Noyes selected for prestigious ELAM fellowship

UB faculty member Ekaterina “Katia” Noyes, a nationally recognized leader in health services and outcomes research, has been selected as a fellow in the prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program at Drexel University College of Medicine.

The selection of Noyes, associate dean for translational and team science, and director of the Division of Health Services Policy and Practice in the School of Public Health and Health Professions, to ELAM’s 2026–27 cohort places her among an elite group of senior faculty across North America being prepared for the highest levels of leadership in academic health care.

The ELAM fellowship is regarded as the premier leadership development program for women in academic medicine and public health. It is the only longitudinal program in North America dedicated to preparing senior faculty for executive roles such as dean, provost or health system leader. Participants are selected through a competitive nomination process requiring endorsement from institutional leadership, reflecting their accomplishments and their potential to drive systemic change. The program’s yearlong curriculum focuses on executive leadership, organizational strategy, financial management and institutional transformation, culminating in a capstone project designed to address a real-world challenge at the fellow’s home institution.

Noyes has built a reputation for advancing team-based science and cross-sector collaboration. She directs the Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Team Science Core within UB’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute and co-directs its K12 mentored career development program, helping train the next generation of clinician-scientists and public health leaders. Her leadership has helped secure consistent funding from major agencies including the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, while also expanding academic programs and research infrastructure at UB.

She is also a founding director of the Surgical Outcomes and Research (SOAR) Center, a collaborative initiative that bridges public health, clinical medicine and regional health systems to improve surgical care and patient outcomes.

Noyes’ work is distinguished by its scale and impact. Since joining UB in 2016, she has overseen significant growth in academic programs, including transforming the MPH concentration in health services administration into the school’s most popular track. She has also played a key role in developing large-scale research collaborations and institutional initiatives, submitting more than 100 grant proposals and forging partnerships with health systems, insurers and government agencies to address disparities in access to care.

Noyes’ leadership philosophy focuses on collaboration and empowerment. Her approach is a blend of transformational and coaching leadership, aligning diverse stakeholders around a shared mission while fostering individual growth. This perspective has shaped her work in building interdisciplinary teams that integrate clinical, data, behavioral and policy expertise to tackle complex health challenges.

Over the next five years, Noyes aims to expand her role as an institutional leader capable of guiding large, complex organizations through systemic change. She has identified a need to deepen her expertise in organizational strategy, negotiation and financial leadership — skills that are central to the ELAM curriculum.

ELAM alumni hold leadership positions at more than 300 academic health centers worldwide, underscoring the program’s influence in shaping the future of health care leadership.

Noyes will begin the program in June, engaging in a series of leadership development activities that culminate in the ELAM Leaders Forum in April 2027. As part of the fellowship, she will also develop an Institutional Action Project in collaboration with UB leadership, applying what she learns to create tangible impact within her organization.