The Physician Leadership Program (PLP) and the UMKC-Cerner Certificate for Healthcare Leadership program earned the Bloch School of Management a No. 6 ranking in the 2014 Leadership 500 Excellence Awards presented by HR.com.
The PLP is a partnership between the School of Medicine and the Henry W. Bloch School of Management. The certificate program equips those in leadership positions or who will be promoted in the next 12 to 18 months with the management skills necessary for 21st Century health care delivery. Participants attend classes over the course of six weekends spread throughout seven months.
The UMKC-Cerner Certificate for Healthcare Leadership program is a collaboration between the Bloch School of Management’s Executive Education Center and Cerner Corporation, one of the world’s leading health care technology providers. The first program of its kind at the Bloch School is a nine-month curriculum designed to enhance health care leadership abilities for selected executive participants from Cerner.
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