WELCOME to the Cleveland Clinic Academy!
The Cleveland Clinic Academy (CCA), launched in September 2006, offers professional development learning opportunities to Cleveland Clinic employees on main campus and at our regional facilities. The CCA leadership development curriculum provides a broad spectrum of courses in leadership, education and business for Clinic Staff, academics, nurses, medical students, and administrators with a Master's degree and above.
Growth in Academy Course Attendance & Offerings:
Since October of 2006, 1,221 Staff, nurses, medical students and administrators have attended Academy courses.
- 220 course attendees in 2006
- 318 course attendees in 2007
- 683 course attendees, thus far, in 2008
In addition, course offerings have continued to grow.
- 11 course offerings in 2006
- 32 course offerings in 2007
- 49 course offerings in 2008
- 9 new courses planned for Spring 2009 (see the 2009 catalogs)
In 2008, 54 distinguished Clinic faculty taught in the Academy. 24 new faculty will be offering courses in Spring 2009 along with those who have taught courses in the past.
Clinic employees interested in developing leadership and management competencies have many course offerings to select from when creating their professional development plans. For purposes of professional development, refer to the Leadership and Management Competency and Course Matrix for guidance.
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SPECIAL MEDICAL STUDENT COURSE OFFERING
Leadership, Collaboration and Teamwork in Health Care Systems
Healthcare delivery systems in today’s world are complex organizations responding to ever-changing demands. For medical students to become successful leaders in medicine, their education must include training in the competencies of leadership, collaboration, teamwork and communication. The aim of this course is to teach these important topics to senior medical students using a health care directed syllabus and bibliography. The student will be expected to complete daily readings from the area of the organizational behavior and health care business literature and complete an individual project that demonstrates his/her growth in these competencies. The course directors, Drs. Carol Farver and Jamie Stoller, have backgrounds in organizational development and experience in applying these concepts throughout the Cleveland Clinic. Additional faculty will include health care leaders of the Cleveland Clinic Health Care system.
Time: April 6-May 1, 2009; 8:30am-12:00pm.
Place: Lerner Building, Main Campus
Call: Dr. Carol Farver 216.445.7695 if you have questions
Contact: Pat Gasser 216.444.9977 to register
Mission
The mission of the Cleveland Clinic Academy aligns with Cleveland Clinic's goals of: “Better care of the sick, investigation of their problems and further education of those who serve!” The Academy is committed to supporting and enhancing the leadership, business and academic development of staff physicians, academics, nurses, and administrators that is needed to realize the mission of Cleveland Clinic.