Vice Chair Incubators Program

Program Overview

The Vice Chairs Incubator Program (VIP) accepted its first cohort in 2025. The longitudinal program provides vice chairs (or equivalent leaders) an opportunity to participate in leadership coaching to target executive leadership skills in emotional intelligence and people management.

All participants participate in co-facilitated group leadership coaching and also have an opportunity to receive 1:1 executive coaching assessments by coach Robb Schachter (UMass Chan Human Resources).

Curriculum

Each cohort consists of 8 faculty participants. In addition to receiving 1:1 and group coaching, the cohort will view monthly virtual seminars designed in the “flipped classroom” model. Participants will prepare for each session by watching 1-2 brief recorded presentations by content experts on various topics, about 10 minutes in length. Topics include developing high performance teams, understanding and managing unprofessional behavior, and communication and negotiation skills. The participants will have visibility with senior leadership at UMass Chan.

Learning Objectives:

After completing this program, learners will be able to:

Utilize emotional intelligence to inform communication
Facilitate excellent performance of teams
Manage difficult conversations with team members

For more information about the VIP please email Mary.Ahn@UMassmed.edu

2025 Cohort

Christopher Ito
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
Rita Khodosh
Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology
Jeanne Cawse-Lucas
Professor, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Deborah Blazey-Martin
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Marci Jones
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics Surgery and Rehabilitation
Daryl Bosco
Professor, Department of Neurology and Biochemistry & Molecular Biotechnology
Phoebe Moore
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences