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Healthcare Leadership Academy

The AzHHA Foundation is partnering with Creighton University to provide a Healthcare Leadership Academy. Creighton University is making available a special offering of their Executive Healthcare MBA program to employees of AzHHA member hospitals.

The primary goal of the Healthcare Leadership Academy is to cultivate leadership in the hospital environment such that tomorrowā€™s C-suite is prepared to provide vision, articulate and live organizational purpose, and promote operational and clinicalĀ innovation.

Target audience

Directors, associate vice presidents, vice presidents and clinical leaders of AzHHA member hospitals who have managerial and/or budget responsibilities and aspire to higher levels of organizational leadership. The cohort will be comprised of no more than 25. There is no minimum background educational attainment required.

Time commitment

Seven (7) months of virtual learning are bookended by in-person sessions, beginning in March 2025, and culminating in November 2025.

Curriculum

Four hours of virtual synchronous learning per month plus self-paced learning that includes case readings and other assignments. Curriculum modules include the following:

  • Leading Self / Leading Others
  • Friday Night at the ER ā€“ Systems Thinking Simulation
  • Quality and Performance Improvement
  • Healthcare Strategy
  • Change Management
  • Healthcare Management
  • Current Trends (including a moderated fireside chat with healthcare executives)
  • Marketing and Patient Experience
  • Information Technology and Innovation
  • Health Law
  • Health Policy
  • Negotiation
  • Project Management
  • Finance
  • Human Resources Management

Added benefit

All HLA graduates qualify for a 50% reduction off published charges for Creighton University programs and non-degree certifications offered as part of the Lifelong Learning Platform.

To apply

Submit resume, written statement of purpose and a letter of recommendation from a senior executive or sponsoring leader within applicant's organization AS ONE PDF to [email protected] no later than 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.

Find a downloadable flyer to referenceĀ here.

Questions? Contact Laura Dickscheid, vice president of member services and 2024 HLA participant, at [email protected].Ā Ā