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Description:
The Director Academy is a transformative learning experience designed to cultivate strategic leadership across Sutter Health. This immersive program equips directors with the essential capabilities to lead with vision, drive innovation, and align their teams with organizational strategy. Through dynamic peer collaboration, experiential learning exercises, and real-time application of leadership principles, participants strengthen their effectiveness in communication, decision-making, and cross-functional teamwork. The Director Academy program also fosters a vibrant community of leaders who share insights and inspire one another to elevate performance and impact. Ultimately, the leadership growth fostered through Director Academy contributes to enhanced patient care and improved outcomes for patients and families—reinforcing Sutter Health’s mission and values.
Target Audience
Physicians (MD/DO)
Nurse Practitioners (NP)
Registered Nurses (RN)
Physician Assistants (PA)
Other Healthcare Professionals
Learning Objectives
By the end of the program, participants will be able to:
1.Demonstrate trust building skills learned in class and review techniques to provide coaching to employees to help increase engagement, motivation, and effectiveness, measured by peer coaching and 360 surveys.
2. Demonstrate and build change leadership skills to lead and support change efforts within our organization. Participants will apply the learning to their Director Academy projects with application of change tools and implementing change methodology from the PROSCI research.
3. Evaluate behaviors associated with specific business objectives and results. 2.) Create a culture transformation plan, using the 'Partner's in Leadership' Results Pyramid tool, to guide teams during project implementations.
Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest
No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.
– Provider Designee/Verification: Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D
Kevin Cook, MSBA Boston University 1999
Eli Harning
Debbie Nereson, Masters of Communication
Adam Rico, BA, Psychology; MS, Counseling, ICF Professional Certified Coach
Amber Smith, MBA RD ACC
Kaitlynn Thurman, RN
Lee Anne Wong, M.D.
Kevin Cook, MSBA Boston University 1999
Catherine Fry
Eli Harning
Chantel Johnson, PhD, RN
Debbie Nereson, Masters of Communication
Amber Smith, MBA RD ACC
Warner Thomas, CEO
In support of improving patient care, Sutter Health, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statement
Sutter Health designates this LIVE activity for a maximum of 25.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for physicians, 25.50 continuing professional development contact hours for nurses, and 25.50 approved interprofessional continuing education (IPCE) hours for additional clinical workers. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Note to Other Disciplines: Non-Physician Participation Credit (AKA - AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™) Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.
Attendance & Credit Claiming
Text the 6-letter attendance verification code to (916) 866-7913 to claim credit.
Available Credit
- 25.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Physician Credit
Sutter Health designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 25.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 25.50 Non-Physician Participation Credit
Sutter Health designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 25.50 Non-Physician Participation Credit. Non-Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits HOURS™ Continuing Medical Education is acceptable for meeting the continuing education requirements for Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Care Practitioners. For other disciplines, please check with the regulatory board for your discipline to confirm what type of credits meet the continuing education requirements. Continuing education hours for nurses accredited by ANCC, via Joint Accreditation.
- 25.50 ANCC
Nursing Credit - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
Sutter Health designates this Enduring activity for a maximum of 25.50 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 25.50 CA BRN
Nursing Credit - California Board of Registered Nursing (CA BRN)
This activity is approved for 25.50 contact hour(s) by Sutter Health, which is an approved provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing. (Provider Number 17182). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. - 25.50 IPCE
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 25.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.
Enrollment Instructions
This program is offered twice in the Spring of 2026. Learners are responsible for enrolling themselves into the correct cohort and following all required steps to claim CE credit.
Learners may enroll by first clicking the Register tab from the course page. From the list of available class dates, check the corresponding box for the date which you are participating in. Click the Enroll button to finalize.
Once enrolled in the chosen class date the Status field will update. Notice that alternative class dates are now locked and the program status updates to, In Progress. Click the title of the class date you've enrolled in to access the course content. Once you've reached the class page, click Get Started! to begin the credit claiming process.
