A successful hospitalist program requires strong leadership from the unit to the C-suite. SHM’s Leadership Academy (www.shmleadershipacademy.org) prepares clinical and academic leaders with vital skills traditionally not taught in medical school or typical residency programs. This year’s meeting will be held from October 24 to 27 at Disney’s BoardWalk Inn in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Courses offered include:
- Leadership Foundations: Evaluate your personal leadership strengths and weaknesses, understand key hospital drivers, and more.
- Advanced Leadership: Influential Management: Learn the skills needed to drive culture change through specific leadership behaviors and actions as well as financial storytelling.
(Prerequisite: Leadership Foundations or an advanced management degree upon course director approval.)
- Advanced Leadership: Mastering Teamwork: Learn to critically assess program growth opportunities, lead and motivate teams, and design effective communication strategies. (Prerequisite: Leadership Foundations or an advanced management degree upon course director approval.)