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NRHA Rural Hospital HR Certification Program

Sponsor
National Rural Health Association
Deadlines
May 6, 2027
Contact

Sydney Grant
sgrant@nrhasc.com

Purpose

The National Rural Health Association provides an 8-month rural hospital leadership and certification program for hospital human resource professionals. The program is a combination of self-guided and group learning.

Training topics include:

  • Leadership
    • Interpersonal leadership
    • Intrapersonal leadership
    • Organizational leadership
    • Community leadership
  • Operations
    • Employee relations
    • Recruiting and retention
    • Labor laws and relations
    • Staff development
    • Mandatory regulatory training
  • Finance
    • FTEs, productivity, and payroll
    • Budgeting
    • Employee benefits

The 2027 cohort kicks off on May 6, 2027 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern and will meet every other Thursday at the same time. Participants will spend approximately 90 minutes per week between bi-weekly Zoom meetings and pre-recorded module videos.

Eligibility

The program is open to current human resource professionals or leaders in rural hospitals.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide and U.S. territories
Amount of funding

Tuition is $2,097. Payment plans are available.

Application process

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

Funding type
Educational Opportunities and Fellowships
Tagged as
Health workforce education and training · Healthcare business and finance · Healthcare executives · Hospitals · Leadership · Legislation and regulations · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Recruitment and retention of health professionals

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