WVU Medicine Employees Participate in WVHA Leadership Academy

WVU Medicine Employees Participate in WVHA Leadership Academy

The photo above shows, from left, Justin Lowe, Leanne Goddard, Heather Cosgrove, Erin Vuljanic, Kimberly Harvey, Curtis Ash, Cari Morgan, Leslie Lawson, and Carmen Burrell. Not pictured is Janet Phillips.

This week marked the kickoff of the West Virginia Hospital Association’s 2024 Leadership Academy.

The Academy is offered annually to help professionals at member hospitals gain focused insight on the healthcare environment and business leadership strategies.

The program utilizes a variety of techniques to provide participants with the skills, insight, and knowledge to effectively lead their organizations in today’s complex and changing healthcare environment. Participants also benefit from the opportunity to exchange ideas and network with their colleagues from across the state.

The 2024 Leadership Academy class is made up of 25 hospital professionals from throughout West Virginia. And here’s an impressive statistic we can all be proud of – 10 of the 25 participants are part of the WVU Medicine family!

The WVU Medicine employees who are members of the 2024 class are: Curtis Ash, director of Clinical Operations and Inpatient Nursing Services, WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital; Carmen Burrell, DO, associate professor and division chief of Ambulatory Operations, WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital; Heather Cosgrove, enterprise manager of Clinical Integration, WVU Medicine-WVU Health System; Leanne Goddard, director of Ambulatory Services, WVU Medicine Reynolds Memorial Hospital; Kimberly Harvey, director of Provider Services, WVU Medicine Summersville Regional Medical Center; Leslie Lawson, vice president of Operations, WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals; Justin Lowe, manager of Rehabilitation Services, WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center; Cari Morgan, director of Nursing, WVU Medicine Fairmont Medical Center; Janet Phillips, director of Acute and Critical Care, WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital; and Erin Vuljanic, associate litigation counsel, WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital.