Congratulations to Associate Professor Sue-Anne McLachlan
Congratulations to Associate Professor Sue-Anne McLachlan, Director Oncology and Cancer Services, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne. A/Prof McLachlan is the recipient of a $12,000 scholarship to undertake the Leading for Organisational Impact: The Looking Glass Experience program at the Melbourne Business School (MBS).
Enterprise-wide perspective
A stellar group of women from across the VCCC applied for the five-day program designed by the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)®, that aims to support senior managers lead with an enterprise-wide perspective.
A/Prof McLachlan leads the oncology team of health professionals at St Vincent’s Hospital to provide clinical care for both inpatients and outpatients. St Vincent’s has around 7,500 malignant cancer admissions and 6,000 same-day admitted episodes annually. As Director of Cancer Services, McLachlan facilitates the provision of multidisciplinary evidence-based care for patients with cancer at St Vincent’s.
Strong engagement with VCCC alliance
The VCCC is dependent on strong engagement from alliance members and A/Prof McLachlan is looking forward to building upon her negotiating and influencing skills to effect organisational change and to represent St Vincent’s contribution in the alliance.
Honouring Jo Leonard
The leadership scholarship is in honour of Jo Leonard who was a longstanding and valued member of the MBS. In August 2016, Jo lost her battle to ovarian cancer - leaving her husband, teenage children and a huge network of family and friends. Jo first commenced with the MBS in 1999 supporting Executive Education programs as a facilitator and executive coach. She worked with many public and private sector clients including the highly successful BHP Billiton Graduate Program and was a key facilitator for the MBS Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) programs, her favourite being Leading for Organisational Impact, Executive Education - MBS.
“Our medical schools have as many women as men entering the profession now, however fewer women progress to leadership roles. I would like to work in some way to action change and address some of the challenges faced by women in our profession, at my institution and within the VCCC alliance,” A/Prof McLachlan said. She will undertake the program in October this year.
