Nancy Spector, MD: Pediatrics

Nancy Spector, MD

Distinguished Professor; Senior Vice Dean for Faculty; Professor of Pediatrics; Executive Director, ELAM and ELH; Executive Director, Lynn Yeakel Institute for Women's Health and Leadership

Department: Pediatrics

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Education

University of Massachusetts Medical School

Awards & Honors

Distinguished Professor at 91��Ƭ�� – the highest title the University can bestow on a member of the full-time faculty, recognizing sustained excellence, national and international distinction, and extraordinary commitment to the University's values (2026)
Alumni Distinguished Service Award, UMass Chan Medical School Alumni Board (2025)
AAMC Group on Women in Medicine and Science Leadership Award for an Individual (2020)
SheForShe Award, Women in Medicine Summit (2020)
Elizabeth Bingham Award, Philadelphia Chapter of the Association for Women in Science (2020)
John M. Eisenberg National Patient Safety and Quality Award, Joint Commission and National Quality Forum (2016)
Advancement of Safety and Pediatric Hospital Medicine Quality Award (2015)
Cox Prize and Finalist, Harvard Business School and Harvard Medical School Health Acceleration Challenge (2015)
Miller Sarkin Mentoring Award from the Academic Pediatric Association (2014)
Elias Abrutyn Mentoring Award (2011)
Robert S. Holm Award (given by the Association of Pediatric Program Directors) to honor a program director or associate program director for extraordinary contribution in pediatric program director leadership (2010)
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
American Pediatric Society

Memberships / Professional Affiliations

Member, AAP Life Program Advisory Committee (2016–present)
Member, American Pediatric Society (2014–present)
Member, American Board of Pediatrics Education and Training Committee (2014–present)
Chair, APPD Faculty and Professional Development Task Force (2012–2015)
Member, Federation of Pediatrics Organizations' Task Force on Women in Pediatrics (2008–2014)
Co-chair, APPD Grassroots Forum for Associate Program Directors (2006–2010)
Vice-chair, APPD Faculty Development Task Force (2008–2011)
Co-chair, APPD Mentorship Program (2012–2016)
Co-chair, APPD Mid-Atlantic Regional Group (2007–2010)

Nancy Spector, MD, is the executive director of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program, the Executive Leadership in Health Care program, and the Lynn Yeakel Institute for Women's Health and Leadership. She also serves as senior vice dean for faculty at 91��Ƭ�� and is a professor of pediatrics. Dr. Spector is a graduate of Brown University and the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She completed her residency, chief residency and general academic pediatrics fellowship at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children.

Dr. Spector supplemented her educational portfolio with a fellowship in faculty development at Michigan State University and coursework in leadership and faculty development at the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Harvard Macy Institute. She was a fellow in the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program in 2009–2010.

Dr. Spector joined St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in 1997 and, in addition to her other academic roles, she served as vice chair for education and faculty development, associate director of the Pediatric Residency program from 2002 to 2012 and program director from 2012 to 2016. She served as the associate director of ELAM from 2015 to 2016. Since 2016 she has been the executive director of ELAM

Her expertise extends broadly in academic pediatrics in the areas of curriculum design and implementation; evaluation methodology and process; faculty development; and mentoring. Her scholarly work focuses on the development and implementation of competency-based educational programs, mentorship, faculty development, professional development and leadership skills. She has been a leader of the I-PASS Study Group, a research group that focuses on patient safety and communications research and is a founder of the I-PASS Patient Safety Institute, which seeks to train institutions in best handoff practices and aid in their implementation.

In the Media

Nancy Spector, MD, to Receive 2025 Phyllis Marciano, MD, Woman in Medicine Award
(February 3, 2025)

Healio (January 13, 2025)

Philadelphia Inquirer (March 6, 2024)

PRWeb (May 9, 2023)

Emory Health Sciences (June 6, 2023)

Additional articles...

Nancy Spector, MD, Named American Medical Women’s Association 2023 Elizabeth Blackwell Awardee
(February 2023)

Exel, Drexel Research Magazine (2021)

"AWIS-PHL Honors Three College of Medicine Women"
(December 10, 2020)

Covid, Covid, Covid
Bloomberg Best (November 8, 2020)

Discussion of the widening gender gap in medical research on Bloomberg TV
MSN Money (November 4, 2020)

Bloomberg TV (October 27, 2020)

COVID-19 and the Slide Backward for Women in Academic Medicine
JAMA (September 17, 2020)

Quartz (September 17, 2020)

Becker’s Hospital Review (July 15, 2020)

Philadelphia Inquirer (December12, 2019)

Philadelphia Inquirer (November 14, 2019)

WIA Report (November 13, 2019)

Philadelphia Inquirer (October 3, 2019)

Exel Magazine (2019)

Philadelphia Inquirer (August 3, 2019)
Interactive session to focus on how and why to negotiate effectively
American Academy of Pediatrics News (July 11, 2019)
Drexel News Blog (July 1, 2019)
Faculty Factory podcast (May 31, 2019)
Drexel News Blog (August 13, 2018)
Physicians Weekly (July 20, 2018)
The Philadelphia Tribune (December 1, 2014)

Publications

Dr. Spector's scholarly activity includes:

Over 80 peer-reviewed articles, reviews and book chapters, and professional educational materials
Nearly 250 presentations, posters, workshops, CME courses and community presentations
18 visiting professorships

Recent Publications

“Analysis of Pediatric Clinical Practice Guideline Authors by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity” (“Best in Class” for the category “Advocacy” for the AAMC Group on Faculty Affairs repository of Faculty Affairs & Faculty Development research and scholarship.)
Martin AA, Jacobs JW, Armijo PR, Allan JM, Booth GS, Spector ND, Overholser B, Silver JK
J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2024 Aug;33(8):1052-1062. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2023.1132. Epub 2024 Jun 6. PMID: 38842430

“Gender Differences in the Path to Medical School Deanship” (“Best in Class” for the category “Developing the Next Generation of Leaders” for the AAMC Group on Faculty Affairs repository of Faculty Affairs & Faculty Development research and scholarship.)
Iyer MS, Bradford C, Gottlieb AS, Kling DB Jr, Jagsi R, Mangurian C, Marks L, Meltzer CC, Overholser B, Silver JK, Way DP, Spector ND
JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jul 1;7(7):e2420570. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.20570

P Chen, ND Spector
N Engl J Med 2024;391:1761-1763. VOL. 391 NO. 19. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2408878. November 9, 2024

“Gender Differences in the Path to Medical School Deanship”
Maya S. Iyer, MD, MEd; Carol Bradford, MD, MS; Amy S. Gottlieb, MD; David B. Kling Jr, DO; Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil; Christina Mangurian, MD, MAS; Lilly Marks, BA, BS; Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD; Barbara Overholser, MA; Julie K. Silver, MD; David P. Way, MEd; Nancy D. Spector, MD
JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(7):e2420570. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.20570

“Gender Representation Among Editors of Major Pediatric Journals” (“Best in Class” for the category “Changing Academy” for the AAMC Group on Faculty Affairs)
Allan JM, Jacobs JW, Spector ND, Rodrigues Armijo P, Booth GS, Silver JK
JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jul 3;6(7):e2321533. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21533

Cristina R. Fernández, MD, MPH, Nancy D. Spector, MD
J. Hosp. Med 2020;8;494. doi:10.12788/jhm.3395

Jones Y, Durand V, Morton K, Ottolini M, Shaughnessy E, Spector ND, O’Toole J
J. Hosp. Med 2020;15(8):507-509. Published Online First July 20, 2020. doi:10.12788/jhm.3470

"Leading by Design: Lessons for the Future From 25 Years of the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women"
Jagsi R, Spector ND
Academic Medicine July 7, 2020

Additional publications...

Resa E. Lewiss, Julie K. Silver, Carol A. Bernstein, Angela M. Mills, Barbara Overholser, and Nancy D. Spector
Journal of Women's Health, online October 9, 2019

"Women in Pediatrics: Progress, Barriers, and Opportunities for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion"
Nancy D. Spector, Philomena A. Asante, Jasmine R. Marcelin, Julie A. Poorman, Allison R. Larson, Arghavan Salles, Amy S. Oxentenko, Julie K. Silver
Pediatrics;144(5):e20192149, November 2019

"Examining Gender Disparity in Medicine and Setting a Course Forward"
Nancy D. Spector, Barbara Overholser
JAMA Network Open, 2(6):e196484, June 28, 2019

Alisa Khan, Nancy D. Spector, Jennifer D. Baird et al., on behalf of the Patient and Family Centered I-PASS Study Group
BMJ, 363:k4764, 2018

"Assessment of Women Physicians Among Authors of Perspective-Type Articles Published in High-Impact Pediatric Journals"
Julie K. Silver, Julie A. Poorman, Julia M. Reilly, Nancy D. Spector, Richard Goldstein, Ross D. Zafonte
JAMA Network Open, 1(3):e180802, 2018

Contact Information

Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine
2900 W. Queen Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Phone: 215.991.8240
Fax: 215.991.8171

ELAM

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