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Inter-Professional Leadership Academy

Enhance Team Dynamics & Drive Meaningful Impact

Interested in Our 2025 Inter-Professional Leadership Academy?

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STARTS
October 2025
COHORT DURATION
6 Months Live, Virtual, Self-Study
(~24 hours)
CERTIFICATE FEE
Contact AAPL's Enterprise Solutions Team for Pricing
REQUIREMENTS
View the application criteria below.

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 

To be eligible to apply, applicants must: 
  • 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 0: Program Pre-Work

Module 1 October 2025 Live (5 hours)


Module 1: Program Kick-Off – Problem Solving for Clinician Dyads

Module 2 December 2025 Virtual (2-4 hours)


Module 2: Optimizing Teamwork for Problem Solving

Module 3 January 2026 Virtual (2-4 hours)


Module 3: Assertiveness/Responsiveness Audit and Impact Evaluation

Module 4 March 2026 Virtual (2-4 hours)


Module 4: Metacommunication for Change

Module 5 April 2026 Live (5 hours)


Module 5: Capstone Presentations at AAPL

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?


There are no prerequisites required. Please refer to the application criteria above.

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. 







For over 50 years.

The American Association for Physician Leadership has helped physicians develop their leadership skills through education, career development, thought leadership and community building.

The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) changed its name from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in 2014. We may have changed our name, but we are the same organization that has been serving physician leaders since 1975.

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Mail Processing Address
PO Box 96503 I BMB 97493
Washington, DC 20090-6503

Payment Remittance Address
PO Box 745725
Atlanta, GA 30374-5725
(800) 562-8088
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customerservice@physicianleaders.org

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