Leadership Development Academy
2025-2026 Ohio ACEP Leadership Development Academy Class
The application period for the Ohio ACEP 2024-2025 Leadership Development Academy is now closed.
Ready to take your leadership skills to the next level?
Ohio ACEP’s Leadership Development Academy (LDA) is a year-long program designed to develop tomorrow’s EM leaders. The program offers participants instructional sessions and guided real-world experience in the arenas of political advocacy, public education and leadership.
Why apply?
Along with gaining valuable leadership and communication skills, LDA members will participate in unforgettable experiences including ACEP Council at ACEP25 in Salt Lake City and ACEP’s 2026 Leadership & Advocacy Conference in Washington, DC.
What will I take away from the LDA?
As part of the Ohio ACEP Leadership Development Academy, participants will:
- Develop skills to meet the challenges of emergency medicine
- Connect with peers and mentors; grow professional networks
- Learn to affect change and influence without authority
- Identify, develop and refine core leadership competencies
How do I apply?
The application period for the Ohio ACEP 2025-2026 Leadership Development Academy is now closed.
Application Deadline: April 25, 2025
Ohio ACEP Presents the 2024-2025 Leadership Development Academy Class!
Garrett Bassett, DO, FACEP
SCP Health/Mid-Ohio Emergency Services/OhioHealth
Christopher Burnsides, DO
Mid-Ohio Emergency Services
Daniel Giorgio, MD
Cleveland Clinic Emergency Services Institute
Kirsten Schulte, DO
Cleveland Clinic/MetroHealth
Somy Thottathil, MD, FACEP
Cleveland Clinic
Andrew Yocum, MD, FACEP
Cleveland Clinic Akron General
The Leadership Development Academy will offer these participants instructional sessions and guided real-world experience in the arenas of political advocacy, education and leadership. Members of each class learn valuable skills to advance their careers and the profession of emergency medicine.
Leadership Development Academy - Program Graduates
Ohio ACEP has a rich history of helping to develop leaders who have moved on to prominence in local, state and national emergency medicine leadership roles. We are rightfully proud of these leaders.
