- Monthly Membership Perk:
Mentorship: Today’s Investment in Tomorrow’s Leaders - Join ACHE’s Day of Giving to Advance Healthcare Leadership Excellence
- Dolan Executive Diversity and Career Accelerator Programs: Application Period Open
- Earn Education Credits at Congress to Recertify Your FACHE®
- Virtual Executive Program: Preparing Leaders for the Future
- Explore Key Trends in Futurescan 2023 During Feb. 15 Webinar
Monthly Membership Perk:
Mentorship: Today’s Investment in Tomorrow’s Leaders
First-timers to formal leadership positions, those of the freshly minted promotion, are often not equipped for the transition; however, with appropriate development and support, everyone—managers, their teams, the broader organization, and (looking down the road), the human resources pipeline—can succeed.
In this chapter from Mentor, Coach, Lead to Peak Professional Performance, author Laurie K. Baedke, FACHE, writes that as the remaining baby boomers are close to retirement, it is an absolute must that ready and capable successors are prepared to take over for them. Formalized leadership or mentoring should also be in place, as this feature has been noted as lacking in large bodies of research literature. “Formalized mentoring” largely refers to officially supporting and sanctioning leadership development and mentor-mentee relationships.
A paragraph from the chapter sums the topic up best: “Smart leaders and organizations make substantial investments (time, talent, treasure) toward helping associates better know themselves so they can rise to their unique exceptionalism. Then, these leaders double down to facilitate those authentic connections and access to allies, which further aid the maximization of employees’ distinctive strengths.”
We hope you enjoy this Monthly Membership Perk, and we thank you for being a part of the ACHE community.
Join ACHE’s Day of Giving to Advance Healthcare Leadership Excellence
For 90 years, we have remained dedicated to advancing our members and healthcare leadership excellence. Today, Feb. 13—ACHE’s third annual Day of Giving—we invite you to help advance healthcare leadership excellence by contributing to the Fund for Healthcare Leadership. The Fund provides scholarships for our Executive Program, which offers extensive and immersive experiences for aspiring leaders, and wholly supports the Thomas C. Dolan Executive Diversity Program and the Thomas C. Dolan Career Accelerator Program. Both programs help to promote and prepare diverse and highly qualified healthcare leaders for the future.
When you donate to the Fund, you help provide resources for the future leaders of our field. Please join us today in making a difference for aspiring leaders. Visit ache.org/DayofGiving to learn more.
Dolan Executive Diversity and Career Accelerator Programs: Application Period Open
The Thomas C. Dolan Executive Diversity Program and Thomas C. Dolan Career Accelerator Program application period is now open through April 10. Both the Dolan Executive Diversity and Career Accelerator programs provide education, mentoring and networking experiences to prepare diverse leaders for higher-level positions in hospitals, health systems and other healthcare organizations.
In 2023, the Executive Diversity Program will consist of three in-person sessions and e-learning, including live and recorded webinars and self-study materials. The Career Accelerator Program will be exclusively virtual this year, consisting of 14 virtual live sessions. Dolan scholars are empowered through a structured curriculum and activities that cultivate strong leadership presence; sharpen expertise in diversity, equity and inclusion; build critical leadership skills; and expand one’s capacity to navigate career opportunities and challenges. Both programs are six months in duration.
The Dolan Executive Diversity Program has offered specialized leadership development for diverse leaders since it was established in 2014 by the Foundation of ACHE’s Fund for Healthcare Leadership to honor Thomas C. Dolan, who served as president and CEO of ACHE from 1991 to 2013. The program honors his long-standing service to the profession of healthcare leadership and furthers his strong commitment to achieving greater diversity among senior healthcare leaders. In 2021, the program was expanded with the addition of the Career Accelerator Program, designed for diverse mid-careerists to support their career advancement.
For more information about the Executive Diversity and Career Accelerator programs, visit ache.org/DiversityPrograms.
Earn Education Credits at Congress to Recertify Your FACHE®
If you are an ACHE Fellow whose credential is set to expire this year (ACHE Fellows must recertify their credential every three years), you can earn 12 ACHE Face-to-Face Education credits by attending the 2023 Congress on Healthcare Leadership. Additionally, attendees who register for Congress with the Executive Flex Pass—available only to current CEOs and Fellows of ACHE—can earn up to 18 Face-to-Face Education credits. Learn about the various Congress registration options, including early bird pricing, here.
Fellows can recertify in three easy steps:
- Complete continuing education activities or retake and pass the Board of Governors Exam. Please note: ACHE recently announced revisions to our continuing education requirement for FACHE credentialing criteria, effective Jan. 1, 2024. To learn more about the changes to the continuing education requirement, visit ache.org/FACHE-2024.
- Complete four volunteer activities.
- Pay the recertification fee of $200 when you submit your recertification application by the Dec. 31 deadline.
You can learn more about the recertification process by visiting ache.org/FACHE and selecting the Maintain/Recertify My FACHE button from the menu.
Additionally, if you are over the age of 60 and will retire within the next five years, you may be eligible for a one-time only five-year recertification waiver. For more information, please contact Customer Service at (312) 424-9400 or contact@ache.org.
Current Fellows who are in good standing and are retired from healthcare management may transfer to Retired Status or Life Status. Learn more about the FACHE(R) and LFACHE designations here.
Virtual Executive Program: Preparing Leaders for the Future
Meet the challenges of tomorrow with bold new solutions during the 2023 Virtual Executive Program. Composed of a series of sessions taking place between April 11 and June 8, the Virtual Executive Program helps the next generation of leaders prepare for the complex, ever-changing healthcare environment while earning up to 40 ACHE Face-to-Face Education and interprofessional continuing education credits.
Led by expert faculty, the Virtual Executive Program’s structured, interactive sessions will feature resources and discussion that deliver unique insights on topics relevant to specific challenges healthcare leaders face. Examples of topics include mentorship, key behaviors for leading change, effective physician engagement, leveraging governance and partnerships to advance health equity and more. Participants will also complete assessments and take part in three individualized coaching sessions to support professional growth.
The Virtual Executive Program has three cohorts:
- Executive: Designed for administrative directors, service-line leaders and department heads.
- Senior Executive: Designed for vice presidents and C-suite executives who aspire to CEO positions.
- Clinical Executive: Designed for those who have transitioned from a clinical to administrative role, including RNs.
Visit ache.org/ExecutivePrograms to register and learn more.
Explore Key Trends in Futurescan 2023 During Feb. 15 Webinar
This week, join the Society for Health Care Strategy & Market Development for a free webinar on Futurescan 2023: Healthcare Trends and Implications. Published annually since 1999 by ACHE and the American Hospital Association’s SHSMD, Futurescan is an essential tool for strategic planning.
During “New Strategic Realities in a Post-COVID World: Highlights from 2023 Futurescan Health Care Trends and Implications,” renowned futurist Ian Morrison, PhD, and other experts in the field will explore key trends covered in this year’s edition of Futurescan that will transform healthcare over the next five years. Topics include workforce trends such as the “great resignation,” the evolving role of artificial intelligence in enhancing critical care and business operations, and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic regarding flexible responsiveness to surges in capacity.
This Feb. 15 webinar is free to all ACHE, AHA and SHSMD members. Learn more and register today.