- Spotlight:
Reach the Pinnacle of Your Career - The Mutual Power of Mentoring Relationships
- Podcast Provides Glimpse Into Congress 2024
- Fulfill FACHE® In-Person Education Requirement at Congress
- Leadership as a Science
- Blogs Provide Insight on Postgraduate Fellows
Spotlight:
Reach the Pinnacle of Your Career
ACHE’s Executive Program offers an immersive curriculum and is the catalyst that will transform your career. Among the benefits that participants will receive are three individualized coaching sessions and the chance to visit some of the nation’s top healthcare institutions across three U.S. cities.
Led by expert faculty, the 2024 Executive Program includes three in-person modules (June 9–11 in Houston; Aug. 25–27 in Chicago; and Oct. 20–22 in Atlanta) and intermittent virtual education sessions, each featuring resources and discussions that deliver keen insights on topics relevant to specific challenges healthcare leaders face.
Participants are eligible to earn up to 40 ACHE Education credits—most of them In-Person credits—as well as interprofessional continuing education credits. Best of all, each module features different approaches to satisfy a variety of learning styles, along with plenty of networking opportunities.
The program is also divided into three cohorts to accommodate the career path for each type of professional: executive, senior executive and clinical executive.
A limited number of scholarships, provided by ACHE’s Fund for Healthcare Leadership, are available for individuals whose organizations lack the resources to fully fund their tuition. Scholarship applications need to be submitted by April 8 and applicants will be notified of their status by April 26.
Still have questions? Attend an upcoming complimentary informational webinar on March 5 or April 3, which will include a live question and answer period. Visit ache.org/ExecutivePrograms to register and learn more.
The Mutual Power of Mentoring Relationships
Both current executives and future leaders benefit when they contribute to the profession through mentoring. Many healthcare professionals seek mentors to clarify long-term career goals, enhance executive presence or sharpen their leadership competencies. Though mentoring relationships often center on the growth of the mentee, most are mutually beneficial. Mentors benefit by staying attuned to issues across the career continuum and applying leadership competencies beyond their organization.
“I've enjoyed mentoring … because it has given me the chance to share my knowledge and expertise to make a positive impact,” says Kenneth Wong, FACHE, healthcare consultant and adjunct faculty, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. “The exchange of ideas and experiences during mentoring sessions cultivates a dynamic learning environment that benefits both mentor and mentee.”
ACHE’s national Leadership Mentoring Network provides strategic matching and support for successful mentor partnerships. Formal programming lasts six months, although many partnerships carry on beyond the formal timeline. This is an exclusive ACHE member benefit program that operates in two cohorts per year. If interested in participating in our spring cohort, all applications must be submitted by Friday, March 29.
We invite fellows and healthcare leaders with a minimum of five years of experience at the director level or higher to consider becoming a mentor through the Leadership Mentoring Network. Being a mentor provides numerous benefits, which you can learn about in this ACHE blog post and in the November/December 2021 Healthcare Executive “Careers” column.
If you are ready to explore a professional mentoring relationship, visit ache.org/Mentoring today to learn more about the Leadership Mentoring Network and to complete your mentor or mentee profile.
Podcast Provides Glimpse Into Congress 2024
Special guest David Bartholomew, senior vice president, Learning, ACHE, joined Quint Studer, co-founder, Healthcare Plus Solutions Group, on the latest episode of The Healthcare Plus Podcast, which focuses on ACHE's upcoming Congress on Healthcare Leadership.
Bartholomew gives a sneak peek at what to expect at Congress, which includes a diverse group of attendees, from early careerists to veteran leaders, expert speakers, as well as enthusiasm and collaboration among participants. Sessions will cover a broad range of topics from AI and innovative technologies to prioritizing patient-centered care to private equity investment in healthcare, with content derived from ACHE’s surveys of CEOs, according to Bartholomew.
Studer will be joining the conference on Tuesday, March 26, to discuss “The Human Margin: What It Means, Why It Matters, and How to Maximize It” with fellow HPSG Co-Founder, Dan Collard, and researcher, Katherine A. Meese, PhD.
For additional information on the conference and ACHE’s educational programs, visit ache.org.
Fulfill FACHE® In-Person Education Requirement at Congress
If you are an ACHE Fellow whose credential is set to expire this year, you can fulfill the required 12 ACHE In-Person Education credits by attending the 2024 Congress on Healthcare Leadership. Additionally, Congress attendees who register for the Executive Flex Pass can earn up to 18 ACHE In-Person Education credits. Learn about the various Congress registration options, including early bird pricing, which ends Feb. 29.
Fellows can recertify in three easy steps:
- Earn 36 credits of healthcare-related continuing education or retake and pass the Board of Governors Exam.
- Complete four volunteer activities—two healthcare-related and two community/civic activities.
- Submit your application by the Dec. 31 deadline with the $200 recertification fee.
You can learn more about the recertification process by visiting ache.org/FACHE and selecting the Maintain/Recertify My FACHE button from the menu.
Leadership as a Science
Research shows that an individual leader’s behavior is the most important predictor of a team’s success. Leading with Your Upper Brain: How to Create the Behaviors That Unlock Performance Excellence helps you understand why.
Authors Michael Frisina, PhD, and Robert Frisina, maintain that leadership is not just an art but a science—it’s about creating a neurochemical cocktail in people’s brains so they’ll behave in ways that produce results.
The authors use cutting-edge neuroscience research to illustrate how a positive connection with their leader builds trust, instills hope and otherwise affects team members’ brain function in a way that leads to overall team success. They share a modern, science-based approach to performance management and leadership development that fits any organization type or size. Each chapter offers key takeaways, tips, resources and thought-provoking questions that will help you put the principles into practice.
The Frisinas are the recipients of the 2024 James A. Hamilton Book of the Year Award Winner for their book.
Blogs Provide Insight on Postgraduate Fellows
Meet ACHE’s 2023–2024 Stuart A. Westbury Jr. Postgraduate Fellows in their recent blog posts. Janan Apple recently earned her master’s degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Nick Mahoney will earn his master’s degree from Xavier University, Cincinnati, in May. Get to know them both in the Q&A sections of their posts.