Leadership Programs

Transitioning into Leadership Program

The Transitioning into Leadership Program is a six-month experience for clinicians and frontline health care employees who aspire to serve in a leadership role or who demonstrate strong leadership potential.

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The monthly learning sessions cover:

Session 1: Foundations of Leadership
Session 2: Self-Awareness and Leadership
Session 3: Resilience and Well-Being in Leadership
Session 4: Change, People and Health Care Leadership
Session 5: Diversity in Leadership and Health Care
Session 6: Vision, Innovation and Strategy

Expert instructors, who are health care and industry leaders will lead participants on a journey to help develop the awareness, knowledge, and the skills necessary to begin leading teams, units, or initiatives across health care delivery settings. This program features some pre-work, six monthly two-hour learning sessions, a 90-minute mentorship workshop and an ongoing mentorship component.

Program outcomes:

Participants will develop a foundational awareness of their individual strengths as a leader
Participants will acquire the knowledge required for vision-setting, change implementation, and advancement of quality and safety outcomes.
Participants will increase their own cultural awareness and humility, in addition to assessing and developing a plan to enhance one's resiliency and wellbeing.
Eligible for a total of 14 continuing education contact hours

Foundations for Excellence in Healthcare Leadership

The Foundations for Excellence in Healthcare Leadership program is a nine-month initiative for early career health care managers, employees leading organizational initiatives, or other health care leaders interested in enhancing their own leadership capacity. This program will leverage participants’ current role to provide them with the foundational skills, knowledge, and awareness to not only effectively lead a team, but to also navigate the administration of health care.

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The monthly sessions will cover:

Session 1: Leadership in Healthcare
Session 2: Wellbeing & Resiliency in Health Care
Session 3: Human Resource Leadership
Session 4: Leading Change & Introduction to Project Management
Session 5: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Session 6: Financial Management
Session 7: Performance Improvement
Session 8: Innovation & Creativity in Healthcare
Session 9: Career Planning for the Future

Expert facilitators, industry leaders and trained mentors will aid in fostering the participants’ leadership development, reflective practice, and career cartography. The program includes some pre-work, nine two-hour monthly learning sessions, a 90-minute mentorship workshop as well as an ongoing mentorship component.

Program outcomes:

Participants will develop an awareness of their individual strengths as a leader while producing a personal and career leadership development plan.
Participants will acquire the knowledge necessary for enhancing performance improvement efforts, fostering a culture of creativity and innovation, as well as increasing their own as well as their team’s cultural awareness and humility.
Participants will develop the skills necessary for successfully navigating the administration of health care including financial management, change management and project management.
Eligible for a total of 20 continuing education contact hours

Leadership Academy for the Advanced Practice Provider

The Leadership Academy for the Advanced Practice Provider is an innovative nine-month leadership training program for physician assistants, nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and certified registered nurse anesthetists. This initiative features some pre-work, nine monthly four-hour leadership learning sessions, two executive coaching sessions and completion of a leadership project.

Throughout the program, participants will develop the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary to lead teams, transform healthcare and navigate an ever-changing landscape as an advanced practice provider.

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The monthly sessions will cover:

Session 1: Leadership in Health Care
Session 2: Becoming a Leader: Self Awareness and Leadership/Career Planning
Session 3: Becoming a Leader: Focusing on Wellbeing & Resiliency
Session 4: Becoming a Leader: Building Effective Teams
Session 5: Becoming a Leader: Effective Communication and Executive Presence
Session 6: Leading in Healthcare: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Session 7: Leading in Health care: Navigating Health Care Economics, Finance and Policy
Session 8: Leading in Health Care: The Design of New Models of Care Through Innovation and Visioning
Session 9: Project Presentations and Panel Feedback

Program outcomes:

Participants will develop awareness of their individual strengths as a leader
Participants will demonstrate competence of the technical skills required for effective leadership including financial management, health care policy and economics, as well as executive presence and communication
Participants will lead UCSF and the community through addressing inequalities and advancing diversity in health care and beyond
Expert facilitators, industry leaders and trained executive coaches will aid in fostering the participants’ leadership development and reflective practice. The program includes some pre-work, nine four-hour monthly learning sessions, a one-hour group coaching session, as well as an ongoing coaching component.
Eligible for a total of 20 continuing education contact hours

Academy for Healthcare Leadership

The Academy for Healthcare Leadership is a six-month program for experienced health care managers, directors, or project or initiative managers who aspire to serve as a senior leader within a health care organization.

In this program participants will build on their foundational skill set thorough self-exploration and be provided with long-lasting skills. These skills will prepare participants to not only navigate an ever-changing, complex health care landscape, but also to lead, innovate, and improve the delivery of health care and patient care.

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The monthly learning sessions will cover:

Session 1: Leadership in Healthcare
Session 2: Career and Succession Planning in Health Care Leadership
Session 3: Financial, Human Resource and Strategic Management in Health Care
Session 4: Human Resource Leadership and Relationship Management in health Care
Session 5: Resilience and Well-Being in Health Care Leadership
Session 6: Performance Improvement and Innovation in Health Care

Expert facilitators, industry leaders and trained executive coaches will aid in fostering the participants’ leadership development and reflective practice. The program includes some pre-work, six four-hour monthly learning sessions, completion of a leadership project plan, a one-hour group coaching session, and two executive coaching sessions.

Eligible for a total of 30 continuing education contact hours

Healthcare Executive Leadership Program

The Healthcare Executive Leadership Program is an intense six-month initiative for senior or newly appointed executive-level health care leaders. Intentional and engaging residency experiences, executive coaching and project-based learning will provide participants with the knowledge, skills, and awareness to effectively lead large and complex health care organizations, facilitate and manage systematic change, embody executive presence, and engage in policymaking activities to advance health care locally, regionally, and nationally.

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The program will consist of and orientation and three immersive experiences. Each of the immersive experiences are three full days and will cover the following topics:

Immersion Experience 1: Held in San Francisco, this immersive experience will cover: Leadership and Organizational Change in Health Care, Emotional Intelligence in Health Care Leadership, Career Planning, Executive Presence in health Care Leadership, Creating a Culture of Coaching in Health Care, Leadership, Strengths and Organizational Culture, Creating a Culture of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health Care
Immersion Experience 2: Held in Washington D.C., this immersive experience will cover a culture of quality/performance improvement via evidenced-based practice, patient safety and risk management, Healthcare Economics and Financing, Organizational Financial Management, Planning and Strategy, Culture, Innovation and Creativity in Health Care Leadership and Project Plan Presentations & Panel Feedback
Immersion Experience 3: Held back in San Francisco, the final immersive experience will cover: Creating a Culture of Quality/Performance Improvement via Evidenced-Based Practice, Patient Safety and Risk Management, Healthcare Economics and Financing, Organizational Financial Management, Planning and Strategy, Culture, Innovation and Creativity in Healthcare Leadership and Project Plan Presentations & Project Feedback

National leaders in healthcare administration, policy and patient care will serve as instructors for this program, and aid the development of the participants in:

Deepening their understanding of personal leadership abilities and in the development of a plan to enhance the leadership abilities of others within their organization
Acquiring the skills required to embody executive presence, in addition to facilitating and managing systematic change
Gaining the knowledge necessary to engage in and advance local, state, and federal policymaking, academic and workforce planning, as well as to lead succession and strategic planning efforts
Fostering a strengths-based organizational culture that allows for successful systems change and quality improvement efforts, leading to equitable systems at all levels
Eligible for a total of 64 continuing education contact hours

Population Health Management Certificate

Over the course of ten weekly two-hour virtual sessions, the Population Health Management Certificate Program provides participants with an in-depth understanding of foundational concepts such as relevant industry definitions, the drivers for change in health care delivery and changing models of payment, as well as clinical interventions and best practices. Certificate completers will also acquire the skills necessary for adopting population health methodologies and approaches in their own practice or leadership role.

Expert instructors, who are health care and industry leaders, will lead the first nine sessions and facilitate an engaging simulation during the 10th session. This certificate program is ideal for:

Health care leaders, providers and caregivers, who are interested in population health management approaches for professional development
Health care leaders and employees who are interested in population health as a potential career
Providers or clinicians, who work in a population health unit, but have no formal training

This certificate is limited to 24 participants. The sessions will be offered virtually via Zoom and all certificate content will be uploaded into a learning management system for participants.

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Session Dates

September 20^th
September 27^th
October 4^th
October 11^th
October 18^th
October 25^th
November 1^st
November 8^th
November 15^th
November 29^th

Registration Information

Early Bird Registration (through July 15, 2023): $1,295

Regular Registration: $1,395

*UC employees are eligible for a discounted registration fee. To obtain the discount code for this registration site, please contact [email protected].

If you are a UCSF employee, search for “Population Health Management Certificate Program” in Nursing Connect to register for this program.
If you are an external user, please create a Nursing Connect account at: https://ucsfnursing.csod.com/selfreg/register.aspx?c=pophealth23. Once you have created your account, search for “Population Health Management Certificate Program” in Nursing Connect to register for this program.
Please contact [email protected] for any questions regarding registration

Certificate Faculty

Gina Intinarelli-Shuler, PhD, MS, RN
Vice President and Chief Population Health Officer, UCSF Health

Kevin Grumbach, MD
Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF School of Medicine
Former Vice President for Population Health, UCSF Health

Ralph Gonzales, MD, MSPH
Associate Dean for Clinical Innovation, UCSF School of Medicine
Chief Innovation Officer, UCSF Health

Tim Judson, MD, MPH
Medical Director for Care Delivery Transformation, UCSF Health

Aurora Snyder, MAS, RN
Care Transitions Outreach Program, Office of Population Health, UCSF Health
*Population Health Management Certificate Program Lead

Noelle Lee, MS
Director, Operations and Administration, UCSF Office of Population Health

Brian Taylor, PhD
Director, Analytics, UCSF Office of Population Health

Avi Tutman, MPH, MBA
Manager, Ambulatory Risk Capture and MA Operations, UCSF Office of Population Health

Michael Helle, NRP/CCP/FP-C, MHA, MBA
Director, Clinical Program, UCSF Office of Population Health

Robin Andersen, NP, PHN, MSN
Manager, Complex Care Team, UCSF Office of Population Health

Carolyn Stead, PsyD
Manager, Behavioral Health, UCSF Office of Population Health

Sara Coleman, MPH, MBA
Director, Population Health Quality, UCSF Office of Population Health

Clare Connors, MPH
Manager, Population Health Performance Improvement, UCSF Office of Population Health

Naveen Raja, DO, MBA
Medical Director of Population Health, UCLA Health Faculty Practice Group
Associate Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Samuel A. Skootsy, MD
Chief Medical Officer, UCLA Faculty Practice Group and Medical Group
Chief Population Health Officer, UC Health

Meg Wheeler, MS, RN
Manager, Care Transitions, UCSF Office of Population Health

Irina Kaplan, RN
Manager, Care Transitions, UCSF Office of Population Health

Henrietta Tran, MS, RN, FNP
Manager, ACO Commercial/Medicare Advantage Program, UCSF Office of Population Health

Tasha Toliver, MSHE
Operations Manager, UCSF Office of Population Health

Matt Tierney, ANP, PMHNP, CARN-AP, FAAN

Clinical Professor, School of Nursing

Clinical Director of Substance Use Treatment and Education

UCSF Office of Population Health

Special Needs

If you require any special accommodations for a disability which creates a hardship to participating in this activity, or you have questions or concerns about this certificate, please contact the UCSF Leadership Institute at [email protected].

Accreditation

UCSF Health is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number 12980.

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

UCSF designates this enduring material for a maximum of TBD AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses: For the purpose of recertification, the American Nurses Credentialing Center accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Physician Assistants: The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.

California Pharmacists: The California Board of Pharmacy accepts as continuing professional education those courses that meet the standard of relevance to pharmacy practice and have been approved for AMA PRA category 1 credit™. If you are a pharmacist in another state, you should check with your state board for approval of this credit.

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Transitioning into Leadership Program

Foundations for Excellence in Healthcare Leadership

Leadership Academy for the Advanced Practice Provider

Academy for Healthcare Leadership

Healthcare Executive Leadership Program

Population Health Management Certificate

Leadership Institute