Women in Leadership Virtual Symposium

May 7, 2025
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET

 

2025 Women in Leadership Virtual Symposium Theme: 

Leaning Into Change: Shaping Tomorrow's Leader

Women in Leadership 2025 (WIL) is an inclusive, one-day virtual meeting for ALL aspiring, new and experienced leaders in healthcare simulation. 

A partnership between the Association for SP Educators (ASPE), International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL), SimGHOSTS, and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), this exciting virtual meeting promises an interactive day of personal and professional development featuring renowned speakers, vigorous discussion, and relationship-building.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN (OBJECTIVES):

  • We will equip you with tools to embrace change and drive innovation in healthcare simulation.
  • You will learn how to recognize and develop leadership potential in self and others, regardless of career stage.
  • You will be able to apply the principles of ethical decision-making to leadership roles and promote integrity amidst evolving societal challenges.

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

 

KEYNOTE

Komal Bajaj

Dr. Komal Bajaj is an agency-building healthcare leader, catalyzing transformation across all facets of healthcare  delivery. Dr. Bajaj’s work sits at the nexus of quality, technology, and environmental sustainability. 

She serves as chief quality officer of NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi/North Central Bronx and Medical Director for  Sustainability for NYC Health + Hospitals. Dr. Bajaj is an advisor to a variety of public and private entities  including the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – she was appointed by the Secretary of Health and  Human Services to the National Advisory Council in 2022. 

Dr. Bajaj is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and was named as  one of Becker’s Hospital Review Top Patient Safety Experts in 2024. She was an inaugural National Academy of  Medicine Diagnostic Excellence Scholar. Dr. Bajaj’s work is regularly featured in media outlets such as New York  Times, NPR, Modern Healthcare, Becker's Hospital Review as well as the New England Journal of Medicine and  JAMA Health Forum.  She is a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. 

Pam Jefferies

Pamela R. Jeffries, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH, is Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and holds the Valere Potter Distinguished Chair in Nursing. 

Dr. Jeffries is internationally known for her research and work in nursing, simulation, and health care. Throughout the academic community, she is recognized for her scholarly contributions to executive leadership, the development of innovative teaching strategies, experiential learning techniques, new pedagogies, and the delivery of content using technology.

As Principal Investigator on grants funded by federal and state agencies and numerous national organizations, including the National League for Nursing (NLN) and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Dr. Jeffries has provided leadership and mentorship on ground-breaking projects impacting both nursing practice and education. With the NLN, Dr. Jeffries developed the major contribution to simulation scholarship, the framework and monograph now known as the NLN Jeffries Simulation Theory.  

She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN), the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (FSSH), and the Academy of Nurse Educators (ANEF) and an alumna of the Robert Wood Johns Foundation Nurse Executive Fellows program. She has been inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Research Hall of Fame and received the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award. Dr. Jeffries is active in a variety of professional organizations and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Nursing and the Global Network of Simulations in Healthcare (GNSH).

 

DATE: Wednesday, May 7, 2025
TIME: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
COST: $100 ($80 for non-credit)

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Join us for the highly anticipated Women in Leadership (WIL) Symposium, a virtual event dedicated to curious and aspiring leaders in healthcare simulation. This year, our theme is Leading with Purpose and Passion to empower healthcare simulation professional to unlock their full potential. Gain valuable insights, strategies, and inspiration from renowned speakers in the industry. Engage in vigorous discussions, network with like-minded simulationists, and be a part of this transformative gathering. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with the ASPE, INACSL, SSH, and SimGHOSTS communities. Together, we will shape the future of healthcare simulation leadership!

Women in Leadership Symposium Background

The Women in Leadership (WIL) Symposium was created to bring together curious and aspiring, new, and experienced leaders in healthcare simulation. The challenges and opportunities for female healthcare simulation professionals include the development of leadership skills in all professional sectors (clinicians of all stripes, operations specialists, engineers, educators, administrators, and industry) in environments that often lack built-in resources and networks in their professional development.