CLAS - Leadership Academy

AUPHA’s Leadership Academy provides current and aspiring academic leaders opportunities to develop and continuously improve their leadership skills, specifically within the field of Health Administration. The Leadership Academy will launch at the 2024 Annual Meeting with a course geared towards program directors.

The Leadership Academy includes the following courses:

• Leadership for All: Fostering Opportunity, Belonging, and Success
• An Introduction to 21st Century Leadership
• Advanced 21st Century Leadership
• The Emerging Leader: Program Directors
  • This course is a prerequisite for the Graduate and Undergraduate Program Directors courses for those who do not have prior academic leadership experience.
• Graduate Program Directors
• Undergraduate Program Directors

The Leadership Academy is currently accepting proposals for a new course, The Established Leader: Department Chairs. Details of the RFP can be found here. Questions about the RFP should be directed to Jenn Munt at jmunt@aupha.org.

All Leadership Academy courses are housed in the Center for Learning, Achievement, and Success (CLAS). All courses are open to members, doctoral student members, and non-members. Non-members will need to create a login as part of their course registration process.

Interested participants can register for any upcoming Leadership Academy course. If you have any technical difficulties or would prefer to register by phone, please call Jenn Munt at 202-808-8526.

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The Certificate for Leadership in Healthcare Management provides recognition to faculty committed to continuous learning and improvement related to academic leadership.

Requirements

To earn the Certificate for Leadership in Healthcare Management, participants must:

1. Earn 15 credits through Leadership Academy coursework. Most of these credits are elective. There are two required courses that must be taken:
   1. Leadership for All: Fostering Opportunity, Belonging, and Success
   2. One of the following (selected based on experience level):
      1. Introduction to 21st Century Leadership
      2. Advanced 21st Century Leadership
2. Earn 1 credit through verified attendance in at least one session of one of the following groups:
   1. Department Chairs (hosted by Michael Rozier, SJ, PhD, Saint Louis University) Please Note: only those currently serving as Department Chairs should attend this group
   2. Program Directors (hosted by Chris Calkins, PhD, MPA, The Pennsylvania State University)
      1. Undergraduate
      2. Graduate
   3. Practitioner Scholars Faculty Forum

All credits towards the certificate must be completed within a three-year period. Once an individual has earned the certificate, it remains valid for two years. Individuals may renew their certificate by completing 16 continuing education credits within that two year period.

Continuing education may come from the following sources:

• Additional Leadership Academy coursework
• Verified attendance in at least one session of one of the groups listed above
• AUPHA webinars that have been identified as conferring Leadership Academy CEU credits (typically 1 credit per webinar)
• AUPHA Annual Meeting sessions that have been identified as conferring Leadership Academy CEU credits (typically 1-2 credits per session)
• Portions of AUPHA's Academic Program and Practitioner Workshop that have been identified as conferring Leadership Academy CEU credits (typically 1-3 credits)

In rare circumstances, credits may be conferred by webinars or workshops offered outside of AUPHA. These credits will be processed at a fee of $15 per credit. Individuals should submit requests for external CEU credits to Jenn Munt at jmunt@aupha.org by providing an explanation of the event, how it applies to continuing education for the certificate, and proof of attendance.

AUPHA members pursuing the certificate have the option to pay up front for their certificate at a discounted rate of $850. (Doctoral student members will pay $650.) Alternatively, they may register course by course (typically paying at least $950 in total).

Non-members may also purchase and pay for the certificate in advance, at the full nonmember rate of $1,150. Individuals interested in purchasing a certificate should complete this form. Questions can be addressed to Jenn Munt at jmunt@aupha.org.

+ Non-members who plan to take more than one course should consider the cost-savings associated with first becoming an AUPHA member. For more information on membership, please contact Chris Anne Sanyer, Director of Membership, at csanyer@aupha.org.

AUPHA member organizations are eligible for volume discounts, which will be automatically added to your cart upon registration.