May 6, 2019

• Application Period Open for 2020 Executive Diversity Program
• Celebrate Nurses During National Nurses Week 
• Upcoming Webinars: See More
• Updated Board of Governors Exam Study Resources Available

Application Period Open for 2020 Executive Diversity Program

To help diversify healthcare management leadership, ACHE is now accepting applications for the 2020 Thomas C. Dolan Executive Diversity Program May 6–July 12.

Research suggests that greater diversity among healthcare leaders results in improved health outcomes for communities. The Executive Diversity Program offers a year of executive training and mentoring activities to groom diverse participants for C-suite positions in healthcare organizations. 

To be selected for one of the six coveted program positions, candidates must meet the application requirements and submit an application by the deadline. To learn more, please visit ache.org/ExecutiveDiversity.

Celebrate Nurses During National Nurses Week 

Join the American Nurses Association May 6–12 in celebrating and elevating the nursing profession during National Nurses Week.

This week serves as an annual opportunity to recognize the contributions and positive impact made by the 4 million registered nurses in the United States. 

During National Nurses Week, the ANA will offer a resource toolkit to help you promote the week within your organization. Be sure to use #NursesWeek when posting on social media channels during this national week of recognition for our nation’s nurses. 

Upcoming Webinars: See More

Join us this week for webinars on leadership and career advancement, and reducing burnout. Earn 1.5 ACHE Qualified Education credits.

On May 7, don’t miss “Progressing to the Next Level of Leadership.” Led by Tiffany A. Love, PhD, FACHE, regional CNO, Coastal Healthcare Alliance, you will self-assess, identify opportunities for improvement within your career and discover how to articulate your ability to lead in a rapidly changing field.

Join us May 9 for “From Burnout to Esprit de Corps: Taking Care of Each Other for Our Patients.” Learn how camaraderie, passion, fulfillment, psychological safety and engagement, combined with loyalty to each other and the organization’s mission, are an antidote to professional burnout. Stephen J. Swensen, MD, senior fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, will lead this webinar.

Both webinars begin at 12 p.m. Eastern. Learn more.

Updated Board of Governors Exam Study Resources Available

The ninth edition of The Well-Managed Healthcare Organization is the newest addition to the popular Board of Governors Study Set and Study Bundle.

To prepare for the Board of Governors Exam, future healthcare leaders have come to rely on the firm foundation provided in the previous eight editions of this book. This most recent edition continues to build your skills, blending well-established concepts with cutting-edge best practices to help deliver healthcare excellence in the 21st century.

Authors Kenneth R. White, PhD, RN, FACHE, and John R. Griffith, LFACHE, thoroughly updated this edition with coverage of pressing new issues such as the shift to population health, financial success under risk-based payment, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 and more. 

The Board of Governors Study Set includes four books selected specifically to help prepare you for the Exam, and the Board of Governors Exam Study Bundle includes the four books in the Study Set and the Board of Governors Exam Flashcards. The books can supplement ACHE's Board of Governors Online Tutorial. Order your copy today.