The Dan O'Keefe SMFM Leadership Academy
The path to transformational leadership.
The Dan O’Keeffe SMFM Leadership Academy is designed to engage MFM subspecialists in a unique professional development experience that frames leadership as the ability to build relationships, cultivate excellence, and sustain energy for productive influence, agency, and motivation to enact positive change.
As a participant, you will engage with your peers and gain critical leadership knowledge and skills for today’s healthcare environment. The registration fee includes both in-person sessions, as well as five web-based sessions.
Session 1: October 8-10, 2021
Session 2: March 18-20, 2022
Where: Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Denver, CO
Course Faculty: Mike Foley, MD; Dan O'Keeffe, MD; and Idahlynn Karre, PhD
Registration Rates: The fee includes both in-person sessions and five web-based sessions; all course materials; as well as breakfast and lunch on both in-person sessions.
Members: $3,235
Non-Members: $4,325
To register and for more information, visit SMFM.org.
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