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About The Leadership Program

The Leadership Program in Health and Well-Being is a one-year robust, combined in-person and distance-based leadership development and mentoring program for well-being leaders that teaches the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully develop, launch, lead, sustain, and grow a health and well-being culture across all health care settings.

Q&A Information

The Leadership Program in Health and Well-Being is excited to announce a series of virtual drop-in Question and Answer sessions.

During the Q&A sessions, Executive Director Dr. Scarlet Soriano, program faculty, staff, and alumni will offer a brief overview of what you can expect to learn in the program and provide an opportunity for you to ask any questions you might have.

Click here to view session dates.

About the Program Curriculum

Immersions

During the Immersions, participants receive personal training in leadership skills such as mindfulness practice, effective group dynamics, fostering transformation, mastering structural integrity, and organizational evolution. Participants can expect to deepen their understanding of who they are as leaders, increase their ability to communicate effectively, and understand how to improve a sense of ownership and accountability in those they lead.

Each day course participants will hear from nationally-recognized leaders such as:

  • Sim Sitkin, PhDis the Michael W. Krzyzewski University Professor of Leadership, Professor of Management and Public Policy, and founding Faculty Director of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business/Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics and Director of the Behavioral Science and Policy Center at Duke University 
  • General Stanley McChrystal, who led the transformation of the US forces in Afghanistan
  • Tracy Gaudet, MD, is an internationally known expert in transforming health care and served as the Executive Director of the Chopra Institute for Whole Health and an advisor to the Healthy US Collaborative. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) National Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation.
  • Ralph Snyderman, MD, Chancellor Emeritus at Duke, whose vision helped create the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health
  • John Weeks, writer, speaker, chronicler and organizer with 32 years of experience in the movement for integrative health and medicine. He is editor of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and writes a blog for The Huffington Post
  • General Eric Schoomaker, former United States Army Lieutenant who served as the 42nd Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command
  • Myles Spar, MD, leading authority in Integrative Men’s Health and a primary medical advisor for the National Basketball Association
  • Patricia Herman, ND, PhD, senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation and expert on health economics and innovative care models
  • David RakelMD, is a nationally recognized leader in integrative medicine 
  • Christopher Suhar, MD, is an integrative cardiologist and Director of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine 

The Leadership Immersions take place at Duke Integrative Medicine in Durham, North Carolina.

Online Coursework

The online curriculum for The Leadership Program in Health and Well-Being includes courses on the following content areas

  • Well-Being of the Leader
  • Exploring Models of Leadership
  • Living and Leading with Purpose
  • The Current Landscape of Health Promotion
  • Health Policy
  • Principles of Open Design
  • Lifestyle and Health Behavior Change
  • Economic Evaluation of Programs and Services
  • Strategic Planning
  • Introduction to Entrepreneurship
  • Project Management
  • Work Culture
  • Health Coaching
  • Thought Leadership in Healthcare
  • Marketing Health and Well-Being
  • The Basics of Human Resources

The international faculty – renowned experts in health and well-being, leadership, and business – are dedicated to each participant’s success.

Mentorship

After completing the online coursework, participants are paired with a faculty mentor from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, recently ranked as the number one business school in the nation. With their mentor’s help, participants craft a business project for implementing or evolving a health and well-being strategy at their organization.

Well-Being Coach

To lead a transformative program, we must live it first. This unique program focuses on the inner life of the leader. Participants complete a Health and Well-Being Self-Assessment prior to the start of the program and have the opportunity to work on self-care with a Well-Being Coach throughout the year.

Apply

The application for the Leadership Program in Health and Well-Being is currently closed as program faculty update the course curriculum.

Financial Aid

Partial financial aid is available to qualified applicants. Information regarding financial aid will be available to admitted applicants.

Continuing Education Credits Available

The Leadership Program in Health & Well-Being 2023

Sponsored by Duke Health & Well-Being
Provided by Duke University Health System Clinical Education & Professional Development
Activity #: RSS_LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 2023 

Continuing Education Credit Statements

 

 

 


In support of improving patient care, Duke University Health System Clinical Education & Professional Development is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The designation was based upon the quality of the educational activity and its compliance with the standards and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Joint Accreditation Continuing Education Credits

Category 1: Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development designates this live activity for a maximum of 42.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurse CE: Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education and Professional Development designates this activity for up to 42.00 credit hours for nurses. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

IACET Statement of Accreditation
As an IACET Accredited Provider, Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.   Duke University Health System Clinical Education and Professional Development is authorized by IACET to offer 1.0 CEUs for this program.

Note:  All target audience members are eligible for continuing education credit upon successful completion of this course.  This course does not issue certificates of attendance and does not award partial Joint Accreditation (JA) or IACET CEU continuing education credit certificates for partial attendance. Any questions regarding acceptance of JA continuing education credits by credentialing bodies, boards, or professional organizations or associations must be submitted directly to those entities.

 

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