Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging Conference Hosted by the University of Rochester

The Emerging Leaders in Aging program is an inspiring, interdisciplinary experience that augments and leverages existing leadership skills for clinical, research, policy and educational initiatives in aging. Beginning with a two-day, in-person workshop in the fall, the Emerging Leaders in Aging program provides leadership training focused on the unique needs of leaders in aging-specific environments. This video includes interview clips from the fall 2025 Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging Conference in Rochester, NY, including Annie Medina-Walpole, MD, Director of the UR Aging Institute and Professor of Medicine — Geriatrics, University of Rochester; Sharon Brangman, MD, Distinguished Service Professor of Geriatrics Medicine, Department Chief of Geriatrics, Upstate University Hospital; Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH, Founder, Tideswell ELIA Program and Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Gabriela Poles, MD, MPH, Tideswell ELIA Scholar and Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Rochester; Matthew Mesias, MD, Tideswell ELIA Scholar and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University; Kathi Heffner-Johnson, PhD, Former Tideswell ELIA Scholar and Professor of Nursing, Medicine, and Psychiatry, University of Rochester; Thomas Caprio, MD, Former Tideswell ELIA Scholar, Professor of Medicine – Geriatrics, Chief of Geriatrics, University of Rochester; Mary Bonnet, MD, Tideswell ELIA Scholar and Assistant Professor of Medicine – Geriatrics, University of Rochester; Melissa Loh, MBBCh BAO, MS, Former Tideswell ELIA Scholar and Associate Professor of Medicine, Geriatric Oncologist, University of Rochester; Anna Chang, MD, Director, Tideswell ELIA Program and Professor of Medicine, UCSF Division of Geriatrics.