Region IV Public Health and Primary Care Leadership Institute

Liz Kidwell
elkidwell@emory.edu

The Region IV Public Health and Primary Care Leadership Institute is a leadership and educational opportunity in the southeast region that focuses on adaptive leadership in public health and primary care. Participants will experience group and individual assignments, panels, lectures, webinars, and discussions, and use problem-based learning to explore real-life situations leaders face in the field.

The program is an 8-month virtual experience providing 40 contact hours of interaction consisting of:

• Orientation session
• Multi-day opening retreat
• 6 monthly sessions that last 2 hours each
• 2 hours of intersession work between each session

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Identify personal leadership strengths
• Address a leadership challenge through a self-directed adaptive approach
• Engage in peer consulting with Region IV colleagues
• Apply leadership competencies in the context of public health and primary care

Program overview and schedule

Eligible applicants are emerging public health and primary care leaders in the southeastern region who:

• Work in state, local, or tribal public health departments, tribal health organizations, or Federally Qualified Health Cemeters (FQHC)/FQHC Look-Alikes
• Manage programs, supervise staff, and/or demonstrate leadership potential
• Work with underserved populations and/or are from under-resourced health departments or FQHCs/FQHC Look-Alikes

There is no fee to participate.

A link to the online application is available on the program website.