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| Naden Kreitz and Ryleigh Randall attend the AAMC RISE seminar in Washington, D.C. |
The RISE program is a two-and-a-half-day leadership development seminar designed for graduating fourth-year medical students. It focuses on four core areas: Relationships, Influence, Self-awareness, and Effectiveness. The curriculum includes sessions on building on personal strengths, team building and collaboration, managing conflict, time management, well-being and resilience, and building one's reputation as a resident. Each M.D.-granting medical school in the nation is invited to nominate two students who have demonstrated a willingness and ability to positively impact the culture and learning environment at their institution.
Reflecting on the experience, Kreitz shared, “To be in a room with medical students from around the country to discuss what leadership and the future of academic medicine was truly an honor.”
Randall added, “I am so grateful for the opportunity to soak up some wisdom and advice from some incredible leaders, and it was great to meet other fourth-year students who are also getting ready to make a transition into residency.”
Kreitz and Randall exemplify leadership in academic medicine. Both are part of the Whiddon College of Medicine's M.D. with Research Honors Program and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
In addition, Kreitz serves as president of USA's chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. A member of the U.S. Air Force, he will soon begin residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
Randall was recently named to the Aequitas Health Medical Honor Society and serves as student chapter president of the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians. Following graduation, they will train in family medicine at Brown University/Kent Hospital in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
