Fred McCurdy, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Chair for Pediatric Education at
the University of Nebraska Medical Center, has been selected to attend
the Executive Leadership Skills in Faculty Development Program. The one-year
appointment is sponsored by the National Pediatric Faculty Development
Scholars Program of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association through a grant
from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
The program focuses on providing participants with training on institutional
mission, vision , and values; faculty and personnel management; as well
as administrative skills that can be used to enhance pediatric education.
It provides executive leadership development for educators who teach general
pediatrics to medical students and residents and fosters development, delivery
and evaluation of curricula especially as this applies to community-based
education. Participants are selected for their knowledge and leadership
experience.
A native of Hastings, Dr. McCurdy earned his undergraduate degree from
Hastings College in 1967 and his medical and doctorate degrees from UNMC
in 1976. He joined the UNMC faculty in 1993. Prior to this, he had
a distinguished career in the U.S. Air Force retiring in 1993 after 25
years. His last duty assignment was as the Director of Education
Affairs for the Department of Pediatrics at the Uniformed Services University
of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md.
UNMC is the only public academic health science center in the state.
Through its commitment to research, education and patient care, UNMC has
established itself as one of the countrys leading centers for cancer research
and treatment and solid organ transplantation. More than $34 million in
research grants and contracts are awarded to UNMC scientists annually.
In addition, UNMCs educational programs are responsible for training more
health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution.