The Pharmacy Leadership Academy is a series of nine robust distance-learning offerings designed as a comprehensive curriculum to enhance the leadership and management skills of new and aspiring pharmacy leaders.
Academic Year
The Academy's academic year runs from January through November. Nine modules, each focused on a different topic, will be offered, and each module is designed to be completed in 1 month. The modules are led by content experts who serve as the Academy faculty members. Please note that no modules are offered during the months of July and August.
Program Objectives
The Pharmacy Leadership Academy (Academy) is designed with the following program objectives:
1. Provide a mechanism to comprehensively educate pharmacy leaders in addition to programs such as pharmacy residencies, short courses and industry programs;
2. Provide leadership education applicable to practitioners in small to large hospitals and health systems;
3. Maximize distance education and minimize full-time education;
4. Provide real-world pharmacy case studies as a basis for summarizing objectives of topics demonstrating relevance to practitioners;
5. Incorporate e-mentorship into the fabric of the program; and
6. Train qualified pharmacists seeking to enhance their current leadership performance and establish themselves as future leaders in health-system pharmacy.
Most importantly, this program is intended to benefit patients directly since participants will develop skills that can be applied in the patient care environment to improve medication use safety, quality of care and better utilization of health care resources.
Modules and Faculty
The topics identified for the modules are based on a set of identified competencies required to be an effective pharmacy leader. The modules are listed below. To see the learning objectives, click on the name of the module.
An exceptional faculty has been assembled to lead the Academy. Faculty members include three winners of the Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award and the John W. Webb Award as well as five Fellows of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). The faculty members are also listed below. Click on the name of the faculty member to view his or her biography.
• Leading the Pharmacy Enterprise taught by Bob Carta, Pharm.D., and Susan Bear, Pharm.D., BCPS
• Leading People taught by Philip E. Johnson, M.S., R.Ph., FASHP, and Jennifer Austin, Pharm.D.
• Leading Yourself taught by Sara J. White, M.S., FASHP, and Jennifer Tryon, Pharm.D., M.S.
• Leadership for Safety and Quality taught by Agatha L. Nolen, D.Ph., M.S., FASHP, and Karla Miller, Pharm.D., BCPP
• Leading Change and Innovation taught by James A. Jorgenson, R.Ph., M.S., FASHP, and Dawn Moore-Jefferson, Pharm.D., M.S.
•Understanding Information Technology and Systems Implementation taught by John Poikonen, Pharm.D., and Douglas E. Miller, Pharm.D.
• Leadership for Effective Financial Management taught by Pat Parker, M.S.P., R.Ph., and Michael J. Magee, B.S.Pharm., M.S.
• Building Presence with Executive Leadership taught by Marianne F. Ivey, Pharm.D., M.P.H., FASHP, and Stan Kent, M.S., FASHP
• Leading for Results taught by Sharon Murphy Enright, B.S.Pharm., M.B.A., and Billy Woodward, B.S.Pharm.
Academy Module Segments
Each module topic will include three major segments: independent study; Web-based presentation; and small group case study-teleconference discussion. Participants should expect to commit 8-10 hours per month to the Academy.
Segment 1: Independent Study – to provide basic subject knowledge
Participants will be assigned exercises, readings and applicable case studies to be completed in 3-4 hours as independent study. Required independent study elements will be made available via the Academy Web site or as books sent directly to the participants.
Segment 2: Web-based presentation – to connect the subject matter to pharmacy application
The Web-based presentation builds on the independent readings. It is a 60-minute audio of faculty member presentation synchronized with presentation slides. The Web presentation content provides tools to use in a real-world environment. Following the independent reading and Web presentation, participants will take a 25- to 50-question assessment exercise of the learning objectives.
Segment 3: Case Study-Teleconference discussion – to foster peer-to-peer discussion and faculty interaction and mentorship
The next stage of the module is a case study exercise. The participant will be asked to address one aspect of a case study and upload his or her response to the Web site. Most case studies can be done within an hour. The faculty members will then facilitate a discussion based on the participants' responses during a 90-minute Go-To-Meeting teleconference designed to be informative and interactive. The teleconference also affords the participants the opportunity to ask questions of the content experts.