Topics in this Annual Report include: A Commitment to Excellent [Letter from the Program Director]; Contents; 2003 Leadership Program Agenda; 2003 Leadership Program Participants; Activities 2003: Research, Leadership, Emerging Diseases, Biodefense and Public Health, Quality Assurance, Drug Design, Career Explorations; Cornell's Partnership with the National Institutes of Health: Topics and Speakers: U.S. Department of Agriculture: Topics and Speakers; Presentations and Prizes; Program Fellows and Their Research 2003; Counselors and Facilitators for the 2003 Leadership Program; Housing; Program Coordinators; Program Dinner; Time Out; Where Are They Now?; Reunion 2003; What Did They Say?; In the Limelight: Judy Hickman-Davis