YEAR-ROUND LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

2026 Year-Round Leadership Academy

Are you transitioning from a patient care role to an administrative role in leadership?
Are you taking on new leadership roles or responsibilities within your practice or system?

Partner with the Pennsylvania Medical Society to achieve the foundational leadership skills you need to succeed.

  • Earn CME

  • Pathways to leadership certificates and Master’s programs available through Penn State University and Thomas Jefferson University. 

  • Online mini-courses — Convenient, asynchronous online mini-courses on
        relevant leadership topics 

  • 4 in-person sessions, Mechanicsburg, PA
    • April 17 — New Model of Physician Leadership
    • June 5 — Team Building, Managing, and Performing
    • Sept. 25 — Health Care Finance in Action
    • Nov. 6 — Leading Change and Capstone Project Presentations

  • Capstone project specific to your practice setting

  • Coaching — Peer, Performance, and Professional Development

  • Ethics in Health Care Member Forum — 3 live webinars: March, July, Nov

  • Reflection paper
  • Virtual Journal Club — 4 live webinars: Feb., May, Aug., Oct.
YRA 2026 REGISTRATION

A certificate program is available through Penn State University and Thomas Jefferson University for graduates of the Year Round Leadership Academy (YRA) who meet specified minimum requirements. The certificates offer pathways to a Master's degree programs. Please click here to learn more about the College Credits that are available.