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Message from our Director

Elizabeth Ellinas MD

As founding director of the AWSM Center, I am deeply committed to AWSM’s vision: that all people in academic medicine, including those that are typically undervalued, are respected and affirmed for their talents, ambitions, and achievements. To achieve that vision, we must cultivate a culture that hears and values all voices, building bridges that allow everyone to move forward together.

-Libby Ellinas, MD, MS, Director AWSM Center

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