The 2015 Class of NCMS Foundation Leadership Scholars Graduated last weekend at the North Carolina Medical Society Annual meeting, thus joining the ranks of the nearly 300 Leadership College alumni throughout the state.
The following are those who successfully completed the year-long program designed to enhance their leadership skills and position them for key leadership positions in their practice and the larger health care community:
Ami Shah, MD, Cary, Plastic Surgery
Angela Alistar, MD, Winston Salem, Internal Medicine
Annette Grefe, MD, Winston Salem, Neurology
Charlene Morris, PA-C, Stonewall, Family Medicine
David Willis, MD, Grimesland, Family/Sports Medicine
Gauri Dalvi, MD, Fayetteville, Pediatrics
Jessica Triche, MD, Bath, Family Medicine

  1. Brooke Chalk, MD, Wilmington, Ob-Gyn

Karen Cannon, MD, High Point, Pediatrics/Clinical Documentation Improvement Officer
Kathleen Boncimino, MD, Concord, Internal Medicine
Kathryn Colacchio, MD, Wilmington, Pediatrics/Neonatology
Keith MCoy, MD, Durham, Psychiatry
Kelly Pearson, MD, Chapel Hill, Dermatology
Obi Ikwechegh, MD, Winston Salem, Psychiatry
Congratulations to the Leadership College Class of 2015!
And welcome to the Leadership College Class of 2016:
Daniel Barzana, DO, Wilmington, General Surgery
Yun Boylston, MD, Burlington, Pediatrics
Pedgrag Gligorovic, MD, Wake Forest, Psychiatry
Folashade Jose, MD, Greenville, Pediatrics
Scott Lisson, MD, Cary, Urology
Christen MacKorell, Boiling Springs, PA student
Christopher McCraken, MD, Boone, Psychiatry
Angela Meredith, PA-C, Fayetteville, Student
Christopher Norman, PA-C, Greenville, Hospitalist
Bhavik Patel, MD, Durham, Radiology
Zoe Stallings, MD, Durham, Primary Care
Rupashree Varadarajan, MD, High Point, Internal Medicine
Kim Vuong, Chapel Hill, Student
Elyse Watkins, PA-C, High Point, Professor
If you are interested in participating in the Leadership College or any of the Kanof Institute for Physician Leadership courses, visit the website for more information or contact the program director, Tina Natt Och Dag or Erin Grover at 919-833-3836.