Supported by the Cardinal Health Foundation and conducted by Boston University at the Executive Leadership Center, Boston University, in cooperation with the ASHP Foundation's Center for Health-System Pharmacy
The 2010 application cycle is now closed. The 2011 application cycle will begin in November 2010, and the deadline will be January 14, 2011. Please check back or subscribe to the ASHP Foundation E-news for the latest information!
Program Goal
The Pharmacy Leadership Institute uses relevant program curriculum, high-quality instruction, and peer interaction to broaden business skills, managerial versatility, and the extraordinary leadership demanded of today’s health-system pharmacy leaders. The experience enables pharmacist leaders to develop a new way of thinking and a new set of behaviors to meet the demanding challenges facing pharmacy.
Who Should Attend?
The Pharmacy Leadership Institute seeks to bring together highly motivated individuals with considerable professional and management experience that are leading or positioning themselves to lead a pharmacy enterprise. Participants will have opportunities to share their expertise, complementary skill sets, and work and life perspectives with each other. Furthermore, peer interaction and networking will help carry the program benefits back into the workplace.
The following questions will be explored:
• How can I become a more empowered leader for my success and the success of my employees?
• How can I have a positive impact in patient medication safety?
• How can I lead better by developing and using influence and negotiation more successfully?
• How can I leverage the role of my department more strategically in the organization?
• How can I improve my management and leadership skills to meet the needs of a changing workplace?
• How can I foster creative thinking and innovation within the current framework of my organization?
• How do I continue to challenge and motivate my employees?
Program Objectives
The Pharmacy Leadership Institute uses an integrated curriculum centered around today’s issues and the skills needed for tomorrow. It is a rigorous, demanding program that through the convergence of classroom and real-world situations seeks to:
• Develop visionary leaders who can inspire people to make significant contributions and move their organization forward.
• Promote innovative thinking.
• Energize accomplished managers with new insights, information, and strategies to tackle the challenges of an increasingly complex environment.
• Equip participants for the roles of coach, teacher, motivator and strategist.
• Develop and implement a project related to a challenging work issue within the National Quality Forum framework for Pharmacy Leadership.
Content Areas
Through classroom presentations, case study analyses, and small group work, the Pharmacy Leadership Institute addresses the following content areas:
• Negotiation and Collaboration
• Leveraging Strategy
• Promoting Value Through Pharmacy Services in Transformed Environments
• Harnessing the Value of Change
• Decision Making in Turbulent Times
• Business Transformation: From Evolution to Revolution
• Learning as You Teach Others
• Leadership: The Power of One
• Leadership: The Power of All
Pharmacy Leadership Project
The Pharmacy Leadership Institute Program will include a participant-driven project as a distinctive new program component. This project will connect the curriculum of the program with the real issues in the medication-use process pharmacy leaders face within their organizations. Participants should expect to gain in-depth experience in project planning, decision making, and organizational design skill through this process, leading to improved patient medication-use services.
Boston University
The Executive Leadership Center within Boston University's School of Management is the host for the Pharmacy Leadership Institute because of its high-caliber faculty and commitment to furthering the education of professionals. It offers a state-of-the-art facility equipped with the latest technological and classroom advancements. The prestigious faculty of Boston University offers program participants a perspective that, while applicable to the profession of pharmacy, reaches far beyond pharmacy practice.
Faculty
Please click on the links below for more information about the Institute's faculty members:
Schedule of Events
Please click here to see a schedule of the Pharmacy Leadership Institute's events.
Cost of The Institute
Participants will be responsible for travel from their home of origin to and from Boston and miscellaneous expenses. Participants will also be required to pay a $900 registration fee to Boston University. Expenses associated with lodging, most meals, course material and tuition will be covered for attendees. An educational grant from the Cardinal Health Foundation supports this program.
Continuing Education Credit
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The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education. ASHP determines the number of contact hours for each session. Each of the numbered programs qualifies for 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing education (except where indicated). Participants may earn up to 31 contact hours (3.1 CEUs). ASHP will mail the CE statement 4-6 weeks after the completion of the Pharmacy Leadership Institute. |
Selected Participants
Click on the links below for details about past participants.