda M. Tsai, MD
St. Louis, Missouri
Missouri Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons |
Ron W. Pelton, MD, PhD, FACS
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons | Tamara R. Vrabec, MD
Danville, Pennsylvania
The Retina Society |
Lawrence Piazza, MD
Blue Hill, Maine
Maine Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons | Alan L. Wagner, MD, FACS
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia Society of Ophthalmology |
Michael J. Price, MD, FRCSC
Malden, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons | Daniel V. Will, MD
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology |
About the Program
Each spring, state, subspecialty and specialized interest ophthalmology societies are invited to nominate an Eye M.D. member to participate in the program. About 18 program participants are selected from the nominations submitted. Over the course of their year in the program, participants attend four education sessions that address a variety of leadership, advocacy and association governance topics.
Program Goals
The goals of the Academy's Leadership Development Program include:
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Identifying ophthalmologists with the potential to become leaders in ophthalmology societies.
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Providing orientation and skill development to developing leaders in order to promote ophthalmology locally and nationally.
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Facilitating the promotion of program graduates into leadership positions both locally and nationally.
Ophthalmic Industry Support
Since the program's inception, the Academy has had the support of ophthalmic industry in implementing the Leadership Development Program. Over the course of the program's existence, industry partners have included ALCON, Allergan, AMO, Bausch & Lomb, Becton Dickenson, Merck, Pfizer Ophthalmics and Santen. The Academy recognizes these industry partners for their collaboration in developing future leaders in ophthalmology.
This Year's Program
Participants will begin the Leadership Development Program with an orientation session in conjunction with the 2008 Joint Meeting in Atlanta. They will next visit the Academy's San Francisco headquarters and participate in an interactive two-day meeting in January. A session in April at the Academy's Mid-Year Forum in Washington, D.C., will focus on developing participants' advocacy skills. Participants will graduate at a final session at the 2009 Joint Meeting in San Francisco.
Program Recognition
The Leadership Development Program was honored by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) as a trophy winner in its 2001 Gold Circle Awards program for excellence and innovation in association management, and was recognized in ASAE’s April 2002 edition of Association Management magazine.
Nomination Submissions
Each spring, the Leadership Development Program solicits nominations for the upcoming program year. State, subspecialty and specialized interest ophthalmic societies are invited to nominate a member who has demonstrated a commitment to their society and who has shown potential to become a leader of their organization. The Selection Committee will begin soliciting nominations for LDP XII, Class of 2010 in March, 2009.
Additional Information
For more information about the Academy's Leadership Development Program, see the online brochure (PDF 101KB), or contact Gail Schmidt, director of Ophthalmic Society Relations.
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