About The Leadership Program

The Duke Leadership Program in Whole Health and Well-Being is a nine-month robust, distance-based leadership development and mentoring program for well-being leaders that teaches the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully develop, launch, lead, sustain, and grow a health and well-being culture across all health care settings.

In addition to the Core Curriculum, program participants are given the opportunity to enroll in an Advanced Track – Business Entrepreneurship or Advanced Leadership – and work one-on-one in a personalized mentorship with faculty from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business or whole health clinical and policy experts to shift paradigms and bring about sustainable transformation.

Q&A Information

The Leadership Program in Whole Health and Well-Being is excited to announce a series of virtual drop-in Question and Answer sessions.

During the Q&A sessions, Executive Director Dr. Scarlet Soriano, program faculty, staff, and alumni will offer a brief overview of what you can expect to learn in the program and provide an opportunity for you to ask any questions you might have.

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About the Program Curriculum

Immersions

During the Immersions, participants receive personal training in leadership skills such as mindfulness practice, effective group dynamics, fostering transformation, mastering structural integrity, and organizational evolution. Participants can expect to deepen their understanding of who they are as leaders, increase their ability to communicate effectively, and understand how to improve a sense of ownership and accountability in those they lead.

Each day course participants will hear from nationally-recognized leaders such as:

General Stanley McChrystal, who led the transformation of the US forces in Afghanistan
Tracy Gaudet, MD, is an internationally known expert in transforming health care and served as the Executive Director of the Chopra Institute for Whole Health and an advisor to the Healthy US Collaborative. Previously, she served as the Executive Director of the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) National Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation.
Ralph Snyderman, MD, Chancellor Emeritus at Duke, whose vision helped create the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health
Sim Sitkin, PhD, is the Michael W. Krzyzewski University Professor of Leadership, Professor of Management and Public Policy, and founding Faculty Director of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business/Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics and Director of the Behavioral Science and Policy Center at Duke University
John Weeks, writer, speaker, chronicler and organizer with 32 years of experience in the movement for integrative health and medicine. He is editor of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine and writes a blog for The Huffington Post
General Eric Schoomaker, former United States Army Lieutenant who served as the 42nd Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General, United States Army Medical Command
Myles Spar, MD, leading authority in Integrative Men’s Health and a primary medical advisor for the National Basketball Association
Patricia Herman, ND, PhD, senior behavioral scientist at the RAND Corporation and expert on health economics and innovative care models
David Rakel, MD, is a nationally recognized leader in integrative medicine
Christopher Suhar, MD, is an integrative cardiologist and Director of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine

Online Coursework

The online curriculum for The Leadership Program in Whole Health and Well-Being includes courses on the following content areas

Well-Being of the Leader
Exploring Models of Leadership
Living and Leading with Purpose
The Current Landscape of Health Promotion
Health Policy
Principles of Open Design
Lifestyle and Health Behavior Change
Economic Evaluation of Programs and Services
Strategic Planning
Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Project Management
Work Culture
Health Coaching
Thought Leadership in Healthcare
Marketing Health and Well-Being
The Basics of Human Resources

In addition, participants will have an opportunity to join monthly live online sessions with program faculty and guest speakers to explore and discuss a wide range topics, including the current health policy and health promotion issues, the dynamics of successful communication, and overall effectiveness as a leader.

The program’s faculty – renowned experts in health and well-being, leadership, and business – are dedicated to each participant’s success.

Mentorship

For those choosing to enroll in an Advanced Track – Business Entrepreneurship or Advanced Leadership – participants are paired with a faculty mentor from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business, recently ranked as the number one business school in the nation, and whole health clinical and policy experts. With their mentor’s help, participants craft a business project for implementing or optimizing a health and well-being strategy at their organization.

Well-Being Coach

To lead a transformative program, we must live it first. This unique program focuses on the inner life of the leader. Participants in the Advanced Tracks complete a Whole Health and Well-Being Self-Assessment prior to the start of the program and have the opportunity to work on self-care with a Well-Being Coach throughout the program.

Apply

The application for the Leadership Program in Whole Health and Well-Being will open in January 2025.

Financial Aid

Partial financial aid is available to qualified applicants. Information regarding financial aid will be available to admitted applicants.

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