Announcing the NMA/AUPO INTREPID Leadership Development Class of 2025–2026!

As a partnership between NMA and AUPO, INTREPID is a highly interactive, year-long seminar-based program that provides faculty members with a tailored professional development opportunity to learn foundational skills that will enable them to achieve career goals, advance, and thrive as successful leaders in academic medicine and science.

Welcome NMA/AUPO INTREPID Leadership Development Class of 2025–2026!

• Christine Coward, MD
  University of Rochester, Flaum Eye Institute
• Anthony Marte, MD
  Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
• Reyna Martinez-De Luna, PhD
  State University of New York Upstate Medical University
• Julius Oatts, MD
  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Anh Pham, MD, PhD
  University of Miami, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
• Jessica Randolph, MD
   Virginia Commonwealth University

INvesting, TRaining, Equipping, and Promoting Individuals for Distinction in Ophthalmology Leadership Development Program: As a partnership between NMA and AUPO, INTREPID is a highly interactive, year-long seminar-based program that provides faculty members a tailored professional development opportunity to learn foundational skills that will enable them to achieve career goals, advance, and thrive as a successful leader in academic medicine and science. INTREPID is proud to focus on personalized leadership and cultural resilience training. Participants will attend both the NMA and AUPO annual meetings where they will join and contribute to dynamic communities.

INTREPID Planning Committee: Ore-ofe Adesina, MD; Dolly Ann Padovani-Claudio, MD, PhD; Ahmara Ross, MD, PhD; Fasika Woreta, MD, MPH; Terri Young, MD, MBA

Left to right: Anh Pham, Anthony Marte, Christine Coward, Julius Oatts, Jessica Randolph, Reyna Martinez-DeLuna