Leadership Development Course Task Force
This course is designed to help rehabilitation and research professionals begin to develop leadership skills necessary to advance and build the leadership capacity in rehabilitation medicine and research. The focus of this course is to help individuals develop the confidence and assertiveness necessary to achieve greater personal success, significantly contribute to the goals of ACRM and ultimately to the field of rehabilitation medicine and research.
CHAIR

Deborah Backus, PT, PhD, FACRM
Leadership Course Task Force Chair
Vice President of Research & Innovation
Shepherd Center
2022 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- 101 registrants PLUS 13 faculty for this years LDC
- 2022 Leadership Development Course: The Effective Leader: Managing, Mentoring & Coaching; Led by Jo A. Tapper, MBA (Shepherd Center) and Neil Jordan, PhD (Northwestern University)
- Joint sessions with the ECDC
Partnership with the Mentoring TF on the Leadership Mentoring Program
Consider joining the TF to plan the 2023 Leadership Development Course!
Contact: Dr. Deborah Backus, PhD, FACRM Deborah_Backus@Shepherd.org