Established in 2025, the Leadership Council on Teaching Excellence (LCTE) is a representative body of faculty, staff, and health-system partners focused on the common goal of developing and sustaining an academy to develop, support, and celebrate health professions teaching across Rutgers Health. While the LCTE body is comprised of over 40 members, the co-leads for each planning committee are highlighted below.

• Establishing the Academy: Christin Traba (NJMS), Conrad Johnson (RWJMS), Wendy Purcell (SPH)
• Distinguished Educator: Carol Terregino (RWJMS), Ken Markowitz (RSDM), Laura Liang (SPH)
• Skill Development for Educators: Emily Sabato (RSDM), Fritz Coffman (SHP)
• Clinical Preceptor Support: Chrisian Engell (RWJBH), Donna Fuedo (EMSOP), Sophia Chen (NJMS)
• HEALS Grants: Katherine Aquino (Rutgers Health), Sarang Kim (RWJMS)
• Staff Mentoring & Development: Tracy Louise Chacon (RSDM), Kyle Warren (SON), Alexis Fulks (Rutgers Health