Provider Leadership Program

Thank you for your interest in L.A. Care Health Plan's Provider Leadership Program (PLP). Applications are now being accepted through 5:00 pm PT on October 4, 2024. Program activities will start in October 2024. Please continue to visit our website for the most updated information.

Overview

L.A. Care is pleased to partner with the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) to offer the Provider Leadership Program. The program, made for providers practicing in Los Angeles County community health centers, is designed to equip participants with practical leadership and management skills necessary to effect transformational change within their health centers and ultimately improve equitable patient care and health outcomes.

Our goal is to enhance the capacity of providers in established and emerging leadership roles who serve communities with histories of marginalization and poverty.

Providers who are exploring a leadership role and those who are already in a leadership role are invited to apply. Individuals with diverse identities, backgrounds, and experiences, especially those underrepresented in clinical leadership positions, are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Provider Leadership Program is offered free of charge to all participants.

Application

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis through 5:00 p.m. on October 4, 2024. Please review the participant selection criteria, eligibility requirements and participant expectations before completing your application.

The program will accept up to 20 participants through a competitive application process. Multiple providers from one organization may apply, but admission for all is not guaranteed.

Program Information Flyer

Application Narrative

Letter of Support Template

Please submit your application narrative, your resume/CV, and a letter of support via the JotForm application link. All materials are required for acceptance into the program.

Application Deadline:
October 4, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Participant Selection Criteria 

• Eligibility — Applicants are welcomed from any eligible clinical leaders, including but not limited to: physician assistants/associates, nurse practitioners, licensed clinical social workers, behavioral health providers, dentists, pharmacists, and physicians. Applicants must be employed by a safety net provider organization in Los Angeles County that is contracted with L.A. Care Health Plan.
   
• Vision for program participation  — Applicants should articulate their leadership goals and how they hope to use the program to achieve them. Applicants should reflect on the practical leadership and management skills they feel are necessary to effect transformational change within their health centers and ultimately improve equitable patient care and health outcomes.
   
• Vision for leadership project — Applicants will propose a leadership project as part of their application. Leadership project proposals should clearly depict an organizational or policy challenge they wish to focus on as part of the PLP and how the project can help advance the applicant's leadership development goals. Applicants should be able to define what success for this project will look like for their daily work, their organization, and the patients they serve. Projects may change after acceptance into the program but must include a strong equity focus for program consideration.
   
• Support from a supervisor or organizational sponsor — Applicants require sponsorship from their supervisor or organizational sponsor who will be asked to submit a letter of support on behalf of the applicant. An organizational sponsor works with the applicant to set aside time to attend all seminars, individual coaching, group leadership project meetings, and complete related assignments.  The organizational sponsor will also provide advice and feedback on the applicant's organizational leadership project.
   
• Ability to commit to PLP schedule of activities — While it is understood that urgent conflicts may arise, if accepted, applicants are expected to commit to participation in the full complement of PLP program activities.  

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the program:

• Serving in or exploring a clinical leadership role at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), FQHC look-alike, or not-for-profit community clinic in Los Angeles County that is contracted with L.A. Care Health Plan; and
• Be a licensed clinician including, but not limited to, physician assistant/associate, nurse practitioner, licensed clinical social worker, behavioral health provider, pharmacist, dentist, or physician (DO/MD).

Participant Expectations

Program participants agree to fully engage in all aspects of this ten-month program. Specifically, participants agree to:

• Secure supervisor/organizational sponsorship in the form of a letter of support to allow release time during the workday to attend virtual activities;
• Attend all virtual seminars;
• Participate in three individual coaching sessions; 
• Participate in monthly group leadership project meetings; and
• Develop and complete a leadership project to be presented at our closing celebration in July 2025.

Program Activities

Over the ten-month program, participants will engage in a range of program activities, including:  

• Leadership Assessment:  Each participant will complete the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and a Skillscope 360 (“360”) assessment, and will receive personalized results to inform self-awareness of their leadership profile, including strengths and development opportunities.
• One-on-one Coaching:  Each participant will be assigned a leadership coach who will provide individualized support for participants’ development plans.
• Leadership Project:  Each participant will develop and implement a leadership project that serves as an opportunity to practice leadership strategies while addressing real-world challenges and opportunities facing their patients and organizations. Participants will receive group project coaching from PLP faculty and peers to support their leadership projects.
• Virtual  Seminars: Participants will attend 12 virtual seminars between October 2024 and July 2025. Seminars will focus on a range of skills and topics that help leaders increase their influence and ability to drive innovation.
   

*Topics may be subject to change

Questions can be directed to Disha Williams, CHCS Program Officer, by sending us a message. Please submit your application materials by 5 pm PT on October 4, 2024.