Cherri D. Hobgood, MD

Dr. Hobgood is the founder of the Center for Leadership Life, a research and data repository for leadership in academic medicine. She currently serves as a tenured professor and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. ​

Dr. Hobgood earned her medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and completed her residency in emergency medicine at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. ​

Throughout her career, Dr. Hobgood has held various leadership positions, including associate dean and department chair. Her national organizational leadership roles include serving as president of SAEM, president of the SAEM Foundation Board of Trustees, and chair of the American College of Emergency Physicians Board of Directors. She currently serves as an executive board leader of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (IFEM).​

Dr. Hobgood's contributions have been recognized with several honors, including the John Marx Leadership Award from SAEM and the Order of the IFEM from the International Federation for Emergency Medicine.