2022 U.S. COHORT:
LEADERSHIP JOURNEY

LIFT-OFF EVENT

February 15 & 16, 2023

Thank you for being a part of Lift-Off and celebrating the remarkable 2022 U.S. Leadership Journey Cohort with us.

You can watch the recordings of the cohort members’ presentations below.

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2022 Cohort Lift-Off Highlights

Watch highlights from the Lift-Off event for our 2022 North America Cohort.

Leadership Project Presentations

Resilient Health Systems & Centering Women & Girls in Health

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Watch: Sara Clements's "Safety for Women on the Frontlines of Global Health"

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Watch: Kate O’Brien's "Growth and Development of ‘We Are TB’ "

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Watch: Margaret Prust's "Putting a spotlight on gender issues in the design and implementation of health research"

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Watch: Marissa Leffler's "Establishing a gender strategy for the UBS Optimus Foundation"

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Watch: Jacquelyn Caglia's "Hear Her: Elevating the recognition of maternal health warning signs globally"

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Watch: Kaitlin Christenson & Jumana Qamruddin's "Harnessing the collective power of the Women Lift Health cohorts to drive social change for women’s rights"

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Catalyzing Institutional Change

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Watch: Saroj Sedalia's "Creating a culture of equity and learning within philanthropy"

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Watch: Diana Vaca Mcghie's "Corazón de Mama: Healthy Hearts, Healthy Babies"

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Watch: Trina Haque's "Engaging Women Health Leaders in Afghanistan: A Proof of Concept"

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Watch: Bhavya Gowda's "How might we integrate a gender lens into human-centered design?"

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Watch: Onikepe Owolabi's "Amplifying the voice of female policy stakeholders to catalyze change in reproductive health"

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Watch: Bertha Ayi Serwa's "Women Leading Change and Organizational Growth at the Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation"

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Watch: Susan Wang's "Enhancing the Diversity of Global Public Health Technical Advisory Groups"

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OPTIMIZING PATHWAYS TO LEADERSHIP

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Watch: Debora Freitas López's "Diversified Leadership in Health Systems: A Key Pillar to Effective Behavior-led Systems Thinking"

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Watch: Natalie Meyers's "A New Frontier for Women Surgeons in LMICs: Scaling the Pioneering Women in Reconstructive Surgery (PWRS) Leadership Program"

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Watch: Erika Larson's "View from the Top: Perspectives on Women Leadership in Global Health from Women in Power"

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Watch: Kim Longfield's "Shattering the Glass Floor"

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Watch: Lanice Williams's "Dismantling Biases: Advancing Black Women Leadership in Global Health"

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Watch: Mischka Garel's "Co-creating a Roadmap for Equitable Partnerships in Global Health Research, Training and Workforce Development"

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Watch: Nancy Puttkammer's "Enhancing Training on Women and Leadership within the Doctorate in Global Health Leadership and Practice (DrGH) Program at the University of Washington"

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Watch: Allison Spensley's "Spark (the podcast): Increasing access to leadership inspiration for early- and mid-career women global health professionals in the form of storytelling"

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Centering Women & Girls in Health

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Watch: Olivia Velez's "Conscious Leadership for Women in Digital Health "

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Watch: Rebecca Levine's "Aligning a global movement for maternal mental health"

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Watch: Savitha Subramanian's "Promoting Women Centered Research"

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Watch: Samara Andrade's "Advancing gender equity in eye care in low- and middle-income countries"

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Watch: Sana Syed's "Born Too Small: Using a Gendered Lens to explore Exclusive Breastfeeding and its Challenges in Low & Middle Income Countries"

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Watch: Monique Mrazek's "Access to Tech for Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis in Emerging Markets"

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Watch: Samantha Diamond's "Strengthening Gender Equity in Health Financing Technical Assistance in Africa"

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Thank you for joining our Lift-Off Event!

You can read more about the 2022 U.S. Cohort Members here.