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Relevant, competency-based training from industry leaders. (And certification potential.)

From Conflict Management to Systems Awareness and Team Building to Technology Integration, keep yourself empowered with CME self-study, hybrid online and in-person education.

Managing Physician Performance

This course provides a blueprint for the hiring and talent management process. Those registered will explore strategies for interviewing, hiring, coaching, performance evaluations, and more. By the end of the course, physician leaders will have covered many strategies and ta...

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$1,750

Members save $263

14 CME Credits

CPE CoreMaster's Core

Building a Path to Leadership Excellence

Throughout this course, you will be provided with tools and techniques to assist you in becoming more self-aware as the foundation for ensuring your own optimal engagement, effectiveness, and well-being. This course is grounded in the science of positive psychology, sports/p...

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$1,400

Members save $210

14 CME Credits

CPE CoreMaster's Core

Essentials of Health Law

Throughout this course, you’ll learn about topics such as medical error liability, managed care contracting, patient rights, equal opportunity in the workplace, and more.

$1,000

Members save $150

8 CME Credits

CPE CoreMaster's Core

Finance: Budgeting and Forecasting

This course aims to give participants a comprehensive understanding of the budgeting process and its significance in financial planning and management within the healthcare industry.

$500

Members save $75

4 CME Credits

CPE CoreMaster's Core

Financial Skills for Executive Decision Making

Understanding the language of financial concepts and their application is critical to the success of physician leaders. This course will demystify the language, tools and application of finance and help prepare you to apply them to the goals of your organization.

$1,400

Members save $210

14 CME Credits

CPE CoreMaster's Core

Leading Innovation in Healthcare Organizations

Creating & nurturing an innovative organization suited to meet the continual challenge of change is a critical leadership attribute for organizational success. This course explores the mindset and skills necessary to be an effective leader of innovation and to hone that mind...

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$1,484

Members save $223

14 CME Credits

CPE Elective

Practical Principles of Change Management

This is a virtual event delivered over Zoom on January 30, 2026 Physician leaders search for consistent methods of applying change at all levels of an organization and reducing the anxiety it can create.  Yet, many are short-sighted to the impact of real change.  This cours...

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$625

Members save $94

5 CME Credits

CPE CoreMaster's Core

Resolving Conflict

As a physician leader, effectively addressing and resolving conflict is a primary skill that serves you throughout your career and could be life-altering for your employees or patients. The critical communication skills in this course can help you to turn conflict into colla...

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$875

Members save $131

7 CME Credits

CPE CoreMaster's Core

Science of High Reliability

Defined simply, “high reliability” is the study of human performance in complex systems. Introducing The Science of High Reliability, in which Physician Leaders will explore the systems thinking, analysis of serious safety events, and techniques to minimize mistakes.

$1,250

Members save $188

10 CME Credits

CPE CoreMaster's Core

Transforming Healthcare Through Quality Improvement

This course will explore the methods, tools and skills required to accelerate quality improvement in any healthcare organization by focusing on QI foundations, successful execution and business alignment.

$1,400

Members save $210

14 CME Credits

CPE CoreMaster's Core
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A Journey Through Population Health

This course aims to equip physician leaders with a comprehensive understanding of population health, its challenges, and strategies to advance its initiatives.

For over 50 years.

The American Association for Physician Leadership has helped physicians develop their leadership skills through education, career development, thought leadership and community building.

The American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL) changed its name from the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE) in 2014. We may have changed our name, but we are the same organization that has been serving physician leaders since 1975.

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