New This course aims to equip physician leaders with a comprehensive understanding of population health, its challenges, and strategies to advance its initiatives. Through video lectures, interactive learning activities, and a longitudinal case study experience, participants wil...

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Gain a deepened understanding of behavior management within the context of leadership in healthcare organizations, and lead the charge to establish and maintain a culture that optimizes for interpersonal dynamics.

Healthcare finance and strategic decision making go hand in hand, so master them both with this online class from the American Association for Physician Leadership. Complete this course for 7 CME credits after completing our prerequisite online course Techniques of Financial...

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Find out if your health care organization is healthy and learn actionable strategies that improve worker productivity and employee morale. Take this online course from the American Association for Physician Leadership and earn 3 CME credits.

In this course, attendees will gain insight into key concepts and competencies such as shared leadership/governance, four defining attributes of a team, the group/team environment and organizational culture, and teams and change management.

There is no doubt that burnout is a pervasive part of the healthcare industry, but what is it and what does it mean? Much of burnout research today informs physicians of the physical and psychological tolls it can take. This course takes a top-down approach to view wellness ...

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This course walks through basic system design, testing, and validation, system scaling, system maintenance – all to help physicians create lasting, high-quality change in their work environments.

This course provides the tools and techniques physician leaders need to promote good behavior, discourage unproductive habits and connect meaningfully with their people.

Form an efficient team using strategies learned from this course from the American Association for Physician Leadership. learn how to manage conflict, determine team member strengths, and communicate effectively. Once completed, this course counts for 5 CME credits.

Do you want to know how to make a business plan? Look no further than this online class from the American Association for Physician Leadership. Learn how to draft an enviable business plan for a project or program that organizations will invest in. This course will earn you ...

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This course provides practical strategies to encourage and support adaptability and resilience during times of change. Through real-world examples, you'll have an opportunity to explore potential concerns and solutions while improving your attitude toward change.

While active physician engagement is a common goal, few know how to achieve this ideal high-performing workforce. Learn how to set out a compelling vision to gain physician buy-in for change. Explore key elements that will build relationships with stakeholders to construct t...

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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.

Gain access to the simple, fundamental principles required to transform the culture of a team or department. With these principles, leaders can open lines of communication with team members, foster accountability in every employee, and empower peers and colleagues to achieve...

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New In the brave new world of social media, what is the role of the physician and clinician leader? Do physicians really need to be on social media? How do they build their image? This course will explore the answers to the questions and teach physicians and other health care pr...

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New 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.

New Strategic decision-making is about which strategy to pursue. This course focuses on the third aspect — strategic planning. It's about implementation and taking action.

This course offers insights on how to record business activities and interpret financial statements. Physician leaders who enroll can gain an understanding as to why financial accounting is so often political and controversial.

This course will guide participants in recognizing the importance of team-based care, identifying attributes and qualities of high-performing teams, diagnosing strategies to minimize risk and human error, and the significance of being held responsible for ones’ actions or th...

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This course provides actionable advice on communication styles, techniques for having difficult conversations, adjusting to new technology in communication, and more.

New This comprehensive financial management course is fundamental and provides a solid understanding of key concepts and strategies for effective decision-making in independent practice settings and affiliated situations with hospitals and private equity.

Influence is a major component of leadership. Not to be confused with power or control, influence is leveraging key tactics that involve, connect, and inspire others. Fundamentals of Physician Leadership: Influence, is full of concepts that will help physician leaders to rec...

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Learn proven techniques to use in every negotiation process and come out further ahead than you ever thought possible.

The refinement of healthcare practices in the context of quality and safety is a crucial aspect of improving outcomes for patients. Fundamentals of Physician Leadership: Quality, is designed to equip you with the conversational tools to make sound judgments, ask insightful q...

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Build a well-rounded foundation of leadership and influence skills by enrolling in the Fundamentals of Physician Leadership: Series. Taught by some of AAPL’s finest instructors, this series is a bundle of five courses in which participants will explore tactics and strategies...

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Become a more effective communicator, handle conflict, and deliver feedback with ease with the skills learned in this online course from the American Association for Physician Leadership. Improve these skills and improve patient care. Upon completion of this course, you can ...

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This course shows how to establish that structure. It also explores how behavior and organizational values can align to create loyalty within a team.

Could emotional intelligence be the key you're missing when it comes to managing your relationships? Strengthen the relationships you have with other physicians with this online course from the American Association for Physician Leadership. This course is worth 4 CME credits...

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Do you make strategic decisions that will help your organization? Learn how to make decisions more strategically with this online class from the American Association for Physician Leadership. This bundle includes our Strategic Thinking and Strategic Planning courses.

This course will provide physician leaders the insights they need to guide their organizations to the forefront of health care innovation.

This course will explore differences between traditional and complex health care organizations, evaluate leadership traits and characteristics, explain the role of conflict and ambiguity in modern organizations, determine strategies for addressing employee concerns and feedb...

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Problem solving requires courage, ingenuity, fact-finding, and above all else, good communication. It is the essence of what leaders exist to do. With an insurmountable list of problems developing daily, and time limitations that add new complexities, finding solutions can s...

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This course provides strategies for effective coaching, defusing disruptive behavior and more. The curriculum shows how to apply a high-performance model so all team members are reaching their potential.

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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Running a small group is an important undertaking, and leaders have a challenging role to play in coordinating meeting strategies. Leaders must learn to manage their groups effectively and efficiently to encourage the future success of organizational initiatives. Effective m...

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How do you create a workforce that is more engaged with their duties? Discover how to evaluate current engagement and create positive change with this course from the American Association for Physician Leadership. Earn 5 CME credits after completion.

This course explores a range of non-clinical careers, teaches you how to identify fitting career opportunities, prepares you to successfully obtain and thrive in a non-clinical role.

While strong clinical skills may lead to job interviews, they aren’t the only factor in predicting long-term career success. This course will help physician leaders improve their competitive advantage & ensure future marketability, by focusing on key soft skills that are cri...

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Change is inevitable, adaptation is powerful, and change management is an essential Physician Leadership skill. Practical Principles of Change Management, taught by Larry McEvoy, uses real case studies to provide strategies and tactics to understand, organize, and facilitate...

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This course will discuss the theory and research behind burnout and the psychological and physical impacts it can have, both among physicians and in the healthcare system as a whole.

This course explores presentation secrets and audience engagement techniques to allow physician leaders to command a room and influence others through presentations.

New As a physician leader, your communication skills are critical from one-on-one engagement to public speaking in front audiences.

Gain the skills needed to understand the economics of healthcare, volume-based care, and fixed-pay course in this online course from the American Association for Physician Leadership. Learn everything you need to know about your organization's fiscal health and earn 3.5 CME.

Does your health care organization have a culture of fear or trust? Find out and help positively transform the culture of your clinic or hospital with this course from the American Association for Physician Leadership. Complete this course and earn 4 CME credits.

This course has a unique focus on the physician’s role in project management and explores the nuances of traditional, dyad, and triad project leadership models. Throughout this course, you will find new ways to reduce costs, identify risks, increase productivity, and boost ...

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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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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.

Do you make strategic decisions that will help your organization? Learn how to make decisions more strategically with this online class from the American Association for Physician Leadership. This course is worth 2 CME credits and is best taken with our Strategic Thinking an...

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This course focuses on strategic planning. It's about implementation and taking action.

This course explores the true meaning of strategy, what strategies are good for, and the difficulties in creating and implementing shared strategies.

Accepting the call to leadership in healthcare involves far more than an extension of responsibilities and the scope of one’s organizational influence.

This course is designed to help learners develop deeper clarity about the nature, scope, and utility of emotional intelligence, specifically as it relates to the healthcare context. Emotional intelligence encompasses a wide range of skills that not only reflect one’s ability...

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This course will define strategic thinking in neuropsychological terms and address both the conscious and, perhaps more significantly, the unconscious components of effective strategic thinking and it’s obstacles.

This course introduces areas of vital importance that every CEO should be aware of in relation to the financial health of their organization. After completing this course, leaders will be able to speak authoritatively about important financial concepts, plan for strategic de...

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New Learn to transform healthcare organizational culture through a proven five-stage framework. Gain practical tools to assess, develop, and lead cultural change that drives excellence in patient care and team performance.

Find out how to transition to a physician leadership position with this online course from the American Association for Physician Leadership. Identify your skills and gaps and how to thrive in a new role. Earn 3.5 CME credits upon completion.

In this course, you will learn about the components of value-based care delivery systems and the changes value-based care is making in the U.S. healthcare delivery system.