Recent LEAD Events
School of Medicine Curriculum
Drs. Eric Schoomaker and Neil Grunberg presented “The Roles of Context and Organization” and “Leaders, Managers, Followers” to the Class of 2019 on 9 March 2018.
Drs. John McManigle and Neil Grunberg presented “Effective Communication” plenary session and small group activity to the Class of 2021 on 2 January 2018.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented “The Roles of Context and Organization” to the Class of 2021 on 23 October 2017.
Dr. John McManigle presented “Emotional Intelligence and MBTI” to the Class of 2021 on 23 October.
Dr. Nicole Hurst presented “Effective Teambuilding” to the Class of 2020 on 23 October 2017.
The LEAD Team took part in “Media Night” events at Operation Bushmaster (MFP 202) on 10 and 19 October 2017.
The LEAD Team took part as LEAD Faculty in Operation Bushmaster and MFP 101 at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA 7-20 October 2017.
Dr. Neil Grunberg and Ms. Erin Barry presented “Leaders, Managers, Followers” to the Class of 2020 on 12 September 2017.
Dr. John McManigle and Ms. Erin Barry presented “Self-Assessment and Peer Support” to the Class of 2020 on 25 August 2017. Discussion groups were led by Dr. McManigle, Ms. Barry, and Ms. Hannah Kleber.
The LEAD Team presented ‘Introduction to Leadership” to the Class of 2021 on 21 August 2017.
Dr. John McManigle presented “Emotional Intelligence” lecture and small group session to the Class of 2020 on 8 May 2017.
LEAD team members assisted in MFP 201 “Gunpowder” from 20-23 March 2017.
LEAD team members presented “Optimizing Small Team Performance Under Stress” lecture to the Class of 2018 on 17 March 2017.
Dr. John McManigle presented “Emotional Intelligence” lecture and small group session to the Class of 2018 on 3 March 2017.
LEAD team members presented “Effective Communication” lecture and small group session to the Class of 2020 on 3 January 2017.
Dr. John McManigle presented "Assessment" lecture and small group session to the Class of 2019 on 14 November 2016.
Dr. Neil E. Grunberg presented "Effective Team Building" lecture and small group session to the Class of 2019 on 24 October 2016.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented "The Roles of Context and Organization" lecture to the Class of 2020 on 24 October 2016.
LEAD Team participated in the USU "Bushmaster" Exercise (Medical Field Practicum 202) & MFP 101 8 OCT-21 OCT 16 at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA
Dr. Neil E. Grunberg presented the "Introduction to Leadership Assessment" lecture to the Class of 2017 on 28 September 2016.
LEAD Team members presented the "Introduction to Leadership" session for the Class of 2020 on 22 August 2016.
LEAD Team members presented "Difficult Conversations" lecture and small group session for the Class of 2019 on 22 August 2016.
LEAD team members presented "Crisis Communication" for a portion of the Class of 2019 in preparation for the Medical Field Practicum 102 on 12 August 2016.
LEAD team members presented "Crisis Communication" for a portion of the Class of 2019 in preparation for the Medical Field Practicum 102 on 8 August 2016.
LEAD team involvement in Medical Field Practicum 201 (MFP201) "Gunpowder" 21-24 March 2016.
University Activity
Ms. Erin Barry and Dr. Neil Grunberg taught a weekly graduate seminar: Principles of Science and Leadership from November 2017 – February 2018.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker Presentated to the AMA “Civilian and Military Health Policy and You” on 5 December 2017.
Dr. John McManigle presented about Emotional Intelligence at “USU Integrative Medicine and Wellness Monthly Series” on 9 November 2017.
Dr. Neil Grunberg presented sessions on LEAD Evaluation and Training at Operation Bushmaster (MFP 202) on 7 and 16 October 2017.
Drs. Neil Grunberg and Eric Schoomaker presented “Bushsmaster Evaluation: How and Why?” To the class of 2018 on 6 October 2017.
The LEAD Team Presented to the NCO’s a session regarding leadership education and development on 20 September 2017.
Dr. Neil Grunberg presented “Team Building” to incoming PhD students on 17 August 2017.
Dr. Grunberg, Dr. McManigle, Dr. Schoomaker and Ms. Kleber presented “Leader and Leadership Development for NCO’s” to a group of Non-Commissioned Officers at USUHS on 16 February 2017.
Dr. Neil E. Grunberg presented to the PhD students a first session of leadership on 10 November 2016.
Drs. Neil E. Grunberg and Eric Schoomaker presented LEAD Model to Medical/Clinical Psychology Students on 19 September 2016.
Drs. John McManigle, Neil E. Grunberg and Eric Schoomaker presented LEAD Model to Medical/Clinical Psychology Students on 30 August 2016.
LEAD Team was involved in the Antietam Battlefield Exercise on 18 August 2016.
Dr. John McManigle presented the LEAD Model and the idea for LEAD in Clerkship to the Executive Curriculum Committee on 6 July 2016.
Hannah Kleber presented a poster on the FourCe-PITO Framework for the USUHS Education day on 8 June 2016.
Dr. John McManigle presented the LEAD model to the Basic Science Department Chairs on 19 May 2016.
Dr. John McManigle presented the LEAD model to the Clinical Chairs on 7 April 2016.
Dr. John McManigle presented the LEAD model for the first time to the Executive Curriculum Committee regarding integrating LEAD content into the Clerkship for the medical school students on April 4 2016.
National Activity
Ms. Hannah Kleber presented “Emotional Intelligence" to the student leaders at Marianapolis Preparatory School on 23 March 2018.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker gave a Military Medicine Talk at Johns Hopkins University on 7 March 2018.
Ms. Erin Barry and Dr. Neil Grunberg participated in the monthly SGEA SIG Meetings in February and March 2018.
Dr. Neil Grunberg, Ms. Erin Barry, and Ms. Hannah Kleber participated in a meeting with RADM Klein from the Naval War College on 9 March 2018.
The LEAD Team participated in a meeting with the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) regarding leader and leadership development courses on 6 March 2018.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker participated in the Accupuncture and Integrative High Performance Team (HPT) on 14 February 2018.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker attended the National Cetner for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) National Advisory Council on 7 February 2018.
Ms. Hannah Kleber met with Harvard Medical School “Physician as Leader” program faculty to discuss LEAD in medical school curriculum on 29 January 2018.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented at the AMSUS Non-Pharmacologic Treatment of Pain Panel Discussion on 23 January 2018.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker and LTC Josh Hartzell presented “Service Leadership Talk” at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on 18 January 2018.
Ms. Hannah Kleber, Ms. Erin Barry and Dr. Neil Grunberg participated in meeting with NCDMPH and CSTS regarding April Symposium focusing on leadership.
Ms. Erin Barry and Dr. Neil Grunberg spoke with USAF Col Mark True, MD regarding LEAD for mid-level medical officers on 19 December 2017.
Ms. Hannah Kleber and Drs. Eric Schoomaker and Neil Grunberg met with Dr. Cormac O’Connor at Ft. Belvoir Community Hospital to discuss LEAD For Family Medicine uniformed residents and fellows on 11 December 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker was the Keynote Speaker at Advanced Team Physician Course on 7 December 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker took part in the West Virginia Pain Summit at WVU regarding the opioid crisis and pain management on 28-19 November 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented at the Alliance for Balanced Pain Management on 14 November 2017.
Dr. Neil Grunberg presented in a panel at the AAMC Annual meeting in Boston, MA and participated in a Medical Education Leadership Special Interest Group on 6 November 2017.
Dr. Neil Grunberg served on an invited panel to brief Congressional Staff about Addiction and the Opioid Crisis in the U.S., Capitol Hill, Washington, DC on 3 November 2017.
Dr. Neil Grunberg took part on the Presidential Leadership Scholars meeting at the Nixon Library 12-14 October 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker was a panel member at the Inaugural Balanced Pain Management Congress in San Diego, CA 21-22 October.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented at the Alliance for Health Policy Capitol Hill Panel on Pain Management on 15 September 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker was the keynote speaker for the Letterman Award at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine Letterman Dinner, in Frederick, MD on 15 September 2017.
Drs. Neil Grunberg, John McManigle, and Eric Schoomaker met with BG (ret) Tom Kolditz, PhD, of Rice University to discuss leadership education programs on 8 September 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker served as a panel moderator at the National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health sponsored Crisis Leadership Disaster Symposium on 6 September 2017.
Dr. Neil Grunberg and Ms. Erin Barry discussed confidence and leadership with the Presidential Leadership Scholars Women and Leadership Group on 29 August 2017.
The LEAD Team met with Linda Williams of WVU to discuss Leadership Education and Development on 23 August 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented at the Health Informatics Grad Course at GWU – Leadership in Health Information on 21 August 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker took part in the USU Strategic Offsite 2-3 August 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented a Talk on Leadership for a Visiting Faculty Talk at the US Army War College on 20 July 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented at the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Clinician Well Being and Resilience Meeting on 13 July 2017.
Dr. John McManigle participated in the University of South Florida / Lehigh Valley Health Network Emotional Intelligence Faculty Workshop 22 - 23 May 2017.
Drs. Neil Grunberg, John McManigle and Eric Schoomaker met with Dr. David Fessell from the University of Michigan.
Dr. John McManigle and Dr. Eric Schoomaker attended the Feagin Leadership Forum from 19-20 May 2017.
Dr. Neil E. Grunberg met with Presidential Leadership Scholars to discuss Women and Leadership in New York City, May 3, 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker spoke at the Acadia Healthcare Pain Symposium in New York City, NY on 3 May 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker spoke at the Johns Hopkins Military & Veterans Health Institute Pain Conference at Johns Hopkins on 1 May 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker spoke at the Naturopathic Symposium: Application of Integrative Approaches to Chronic Pain in the Military and VA in Arlington, VA on 29 April 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker spoke at the AMEDD Executive Skills Course in San Antonio, TX on 10 April 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker participated in the Chicago Pre-Health Professions Panel on 8 April 2017.
LEAD Team hosted the Inaugural Medical Student Leader and Leadership Summit at USUHS on 4 April 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium in NYC 23-25 February 2017 “Integrative Health & Medicine in Comprehensive Pain Management: A Personal Perspective on the Military and Federal Healthcare Experience”.
Dr. Neil E. Grunberg participated in a Presidential Leadership Scholars Summit in Washington, DC 15 February 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented at the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS) 30 November 2016.
Dr. Neil E. Grunberg led two “Gender and Leadership” sessions with members of the Presidential Leadership Scholars on 19 January and 23 January 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented “The Physician as Leader” at the Maryland Orthopedics Association 11 February 2017.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker spoke at The Next Interagency Health Leadership panel at the National Defense University on 16 November 2016.
Dr. Neil E. Grunberg was recognized for two recent publications by the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program in November 2016.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker spoke at The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) annual conference 13 November 2016, presentation titled "Resilience and Well-being in the U.S. Army".
Dr. Eric Schoomaker spoke at the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Executive Skills Course on 9 November 2016.
Dr. Neil E. Grunberg participated in a meeting of the 2015 and 2016 Presidential Leadership Scholars at the John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA, OCtober 27-29, 2016.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker mediated debate for the Medical Association of the US Army (MEDAUSA) conference on 22 September 2016.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker participated in the Health Equity and Prosperity Summit on 4-5 AUG 16 at University of MD, College Park, MD
Dr. Neil E. Grunberg and Hannah Kleber gave a presentation to the Walter Reed Institute of Research on Team Building on 26 July 2016.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented the leadership model to the US Army War College (USAWC) on July 14 2016.
Dr. Neil E. Grunberg spoke about "Collaborations among leaders" to the 2016 Presidential Leadership Scholars at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library, Little Rock, Arkansas, July 12, 2016.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented at Wellbeing in the Nation III (WIN III) Summit on 30 JUN 16 in Alexandria, VA.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker gave San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC) Commencement Address 10 JUN 16
Dr. Eric Schoomaker served as National Defense University Eisenhower University Health Industry Studies evaluator on 2 June 2016.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker gave the commencement address (and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters) at Baylor College of Medicine on 1 June 2016.
Dr. Eric Schoomaker presented to the Feagin Leadership Conference in Durham, NC on 20 May 2016.
LEAD group (In coordination with Brown and the University of South Florida) put together a poster for a presentation for the AAMC Northeast Group (including LEAD Framework) on 8 April 2016 in Providence, RI.
