Curriculum

IMPACT Leadership Track Structure:

Monthly Track Meetings

  • 75% in-person session attendance required (all seminars are live streamed and recorded)

Individual and Team Exercises:

Year 1 Project Requirements:

    • Find Your Why Presentation
    • SMART Project Proposal
    • Coaching and Feedback session with course director
  • Year 2 Project Requirements:
    • Group Dynamics – Individual and Group Leadership Style Survey
    • SMART Quality Improvement Team Project – Year End Poster Presentation
    • Lead a Mentored Didactic Session and/or Webinar
      • Learners will be provided materials that they may use to research and share their expertise in the context of the didactic program. These activities will be supported by mentorship from course faculty. Healthcare leadership topics may include, but not be limited to, oral and written presentation skills, artificial intelligence in health care leadership, financial statements and pro forma development, negotiation skills, curriculum vitae and resume development, negotiation, managing disagreement, emotional intelligence, power and influence, coaching and feedback, mentorship and sponsorship, resilience, leading change, quality improvement, and contextual application of theories and frameworks for leadership within healthcare.
    • Reflection Paper (1-2 typed pages) with feedback from course director
      • Learners reflect on their growth from participating in the IMPACT Leadership Track and they develop and share an action plan for continued leadership trajectory.

Curriculum:

Content is organized across four major topic areas:

  • Examination of Health Care Leadership Frameworks (Year 1)
  • Navigating Career Pathways in Health Care Leadership (Year 1)
  • Developing Leadership Skills (Year 2)
  • Translating Leadership Skills into Action (Year 2)

 

Below is an overview of selected program topics:

Examination of Health Care Leadership Frameworks (Year 1)

  1. Leadership in an Evolving Clinical Practice Environment
    1. Health Care Regulation in the United States
      1. Health Care Economics
      2. Health Care Policy
      3. Health Disparities and Health Inequities
    2. Data and Accountability
      1. Evolving Design and Operation of Complex Health Systems
        1. Mission-Driven vs Market-Driven Leadership
          1. Academic Medicine, Health Care Corporatization, and the Evolving Landscape for Professional Development
    1. Leadership and Health Care Team Design
      1. Understanding, Recognizing, and Navigating Bias
      2. Leadership Considerations for Team Development
        1. Mentorship vs. Sponsorship
        2.  Engagement
          1. Psychological Safety
          2. Coaching
          3. Job Crafting
      3. Leadership Approaches to Improve Team Performance with Data
        1. Human Factors Engineering
        2. Implementation Science
        3. Clinical Trial Design

    Navigating Career Pathways in Health Care Leadership (Year 1)

    1. Clarifying Skills, Passion, and Purpose
    2. Alignment of Purpose and Mission for Impact
    3. Resilience
      1. Understanding Moral Disruption and Moral Residue

    Developing Leadership Skills (Year 2)

    • Concepts in Organizational Finance
      • Accounting and Finance Basics
        • Understanding Financial Statements
        • Understanding Practice Models, Profit Management, and Return on Investment (ROI)
        • Concepts for Designing Workforce Compensation and Incentives
    • Real World Application of Systems-Based Practice
      • Resource Management and Metrics for Value Creation
      • Quality, Safety, Patient and Health Care Provider Experience
        • Innovation
          • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
            • Where are We Going and Do We Need Safeguards?
    • Situational Leadership and Leadership Styles
      • Wellness-Centered Leadership
      • Leader as Coach
      • Servant Leadership
      • Existential Leadership
      • Equity-Centered Leadership
      • Transformational (Change) Leadership

    Developing Leadership Communication Skills

      • Techniques for Captivating an Audience though Oral and Visual Presentations
      • Understanding the Frameworks for Effective Negotiation
      • Techniques for Navigating Disagreement
      • Networking Skills
      • Performing Well During Critical Communication
        • Considerations for Providing Oral and Written Feedback
        • Learning When and How to Say “No”
      • Leadership and Listening Skills
        • Coaching
    • Understanding Organizational Dynamics
      • Understanding the Unique and Interconnected Perspectives of Health System Managers, Administrators, and Executives
      • Considerations Regarding Building and Changing Organizational Culture
      • Understanding and Navigating Organizational Power

    Translating Leadership Skills into Action (Year 2)

    • Navigating Individual and Team Dynamics
      • Emotional Intelligence- Skills for Understanding Oneself and Understanding Others for More Effective Collaboration
    • Project Management
      • Leading Change
        • Articulating Value
        • Identifying Barriers and Sponsors
        • Framing the Rationale for Change
        • Building a Team, Establishing Trust, Collecting Data
        • Accountability: Time, Analysis
        • Share Credit, Share Results, Build Momentum