(forwarded from the HLS-list)
The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries is pleased to announce the 2007-2008 year of the leadership program jointly sponsored by the National Library of Medicine and AAHSL. The NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellows Program, focused on preparing emerging leaders for the position of library director in academic health center libraries, offers the opportunity to work closely with a mentor and to work collaboratively with other fellows and mentors.

Applicants with leadership experience in academic health center libraries, hospital libraries, or other library-related settings are encouraged. The multi-faceted program takes advantage of flexible scheduling and an online learning community.

Fifty fellows and mentors have participated in the program since its inauguration in 2002. To date, five former fellows have assumed director positions.

"The program helped sharpen my focus and convinced me that becoming a director was a worthwhile ambition," noted Jett McCann, fellow, class of 2004-2005. "It exposed me to what a variety of directors actually do and how they work. The comradeship forged with my cohort colleagues continues; we are each others' best critics, advisers, and champions."

The deadline for applications for fellows and mentors for the 2007-2008 class is August 17, 2007.
For more information, see http://aahsl.org/document/NLM_AAHSL_Leadership_Fellows_2008.pdf.