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Certified Physician Executive


A Certified Physician Executive is a licensed MD or DO with one year of significant leadership and managerial experience. Eligible candidates must have also completed coursework in our CPE curriculum or have a graduate management degree and is board certified in a clinical specialty with three years’ experience after residency and fellowship. Additional details can be found here: Certified Physician Executive

CPE candidates must also pass the three-and-a-half-day Certifying Commission in Medical Management Certification Program before being awarded the designation. Additional program and eligibility details can be found here: CPE Capstone

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Mastering Physician Engagement

5 Total CME

Mastering Physician Engagement

Self-Study Courses
On Demand
Regular Price: $477

Member Price: $405

Discover how to create stable relationships between physicians and the workplace. Use the strategies here to build physician trust, provide performance feedback and implement change. Explore key elements designed to...

Resolving Conflict

7 Total CME

Resolving Conflict

Self-Study Courses
On Demand
Regular Price: $742

Member Price: $631

As a physician leader, effectively addressing and resolving conflict is a primary skill that serves you throughout your career and could be life altering for your employees or patients. This...

Science of High Reliability

10 Total CME

Science of High Reliability

Self-Study Courses
On Demand
Regular Price: $1,060

Member Price: $901

Defined simply, “high reliability” is the study of human performance in complex systems. Introducing The Science of High Reliability, taught by Jeff Norton, an AAPL DE Self Study in which...

Strengths-Based Leadership

7 Total CME

Strengths-Based Leadership

Self-Study Courses
On Demand
Regular Price: $742

Member Price: $631

Accepting the call to leadership in healthcare involves far more than an extension of responsibilities and the scope of one’s organizational influence. Accepting that call is a conscious decision to...

Transforming Culture in Healthcare Organizations

10 Total CME

Transforming Culture in Healthcare Organizations

Self-Study Courses
On Demand
Regular Price: $742

Member Price: $631

"This course is designed to help physicians cultivate and lead thriving organizational cultures within healthcare. This course delves into the five distinct stages of cultural transformation. Physicians who take this...