All Leadership College scholars agree to design and implement a project to address an important issue that will benefit the scholar's local society or specialty society, the state society, or to improve the health of their local community. Scholars and their local or specialty society leadership and staff work together on the projects in order to foster their relationship. Projects may serve as models in other local societies or specialty societies.

Projects undertaken by previous Leadership College scholars have been as diverse as the participants themselves. Following is a listing of past Leadership College projects:

Community Education Projects

Andrew A. Bonin, MD, Family Medicine, Durham

A Shared Decision-Making (SDM) Tool for Spine Surgery

Dieter Bruno, MD, Urology, Greenville

Community Approach to Prostate Cancer Screening

Chris DeRienzo, Medical Student-Pediatrics, Durham

Trends in Pediatric Hospitalizations in North Carolina and Nationwide

Terry A. Icard, PA-C, Physician Assistant-Psychiatry, Greenville

Increasing Awareness of Teen Suicide and Prevention Through Community Medical Providers

Sherry Ikalowych, MD, MS, Internal Medicine, Southport

Establishing a Hospital-Based Diabetes Education Program in Brunswick County

Alma Faye Jenkins, MD, Gastroenterology, Goldsboro

1st Annual Wayne County Health Fair - Health Insurance for All of Wayne County

Jugta Kahai, MD, Pediatrics, Oak Island

Child Abuse - A Pediatrician's Analysis of Local County Rates Compared to State and Other County Data

Leta Sue C. Lamb, MD, Radiation/Oncology, Lake Toxaway

Wellness Campaign to Local Businesses to Lower Health Care Costs: Focus on Cancer

Douglas W. Miyazaki, MD, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Winston-Salem

Smoking and Babies Just Don't Mix: A Campaign of the Forsyth County Infant Mortality Reduction Coalition

Adnan Nasir, MD, Dermatology, Raleigh

Nanotechnology Safety

Richard W. Puschinsky, MD, FACS, Urology, High Point

2007 Mini-Internship Program - High Point Medical Society & High Point Regional Health System

Shaylon D. Rettig, MD, Pediatrics, San Antonio, TX

Winners Play Fair: Educating Students, Coaches and Parents on the Effects of Anabolic Steroids and the Importance of a Healthy Diet, Proper Training and Practice to Athletic Performance

Ernest O. Sutton, III, MD, Pediatrics, Greenville

Education and Promotion of Water Safety in Eastern North Carolina

Kristi E. Woods, MD, Pediatrics, Pembroke

Combating Obesity in an Underprivileged Pediatric Population

Physician Education Projects

Elaine Cabinum-Foeller, MD, Pediatrics/Pediatric Forensics, Greenville

Pediatricians as Protectors: Are We Doing Enough?

Robert E. Clark, MD, Dermatologic Surgery, Cary

Pay for Performance: Improving the Quality of Care and Outcomes for Patients

Sharon Fekrat, MD, Ophthalmology, Durham

2003 Southeastern Ophthalmology Residents and Fellows Meeting of the Minds: What Every Eye MD Needs to Know to Thrive After Training

Charles W. Henrichs, III, MD, FACEP, Emergency Medicine, Hendersonville

Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders and North Carolina Physicians - Opinions on End of Life Care

Kenneth A. Holt, MD, Internal Medicine, Raleigh

Quality Healthcare Marketing by Physicians

William L. Joyner, MD, Family Medicine, Wilmington

Serving Underserved and Unserved Populations: Development of a Resource Directory/Guide for Physicians

Stephen I. Kramer, MD, DFAPA, Psychiatry, Winston-Salem

A Web-Based Directory of Adult Behavioral Health Services

Elizabeth Landolfo, MD, Pedatrics, Durham

A Comparison of Clinical Operations Between Two Clinic Types - Impact of New Immunization Requirements

Sabine M. Maas, MD, Family Practice, Linville

Health Savings Accounts

Frank M. Melvin, MD, Otolaryngology, Asheville

Establishment of a "Certificate of Need" Notification Program

Susan R. Mims, MD, MPH, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine & Preventive Medicine, Asheville

Coding and Reimbursement for Transitioning Care of Children with Complex Medical Health Needs

Sarah J. Olenick, MD, Pathology, Burlington

Addressing Co-Dependency in Medical Students from Alcoholic Families

Leslie E. Page, DO, Gynecology, Kansas (Formerly of Spruce Pine)

Primary Care Provider Attitudes and Knowledge About Breast Cancer Detection Strategies in Three Rural Western North Carolina Counties

Devdutta G. Sangvai, MD, Family Practice, Durham

Basic Personal Finance for New Doctors

Kathleen M. Seibel, MD, MHA, DFAPA, Psychiatry, Grimesland

Impaired Medical Students

Monique A. Spillman, MD, Gynecological Oncology, Morrisville

Residents and Fellows: Needs, Knowledge and Attitudes--Identifying Issues, Obstacles and Opportunities in Organized Medicine

Health Care Access Projects

J. Madison Clark, MD, Otolaryngology, Burlington

Sustainability of Surgical Specialty Care (Secondary Access) in Small Communities in North Carolina

David O. Cook, MD, Urology, Winston-Salem

Assessing Barriers to Specialty Physician Care for Health Care Access Patients in Forsyth County

Palmer Edwards, MD, Psychiatry, Winston-Salem

Status of Mental Health Care in North Carolina's Free Medical Clinics

Jack R. Faircloth, MD, Family Practice, Charlotte

Project Abscess: Increasing Referral Access for Dental Emergencies by Applying the Project Access Model

Janice E. Huff, MD, Family Practice, Charlotte

Physicians Reach Out - Ongoing Physician Involvement in a "Free Health Care" Project

David W. Lewis, PA-C, MPAS, Anesthesiology/Emergency Medicine, Garner

Assessing the Medical Needs of Returning National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers from Combat and Bridging the Gap

Elizabeth C. Tilson, MD, MPH, Pediatrics & General Preventive Medicine/Public Health, Raleigh

Building Spanish Capacity in Wake County Primary Care Practices

Sandeep K. Tiwari, MD, FAAP, Pediatrics, Roanoke Rapids

Healthcare Crisis in Rural North Carolina: How to Improve Physician Retention

Legislative Projects

B. Steven Bentsen, MD, Psychiatry, Wilmington

Impact of Legislation on Mental Health Care Delivery in Rural Communities

Philip M. Brown, Jr., MD, Academic-Vascular Surgery, Wilmington

Semantics and Surgeons - Developing a System of Communication with Pitt County Surgeons that Fosters Understanding of the Pertinent Liability Reform and Healthcare Access Issues

Russell M. Howerton, MD, Academic-General Surgery, Winston Salem

Assessing and Increasing the Participation of Surgeons in the Political Processes of Determining Health Policy

Matthew B. Martin, MD, FACS, General Surgery, Greensboro

Healthcare Economics 101

Mark A. Mattioli, MD, Psychiatry, Child, Durham

Child Mental Health Reform in North Carolina

Marcus G. Plescia, MD, Public Health, Raleigh

Physician Advocacy to Increase the North Carolina Tobacco Excise Tax

John L. Reynolds, MD, Anesthesiology, Shelby

Involving Local Physicians in the Political and Legislative Process

Brian E. Smith, MD, Ophthalmology, Asheville

Project PAC: Increasing the Number of Physician-Directed Political Action Commttees in North Carolina

Barry Stowe, MD, Anesthesiology, Charlotte

Education of North Carolina Medical Students in Political Activism

Joey P. Thomas, MD, Anesthesiology, Roanoke Rapids

North Carolina Medical Liability Crisis

Membership/Recruiting Projects

William Scott Berger, MD, General Surgery, Winston-Salem

Development of a County Medical Reserve Corps

Stephen M. Blatt, MD, Anesthesiology, Waynesville

Participation in Medical Politics: Is there an "I" in Team?

Betty B. Bradley, MD, Family Medicine, Elizabethtown

Bladen County Medical Society Service Projects

Shirish D. Devasthali, MD, Hematology/Oncology, Fayetteville

CME Cruise for Physicians and Physician Assistants Organized Through the North Carolina Medical Society

Thomas L. Eisenhauer, MD, FACS, General Surgery, Hendersonville

Making Improvements to the County Medical Society

Edward B. Ermini, MD, Otolaryngology, Lumberton

Methods to Increase Physician Involvement in a County Medical Society

George V. Huffmon, III, MD

Involving Surgical Sub-Specialists in Organized Medicine

Peter O. Lutz, MD, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, Winston-Salem

Diagnosing the Lack of Resident Involvement in Organized Medicine

Thomas J. Polascik, MD, Urology, Durham

Expanding the Role of the North Carolina Urologist in the North Carolina Urological Association

Wright D. Shields, MD, Internal Medicine, New Bern

Declining Medical Society Attendance: Craven-Pamlico-Jones Medical Society

Frank C. Smeeks, III, MD, Emergency Medicine, Morganton

The Benefit of Local County Medical Society Membership

Thomas S. Stewart, MD, Urology, Lumberton

Improving the North Carolina Urologic Association by Increasing Membership and Improving Services to its Members - Building on Lessons Learned

Ellis A. Tinsley, Jr., MD, General Surgery, Wilmington

Exploring Opportunities for Cooperation Between NCMS and NCACS

Benjamin E. Wall, MD, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Wilmington

Marketing the Medical Society

Media-Related Projects

John K. Min, MD, Internal Medicine, Burlington

Medicine in the Media

Meera A. Kelley, MD, Infectious Diseases, Chapel Hill

Use of the media to recruit hospital participation in a quality improvement project

Technology-Related Projects

Billy Collins, MS, PA-C, Occupational Medicine, Rocky Mount

Electronic Medical Records: Implementation in Halifax and Surrounding Counties

Jennifer T. Fortney, MD, Academic-Anesthesiology, Durham

Durham-Orange County Website

Douglas K. Holmes, MD, Otolaryngology, Raleigh

Implementing EMRs into a Private Practice

Eugenie M. Komives, MD, Administrative, Chapel Hill

Focus Group Findings: What Can Health Plans do to Stimulate the Adoption of Quality Improvement Information Technology for Family Physician Practices?

Mark K. LaVigne, MD, Otolaryngology, Laurinburg

Embrace Informatics

Barry R. Pate, MD, Otolaryngology, Asheville

Development of Practice Website

Other Projects

Shiva K. Rao, MD, General Surgery, Roanoke Rapids

Physician-Hospital Relationships: Parallel Roads Do Not Converge

Sarvesh R. Sathiraju, FACP, MD, Internal Medicine, Rutherford College

Bioterrorism Policy for Burke County Medical Society

Joshua F. Smith, PA-C, Physician Assistant/Family Practice, Concord

Evaluation and Improvement of the NCAPA Re-Certification Practice Exam

John A. Welshofer, MD, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Charlotte

Educational Opportunities For Workers' Compensation in the State of North Carolina