Leadership Academy
Where emerging leaders grow, connect, and inspire change.
Are you ready to enhance your leadership skills to the next level? The ABM Leadership Academy is your opportunity to grow, connect with experts, and make a lasting impact on breastfeeding medicine. Applications are now open for our 2025-2026 cohort, and we want you to be part of it!
Deadline to Apply: Friday, August 15, 2025
What is the ABM Leadership Academy?
The ABM Leadership Academy is a transformative program designed to equip you with the leadership tools and experience needed to excel in your career. You’ll receive personalized mentoring from leading breastfeeding experts and lead a project that drives innovation and equity in breastfeeding medicine.
As a participant, you will:
- Enhance your clinical skills and leadership abilities.
- Improve your effectiveness within multidisciplinary teams.
- Unlock new career advancement opportunities.
- Deepen your understanding of volunteer leadership and healthcare equity.
- Become a strong advocate for breastfeeding medicine in your community.
Who Can Benefit from the Leadership Academy?
The ABM Leadership Academy is open to ABM members who meet the following criteria:
- Hold an MD, DO, MBBS, DDS, DMD, or an equivalent degree from an accredited medical or osteopathy school. Current medical residents/fellows are also eligible.
- Are committed to participating in the 10-month program and fulfilling all program requirements.
Not an ABM member yet? Join today to meet the membership requirement and become eligible for the Leadership Academy!
Be Part of the Alumni Community
Join others in interactive discussions and workshops who are also seeking to develop the skills to become leaders in their field.
Hear from Our Alumni Community: Read testimonials from past participants
After graduation, alumni are expected to:
- Complete a leadership project and submit a project poster to present at the ABM Annual International Meeting within 2 years of program completion.
- Serve as an ABM volunteer or consider serving as a mentor and/or faculty for future cohorts of the Leadership Academy.
What Does the Program Involve?
As a member of the Leadership Academy, you’ll be expected to join at least 7 of the 9 scheduled webinar sessions. See the full schedule here.
Additionally, you’ll be required to:
- Maintain your ABM membership through the completion of the program.
- Attend both the program’s opening and wrap-up sessions.
- Attend and actively participate in at least 7 of the 9 required webinar sessions (for a duration of at least 80% of each session).
- Complete pre-work and post-session reflections for each webinar session.
- Engage in monthly Learning Team meetings.
- Complete a leadership project that contributes to breastfeeding medicine.
Leadership Project: Making a Difference
Every participant will complete a leadership project that applies the skills learned throughout the program. Your project should focus on advancing breastfeeding medicine, addressing health inequities, or driving innovation within the field of breastfeeding medicine.
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2025-2026 Session dates
All sessions are held virtually on Zoom. Participants are required to attend the opening and closing sessions. All participants are expected to attend and actively participate in at least 7 of the 9 required webinar sessions (for a duration of at least 80% of each session).
Session Times
Each program session is scheduled from 4:00 – 5:30 pm Eastern Time in the United States. The opening session is a full-day session, scheduled from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Eastern Time in the United States. Convert the session times to your local time zone. We welcome diverse leadership perspectives and encourage participants to bring insights from their cultural contexts to each session of the program.
Session Date
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Leadership Topic
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Monday, October 27, 2025
8:30 am – 4:30 pm Eastern Time
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Opening Session — Emotional Intelligence
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Monday, November 17, 2025
4:00 – 5:30 pm Eastern Time
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Leading with Vision and Purpose
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Monday, December 8, 2025
4:00 – 5:30 pm Eastern Time
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Managing Time and Priorities
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Monday, January 26, 2026
4:00 – 5:30 pm Eastern Time
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Leader Communication
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Monday, February 9, 2026
4:00 – 5:30 pm Eastern Time
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Influence and Advocacy
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Monday, March 2, 2026
4:00 – 5:30 pm Eastern Time
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging in the Workplace
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Monday, March 23, 2026
4:00 – 5:30 pm Eastern Time
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Leading Teams
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Monday, April 13, 2026
4:00 – 5:30 pm Eastern Time
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Creating a Phenomenal Project Presentation & Poster
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Monday, May 4, 2026
4:00 – 5:30 pm Eastern Time
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Conflict Management
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Monday, June 1, 2026
4:00 – 5:30 pm Eastern Time
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Strategic Thinking
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Monday, June 15, 2026
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Eastern Time
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Closing Session/Project Presentations
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Program Costs and Financial Assistance
Financial assistance is available through partial scholarships. You can apply for a scholarship as part of your application, and you’ll be notified of your award before committing to the program. A completed program application must be submitted to be considered for a partial scholarship.
Tuition With Scholarship:
- United States: $1,500 USD
- Non-US Category 1 & 2 Countries*: $750 USD
- Category 3 Countries*: $450 USD
Tuition Without Scholarship:
- United States: $2,000 USD
- Non-US Category 1 & 2 Countries*: $1,000 USD
- Category 3 Countries*: $600 USD
*Locate your country category.
Questions? We’re here to help! Reach out to us at [email protected] with any inquiries.
A Special Thanks
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) would like to acknowledge and thank the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for its generous support of the initiation of this program.
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