Leadership Development for Physicians
in Academic Health Centers
October 18–30, 2009
Boston, Massachusetts

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Purpose

Academic health centers in the United States are experiencing major change as a result of the effects of environmental and financial pressures. In addition to the restructuring of the clinical enterprise, academic centers are being challenged to sustain their academic missions and priorities in the face of resource constraints. In order to tackle these challenges, institutions need physicians who are in administrative positions at all levels who can provide leadership and thoughtful managerial initiatives.

For twenty-five years Harvard has conducted the Program for Chiefs of Clinical Services (PCCS), an intensive two-week executive development program designed specifically for chairs of clinical departments in major teaching hospitals. During that time, chiefs of service in all the major specialties, from institutions in all regions of the United States, have participated in the PCCS Program and rated this unique education program very highly.

To assist academic institutions in meeting the current challenges noted above, in 1997 Harvard launched a new companion program, Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers, to serve a wider array of physician leaders. This program has been developed for physicians (who are not chairs of clinical departments) who are interested in attending a rigorous leadership development and management education program.

The Program aims to bring together physicians who are in administrative positions in academic health centers, who are not chairs of clinical departments, and an interdisciplinary faculty for two weeks of intensive and systematic study of some of the critical leadership and management issues which face physicians in administrative positions and academic health centers.

Objectives

The Program's objective is to enhance and develop participants' leadership abilities and effectiveness. This is accomplished by providing a broader understanding of their responsibilities as leaders, perspective on some of the critical leadership and management issues they face, and understanding and awareness of concepts and techniques relevant to management.

Participants

The Program is designed for physicians in administrative positions in academic health centers. Potential participants include individuals in positions such as: chief of a clinical division within a clinical department; vice chair of a clinical department; medical director; associate dean for clinical affairs; etc. Participants will be selected with a view to ensuring an appropriate mix and balance in the class.

Curriculum

The curriculum of the Program is organized around the following interrelated courses taught by a faculty experienced in executive education for physicians and other key decision-makers in the health system:

A carefully integrated curriculum permits participants to examine fundamental leadership and managerial issues from the perspective of several disciplines. The overriding purpose for learning the concepts, techniques and skills in any of the management disciplines in this Program is to understand their managerial use and limitations.

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Upon Completion Of The Program, Participants Will Have Gained:

Teaching Methods

The principal method of instruction in the Program is the case method, a technique pioneered and refined at the Harvard Business School. Most of the cases present actual problem situations familiar to physicians in administrative positions at academic health centers.

The case method confronts the participant with an actual management problem, halted at a point where decisions must be made, and forces the participant to choose a course of action.

Participants go through a three-step study process. First, participants study each case independently. Then they meet in small discussion groups to test their individual analysis against those of their peers. Finally, the entire class discusses the case, with the professor as catalyst and guide. The professor points out considerations the class has overlooked; elicits from participants the lessons of experience; pursues each line of investigation to its conclusion; and finally, summarizes the discussion and draws out the major lessons it has taught.

Assigned readings and guest lecturers supplement and augment the use of cases. In addition, an important part of the learning process occurs during the informal exchange of insights and experience among participants and faculty.

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Program Leader

Eoin W. Trevelyan, DBA
Lecturer in Management
Harvard School of Public Health

Faculty

Martin P. Charns, DBA
Director, Center for Organization, Leadership and Management Research
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Mark A. Keroack, MD, MPH
Vice President and Director
Clinical Practice Advancement Center
University HealthSystem Consortium

Leonard J. Marcus, PhD
Director,
Program for Health Care Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Harvard School of Public Health

Marc J. Roberts, PhD
Professor of Political Economy and Health Policy
Harvard School of Public Health

Vinod K. Sahney, PhD
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Adjunct Professor of Health Policy and Management
Harvard School of Public Health

David W. Young, DBA
Professor of Management, Emeritus
Boston University School of Management

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Course Organization

Classes and discussion groups are scheduled six days a week, Monday through Saturday. Preparation for classes averages six hours a day. Registration is scheduled for 3:00 – 4:00 pm on Sunday, October 18th. Sunday, October 25th is free except for cases to be prepared for Monday’s classes. The program concludes on Friday, October 30th at 2:00 pm. Participants should free themselves of professional and family responsibilities for the period of the program so that full attention can be devoted to the educational experience.

Accommodations

Upon acceptance to the Program, the Center for Continuing Professional Education will arrange accommodations for participants at the Hilton Boston Back Bay, at the rate of $309.00 +12.45% tax, single or double. (The Hilton is a 5-minute cab ride, approximately 1.4 miles from the program location.) Accommodations include daily continental breakfasts, use of a private lounge, and evening refreshments. All classes will be held at The Harvard School of Public Health, Kresge Building, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.

Continuing Education Credit

The Harvard School of Public Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Harvard School of Public Health designates this educational activity for a maximum of 55 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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Past Participants Have Attended From these Institutions
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Duke University Medical Center
Emory University School of Medicine
Hawaii State Hospital
Howard University Hospital
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
McGill University Health Center
Medical College of Georgia
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Northwestern University Medical Center
Penn State University College of Medicine
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, NJ
Stanford University Medical Center
SUNY at Stony Brook, NY
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
The Toronto Hospital
UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA
University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
University Hospitals of Cleveland
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
University of British Columbia
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Francisco
University of Chicago
University of Florida, Gainesville
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
University of Michigan Medical Center
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
University of Pennsylvania Medical Center
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Rochester
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
University of Utah School of Medicine
University of Vermont College of Medicine
University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
University of Wisconsin Medical School
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, TN
Wake Forest University Medical School, NC
Washington University, St. Louis
Yale University School of Medicine

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Fees and Cancellation Policy

The program fee of $5,400 covers tuition, lunches, coffee breaks, teaching materials, and dinner on October 18th, 23rd, and 29th. For budgeting purposes, approximately $300 of this fee covers teaching materials. Cancellations must be made in writing. An administrative fee of $150 will be charged for cancellations received by September 4, 2009.

Cancellations received between September 5, 2009 and September 25, 2009 will result in forfeiture of 50 percent of the program fee. Cancellations received after September 25, 2009 will result in forfeiture of 100 percent of the program fee. In the unlikely case of course cancellation by the Harvard School of Public Health, the School is not responsible for nonrefundable travel arrangements.

 

Application and Admission

Completed applications should be submitted by May 20, 2009. Applications received after that date will only be considered subject to space availability. No payment is due at the time of application. Applicants who are admitted to the program are required to pay the program fee to reserve their place. You may apply either by fax or online.

How to Apply:

Please review the list of questions you will need prepared in order to apply for the Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers program. We recommend you have your answers available to cut and paste into your application form in order to avoid a system time-out. Once your answers have been prepared and you are ready to continue with the application process please click the 'apply now' button below. Thank you for you cooperation,we look forward to reviewing your application.

If you experience any difficulty applying online, a PDF version of the application can be downloaded and faxed to us at 617.384.8692.

 

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