6 Months Live, Virtual, Self-Study
(~24 hours)
Program Description
The Inter-Professional Leadership Academy is a comprehensive 6-month program that elevates the capabilities of your organization’s clinician and executive leadership dyads and triads for enhanced organizational impact.
Examples of what dyad relationships can benefit from this academy:
Chief Medical Officers & Chief Nursing Officers
Chief Financial Officers & Chief Operating Officers
This academy equips participants with essential skills to excel in dyad leadership roles within healthcare settings. Participants will master the art of delivering compelling presentations to organizational stakeholders, ensuring their ideas are communicated efficiently.
In this academy, dyads will develop a robust LEAN project plan, emphasizing SMART goals and incorporating A3 problem-solving skills for continuous improvement. With a focus on enhancing self-awareness, your leaders will identify their individual strengths and weaknesses to improve interpersonal dynamics within dyad relationships.
Your team’s participation in this academy will offer:
Real-time insights to maximize your dyads' potential while working on a project that aligns with your company's values and goals.
Direct coaching and consulting from our industry-leading program faculty to better identify and foster the elements of a healthy team.
Effective implementation of improvement plans to drive meaningful organizational change.
Strategies for creating a harmonious and effective leadership environment by balancing assertiveness and responsiveness through various communication styles.
By the end of the academy, your team will be well-equipped to collaborate confidently, lead effectively, and drive positive organizational outcomes. They will be able to present their project results to stakeholders, highlighting immediate improvements and a sustainable path to continued success.
Application Criteria
- Be a current CMO, CNO, or executive-level nurse/physician partnership. Applicants could also be non-clinical healthcare executive partnership, though a nurse/physician dyad is preferred.
- Identify a dyad organizational project/initiative to plan, implement, and present throughout the six-month course. In other words, there must be a current problem in their organization the dyad is ready to try to solve.
- Have access to obtainable institutional data related to your project initiative.
Inter-Professional Leadership Academy Program Timeline
*Note - Modules are subject to change
Module 0 Self-Study (2 hours)
Module 1 October 2025 Live (5 hours)
Virtual (2-4 hours)
- Dynamics of a healthy team, including navigating physician, nursing, and system barriers
- A3 LEAN problem-solving principles and processes
- Change management principles and strategies for implementing change in healthcare settings
Module 3 Virtual (2-4 hours)
- Complete behavioral assessment and debrief the results
- Analyze group results of behavioral assessment to facilitate improved self-awareness
- Outline how to evaluate the impact of the organizational change made as a result of the implemented project once it is complete.
Module 4 Virtual (2-4 hours)
Module 5 Live (5 hours)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this program for?
- Those who are looking to achieve a project of impact within their organization to get to the next level of their career.
- Dyads who want to be certified in being able to come together to solve organizational issues.
Are there any prerequisites required for this course?
How much time is required per module?
- Live Modules: 5 hours during one day at each live meeting.
- Virtual Modules: Each virtual meeting is up to 2 hours with a possible additional 2 hours of self-study work required.
- Self-Study Modules: 2-4 hours per month.
Does this add any credentials to my signature?
- No; however, you’ll receive a certificate of completion and the ability to participate in the inaugural class of the Inter-Professional Leadership Academy.