NBME Senior Vice President Honored with 2024 OnCon Icon Award
May 20 2024 - 10:19AM
NBME Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Officer Linda Gadsby, Esq. has been
awarded the OnCon Icon Top 50 Corporate Counsel Award.
The OnCon Icon Top 100 Award winners are determined through peer
and community voting. Voters were instructed to select individuals
who have a considerable impact on their current or former
organizations, make strong contributions to their professional
community through thought leadership, innovate in their
professional pursuits and exhibit exceptional leadership
qualities.
“I am honored to be recognized with the OnCon Icon Top 50
Corporate Counsel Award, alongside some exceptional attorneys,”
Gadsby said. “I am excited to continue doing meaningful work every
day, and I am committed to making a positive impact at NBME and in
medical education and assessment.”
As NBME Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Gadsby oversees
the legal, disability, volunteer and governance services units,
along with the philanthropic endeavors of the Community
Collaborations and Contributions unit. In her role as Chief DEI
Officer, she has been instrumental in creating the strategy and
structures underlying NBME’s commitment to advancing diversity,
equity and inclusion. Gadsby has played a key role in the
implementation of programs and practices that further drive DEI
both within NBME and in the medical education and assessment
spaces, including:
- Incorporating DEI considerations into all NBME work, such as
test development, accommodations review, governance, research,
innovation, recruiting and talent development.
- Co-sponsoring and hosting the Equity in Measurement and
Assessment Conference to critically discuss and challenge
measurement practices and promote innovative approaches that
advance equity.
- Partnering with the Center for Measurement Justice to sponsor
a dissertation fellowship program to support the research
pursuits of individuals historically underrepresented in the
measurement field.
- Collaborating with various organizations to support
STEMM-focused pathway and pipeline programs with the goal of
diversifying the medical and measurement workforces.
“We are grateful to have talented leaders like Linda guiding our
work,” NBME President and CEO Peter Katsufrakis, MD, MBA, said. “We
are proud to see that her visionary leadership has earned her
well-deserved recognition from her peers, and we look forward to
the enduring impact of her endeavors.”
A second-generation immigrant and first-generation college
student, Gadsby completed her undergraduate studies at Cornell
University before attending New York University’s (NYU) School of
Law. She has practiced law for over 30 years, starting her career
at a large New York City Park Avenue law firm, specializing in
labor and employment law. Her journey then led her to practice in
the children’s publishing and educational sector before taking on
her current role at NBME in 2020.
In addition to her work at NBME, Gadsby serves on the Executive
Committee of Cornell University’s Board of Trustees and the Board
of Directors of the Law Alumni Association at NYU. Among her
notable accolades are the 2022 OnCon Top 50 Corporate Counsel Icon
Award, 2022 Top 100 Most Influential African American Leaders in
Business and 2023 Top 100 Women in Business recognitions.
About NBME
NBME offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments
and educational services for students, professionals, educators and
institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education
and health care. To serve these communities, NBME collaborates with
a comprehensive array of professionals, including test developers,
academic researchers, scoring experts, physicians, medical
educators, state medical board members and public
representatives.
Together with the Federation of State Medical Boards, NBME
develops and manages the United States Medical Licensing
Examination®. In addition, NBME is committed to meeting the needs
of educators and learners globally with assessment products and
expert services such as Subject Examinations, Customized Assessment
Services, Self-Assessments, International Foundations of Medicine®
and Item-Writing Workshops.
NBME also provides medical education funding and mentorship
through the Latin America Grants Program, Stemmler Fund and
Strategic Educators Enhancement Fund, which serve to advance
assessment at educators’ and health professionals’ own
institutions. Learn more about NBME at NBME.org.
- NBME Senior Vice President Honored with 2024 OnCon Icon
Award
Joseph Nole
NBME
215-590-9832
jnole@nbme.org