Iris Padilla was recently selected for the 2017-2018 Amy V. Cockcroft Nursing Leadership Fellow at the University of South Carolina College of Nursing in Columbia, SC. The Amy V. Cockcroft Nursing Leaderhip Development Program prepares nurse executive leaders to meet the increasingly urgent demands of today's health care organizations. the progressive program will advance a leader's ability to lead and navigate complex organizations and work effectively with interdisciplinary teams.

During the program participants will: 

• Expand your boundaries of leadership through self-awareness, circles of influence and visionary strategic thinking.
• Leverage your work at a higher level using system thinking concepts with highly effective organizational and personal communications.
• Resolve and negotiate conflicts with mastered communication skills and self-reflection.
• Challenge traditional linear thinking to successfully lead in today's global, complex, and evolving healthcare environment.
• Plan and implement an interdisciplinary project that illustrates application of acquired leadership and supports the recommendations of the IOM Report on the Future of Nursing.