Schedule
September 25 to November 8
The opening session will be held at Cornell University, September 25-27, followed by six online “virtual sessions,” with the closing session at the Cornell campus, November 6-8.
Program Objectives
The Academy for Healthcare Leadership Advancement offers students the opportunity to:
- engage in a one-of-a-kind curriculum that packages foundational leadership skills, targeted health care issues, and facility-specific data delivered by world class faculty;
- receive expert advice on a personalized, facility-specific “capstone” project;
- advance their professional careers by earning a program certificate from Cornell University;
- develop leadership skills that will help advance their organizations’ mission; and
- network with peers and colleagues from across the nation.
ON-SITE CLASSROOM, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
OPENING SESSION: Foundational Skills
Sunday, September 25
- Noon
Welcome and Introductions
(Lunch will be served) - 12:30 - 5 p.m.
Leadership Development - 5:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Capstone Orientation - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Reception/Dinner
Monday, September 26
- 8:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Competitive Landscape: Industry Analysis - 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Lunch - 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Competitive Strategy/Positioning for Advantage - 3:45 - 6:30 p.m.
Service line Profitability: Estimation and Decision-Making - Dinner on Your Own in Ithaca
Tuesday, September 27
- 8 - 11 a.m.
Measuring Customer Preferences: What Do Customers Really Want? - 11 a.m. - Noon
Early Lunch - Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Strategic Decision-Making, Negotiation, and Influence (Part I) - 3 - 4 p.m.
Making it Real: Positioning for Success - 4 p.m.
Closing Comments and Adjournment - Departure
Virtual Classroom
The Web-based classes will take place as follows:
- Wednesday, October 5 - 3-6 p.m.
The Health Care Landscape
Quality and Patient Safety - Wednesday, October 12 - 4-6 p.m.
Finance and Health Care Economics - Wednesday, October 19 - 4-6 p.m.
Health Care Planning and Marketing - Monday, October 24 - 4-6 p.m.
Connecting the Dots: How Quality of Care and Hospital Finances Inter-relate - Tuesday, November 1 - 4-6 p.m.
Health Care Workforce - Wednesday, November 2 - 4-6 p.m.
Health Information Technology
ON-SITE CLASSROOM, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Closing Session: Execution Skills
Sunday, November 6
- Noon - 12:30 p.m.
Welcome Back and Opening Comments
(a light buffet lunch will be available) - 12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Organizational Change and Renewal - 3:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Using Finance Statements to Assess Performance - Dinner on Your Own in Ithaca
Monday, November 7
- 8 a.m. - Noon
Strategic Decision-Making, Negotiation, and Influence (Part II) - Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch - 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Service Excellence - 5 - 6:30 p.m.
Capstone Project Fair and Reception - 6:30 p.m.
Closing Reception/Dinner
Tuesday, November 8
- 9 - 11 a.m.
Leadership Roundtable - 11 a.m.
Certificate Ceremony/Closing Remarks
