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Advanced Healthcare Leadership Academy

The Office of Faculty Affairs is proud to announce a new collaboration with Eller Executive Education. We have worked together to re-envision COM-T’s Learning to Lead program and are excited to announce the inaugural year of the COM-T and Eller Advanced Healthcare Leadership Academy.

Applications are now being accepted for this leadership development program. This 9-month program will begin in September 2024.

The program is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, skills, support, network and reflection needed to effectively lead a division, section, center, clinic, or lab. Topics include:

  • Drive Performance Through High-Impact Business Strategy
  • Financial Management for Better Healthcare
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Practice
  • Change the Game: The Science of Influence
  • Design Thinking: From Starting Blocks to the Finish Line

The program is delivered in a hybrid model.

  • Asynchronous modules to deliver high-quality content in an interactive format will be completed at a pace of one module every 3 weeks. The estimated time per module is 4 hours.
  • In-person sessions are scheduled every 6 weeks to discuss and share applications of the concepts presented in the modules as well as build networks and relationships with faculty and co-participants

Participants who complete the program will earn the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson and Eller Executive Education Healthcare Leadership Academy Certificate.

Sessions will be held on the following Wednesdays from 2-5pm:

  • September 18th Kickoff Event
  • October 30th
  • December 11th   
  • January 22nd   
  • March 5th  
  • April 16th
  • May 7th Final session and graduation


The program will be limited to 10-12 participants to maximize group interaction.

All COM-T faculty who meet the following eligibility criteria are invited to apply:

  • rank of Associate or Full Professor
  • must have a current leadership role with direct reports in a unit, team, lab, etc.
  • participation in some leadership development course in the past is preferred

Participants will need the support of their department head and immediate supervisor, including assurance of release time on the dates noted above, and will need to make a commitment to attend all sessions and participate actively in the program.

Materials required for application:

  • Personal statement and reflections of your experience as a leader, strengths, opportunities for improvement, and goals for participating in this program (3 page maximum)
  • CV (limited to 5 pages)
  • Letter of support and commitment to release time from department head/division chief
     

The College of Medicine recognizes that diversity is essential to the successful attainment of our mission to promote health and improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease for all the people of Arizona and beyond, through education, research and patient care. Women, minorities and candidates who are diverse in other ways are encouraged to apply. 
 

Submit Application Here 
 

Complete applications must be submitted by Friday May 17th in order to be considered for the program that will begin in September 2024. Applications will be reviewed and participants notified of acceptance into the program by May 31st.

Please contact Eva Sanchez at esanchez16@arizona.edu if you have questions or need more information.