External Leadership Development

In addition to Island Health’s leadership development supports, the following institutions offer leadership courses for physicians.  

SSC Leadership Training Scholarships

These courses, with pre-approval, are supported by scholarship funding through Shared Care and the Specialist Services Committee.  The following link provides more information regarding access to scholarship funding: Leadership Training Scholarship FAQs.

How to Apply

  1. Interested physicians should download the application form and submit to MedStaffDevelopment@viha.ca
  • Individual physician application form can be downloaded HERE
  • Groups of physicians from the same health authority who are attending the same activity can download and complete a group application HERE
  1. Endorsed and completed applications are then submitted to the JCC Leadership admin team for SSC sub-committee for approval.

 

Institution

Course Name
Legend

Green DotEntry Level

Yellow DotExperienced

red dot Advanced
 

Self-awareness (core) Green Dot
 

Engaging Others (core) Green Dot
 

Dollars and Sense (core) Green Dot
 

Conflict Management and Negotiations (core) Green Dot
 

Leading Change (core) Green Dot
 

Leadership for Medical Women Green Dot
 

Professionalism and Ethics Green Dot
 

Leadership begins with self-awareness Green Dot
 

Physician Leadership Focus Green Dot
 

Disruptive Behaviour Green Dot
 

Effective Communications Green Dot
 

Physician Engagement Yellow Dot
 

Facilitating MeetingsYellow Dot
 

Managing PeopleYellow Dot
 

Coaching for ExcellenceYellow Dot
 

Talent ManagementYellow Dot
 

Influencing Boardsred dot
 

Strategic Influencered dot
 

Leading System Improvementred dot
 

Quality Measurementred dot
 

Strategic Thinkingred dot

BC Patient Safety & Quality Council

Clinical Quality Academy Green DotYellow Dotred dot

UBC Sauder

Cohort 14 - Registration Deadline: January 3, 2020

Module 1: January 23, 24, 25, 2020

Module 2: February 20, 21, 22, 2020

Module 3: April 2, 3, 4, 2020

Module 4 (graduation):June 12, 2020

 

Cohort 15 - Registration Deadline: TBA

Module 1: September, 24, 25, 26, 2020

Module 2: October, 22, 23, 24, 2020

Module 3: December 3, 4, 5, 2020

Module 4 (graduation): March 12, 2021

Physician Leadership Program Yellow Dotred dot

Contact  MedStaffDevelopment@viha.ca for further information
 

Achieving a Leadership Presencered dot
 

Leading High Performance Teamsred dot
 

Meeting the Leadership Challengered dot

Institute for Healthcare Improvement

National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care Green DotYellow Dot

 

IHI Open School Online Courses Green DotYellow Dot
 

IHI Change Conferencered dot
 

Leading Quality Improvement: Essentials for ManagersYellow Dot
Contact

Please contact MedStaffDevelopment@viha.ca if you have any questions.