The Stanford Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Certificate Program is a transformative 4-month learning experience tailored for APPs ready to enhance their leadership skills. With a blend of expert-led sessions, innovative content, and personalized coaching, this program empowers participants to optimize operational efficiency, strengthen teamwork, and advance patient care.
Take the next step in your leadership journey with us.
Currently accepting applications for the Fall 2025 cohort.*
| Spring Cohort Program Dates: March to June 2025 Application Deadline: CLOSED |
Fall Cohort Program Dates: August to November 2025 Application Deadline: July 1, 2025 |
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Format
Online
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Commitment
4 Months
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Price
$3,600
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Coaching
3+ Hours
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Join a motivated,
collaborative community of
APP leaders
The Stanford Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Certificate Program is your opportunity to unlock your leadership potential and transform healthcare delivery. Designed for early to mid-career Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), this 4-month program combines evidence-based learning with practical tools to help you lead strategically, foster collaboration, and create lasting impact in your organization. Led by expert faculty and healthcare leaders, the program offers a flexible and immersive experience that includes psychometric assessments, personalized coaching, live virtual sessions, and self-paced modules. Emerge with the skills and confidence to navigate complex challenges, inspire your team, and drive meaningful change in patient care.
Build lifelong connections with a dynamic, diverse cohort of peers who share your passion for advancing healthcare.
Power and Influence
Emotional Intelligence
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Team Development
and Dynamics
Situational Leadership
Project Management
Conflict Management
Facilitation Skills
Communication Skills
Business of Medicine
Navigating
Organizational Politics
Capstone Project
- Evidence-Based Leadership Framework
Leverage proven models and research-driven practices to build self-awareness, adaptability, and effective decision-making in complex healthcare settings. - Personalized Coaching
Enhance your leadership style with tailored professional coaching that refines communication, management skills, and strategic thinking to meet your unique goals. - Comprehensive Psychometric Assessments
Discover your strengths and growth areas through advanced psychometric tools, creating a clear pathway for personal and professional development. - Earn Continuing Education Credits
Advance your career while earning CE credits through a curriculum that equips you with actionable strategies to excel as a healthcare leader.
- Advanced Practice Providers
Designed for Physician Associates and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses seeking to expand their leadership skills and advance in their careers. - Early to Mid-Career Professionals
Ideal for APPs with 4-5 years or more of practice experience who are aspiring to leadership roles within their organizations. - U.S.-Licensed Advanced Practice Providers
Open to APPs licensed to practice in the United States. - Dedicated to Leadership Growth
Perfect for providers ready to deepen their impact, refine management skills, and navigate the complexities of leadership in healthcare.
95%
Highly recommend this program to their peers.
93%
Report that the leadership skills they gained made a difference in their organizations.
90%
Credit the coaching for helping them set and achieve clear goals.
98%
Valued the program’s flexible format tailored to their needs.
Meet the Faculty
Executive Director – Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Certificate Program, Managing Director, Center for CME Stanford University School of Medicine
Executive Director – Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Certificate Program, Associate Dean for PA Education Stanford University School of Medicine
Lecturer, Organizational Behavior Stanford Graduate School of Business
Assistant Dean, Faculty Development and Diversity Stanford University School of Medicine
Director, Faculty Staff Help Center Stanford University
Professor for Management and Organizations Michigan Ross
Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Development and Diversity Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) and Health Research and Policy Stanford University School of Medicine
Interim Associate Dean for Human Resources Stanford University School of Medicine
Founding Executive Director of the Stanford Center for Health Education Senior Associate Vice Provost for Health Education Professor, Pediatrics Stanford University School of Medicine
Executive Director, Center for CME Stanford University School of Medicine