Fall Institute - Scottsdale, AZ
AAPL Member Price: $14,875 *Travel and lodging are not included.
This unique program goes beyond the basics, equipping you with the critical skills and insights needed to stand out as a top candidate and excel in the role.
Why Choose Our CEO Academy?
Real-World Insights: Gain practical knowledge and strategies that have been tested and proven in executive environments.
Extensive Networking: Tap into a vast network of industry leaders and peers who can offer support, mentorship, and opportunities.
Transformative Learning: Experience a blend of live, virtual, and self-paced learning activities that make learning both engaging and impactful.
Comprehensive Support: From live workshops to virtual sessions, our curriculum supports you at every step of the way on your journey to becoming a CEO.
A Program and Network Like No Other
Join a nurturing environment that combines case-based learning with challenging real-world simulations. During the program, you will discover the secrets of how successful healthcare leaders become transformative CEOs and excel in their roles.
Program Features
Actionable Insights: Identify essential qualities of successful CEOs and create a self-driven plan to develop yourself as a compelling candidate
Energizing Cohort: Connect with like-minded leaders who are committed to excellence and understand your journey, challenges, and goals.
Expert Faculty: Learn from a network of physician CEOs who will help you understand the dynamics and nuances of the source-and-selection process for physician candidates.
Stand Out: Position yourself at the forefront of the CEO candidate pool with industry-leading resources.
Unique Setting: Take the stress out of figuring it out on your own in a relaxing environment of interactive modules that help you build and retain career-changing skills.
Fasttrack Your Path to Leadership
This 6-month program is designed to help you break through the “glass ceiling” for physician executive selection and shorten the time from curiosity to readiness. The Academy explores essential CEO skills, assessing the unique risks and advantages of your physician background. Surrounded by a cohort of peers and mentors, you will pave the way to success and develop the skills needed in your new role.
Your Journey, Our Support
Upon completion, you will have a deeper understanding of the path to a CEO role and insights into how your current position can prepare you with the knowledge needed to exceed future expectations. Plus, after you’ve completed the program, your cohort will serve as a steadfast support and learning network for years to come.
Course Duration
The CEO Academy consists of six sessions:
There will be two live workshops. The first will take place at the Fall Institute in Scottsdale, AZ. The final live event is scheduled for spring 2026, with the location yet to be determined.
Two virtual sessions.
Two asynchronous self-paced learning modules.
Ideal Participant Profile
The CEO Academy is ideal for physician leaders in senior management positions who aspire to a CEO role.
Eligibility Requirements:
A medical degree from an accredited medical school.
Minimum of 5 years in a formal senior leadership role.
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CEO Academy Curriculum
*Note - Modules are subject to change
Module 1 Live in Scottsdale, AZ at Fall Institute
- Vetting Your Big Decision
- The three parallel strands of CEO succession (resume building results and roles, professional development, and enterprise thought and action)
- Practice and Exposure (the CMO trap, do different things differently)
- Candidacy validity and validation
- Searching, Search, and Networking
- Interviewing (how and with whom)
- Job selection
- Opportunity scouting
- How CEOs think and act
- The three cardinal skills: run it, fix it, start and grow it
- Strategy for CEOs
- Operations for CEOs
- Culture for CEOs
- System Acumen for CEOs
- Board Relations
- Community Relations
- Leading what you’ve never done before
- Building and leading an executive team
- Building a leadership strategy
- Technology and humanity
- Partnerships, affiliations, and agreements
Module 2 November 2025 — Asynchronous
- Vetting Your Big Decision
- The three parallel strands of CEO succession (resume building results and roles, professional development, and enterprise thought and action)
- Practice and Exposure (the CMO trap, do different things differently)
- Candidacy validity and validation
- Searching, Search, and Networking
- Interviewing (how and with whom)
- Job selection
- Opportunity scouting
- How CEOs think and act
- The three cardinal skills: run it, fix it, start and grow it
- Strategy for CEOs
- Operations for CEOs
- Culture for CEOs
- System Acumen for CEOs
- Board Relations
- Community Relations
- Leading what you’ve never done before
- Building and leading an executive team
- Building a leadership strategy
- Technology and humanity
- Partnerships, affiliations, and agreements
Module 3 December 2025 — Virtual
Module 4 January 2026 — Asynchronous
Module 5 February 2025 — Virtual
Module 6 Live in March or April of 2026. Location: TBD
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AAPL Member Price: $14,875