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Alliance for Physician Leadership at UT Dallas

Leadership and Management Education for Physicians


The Alliance for Physician Leadership (APL) at the Naveen Jindal School of Management is an educational and experiential partnership offering a fully accredited, nationally recognized graduate program in healthcare leadership and management designed specifically for senior physicians in and/or pursuing leadership roles. Our unique program assures learning and growth is provided in a culture that is based on our shared values.


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APL Rankings

The UT Dallas Alliance for Physician Leadership program has been recognized as one of the top MBA programs in the country, and has received high rankings from several premier publications and organizations:

#11

physician MBA program (Modern Healthcare)

#1

graduate program in healthcare management (U.S. News & World Report, 2021)

Top 10

for physician leadership (U.S. News & World Report)

#1 and #5

in Texas and in U.S. for physicians MBA program (American Association for Physician Leadership)

#14

MBA program for physicians and healthcare professionals (Poets & Quants)

UT DALLAS AND DCMS PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

The UT Dallas Alliance for Physician Leadership Program and Dallas County Medical Society are offering a year long, physician leadership certificate that will cover timely and important topics in today’s ever-changing healthcare environment. The certificate program covers areas of focus such as physician wellness, leadership skills, value-based contracting, quality performance, emerging IT opportunities, revenue and financial management. The program is cohort style and will adapt to industry trends and the needs/topics of interest to the physician attendees. 

The DCMS/UTD program is exclusively for DCMS members and will include six in-person full-day sessions, a final project session, along with interim readings, case studies, and engagement with program faculty on an ongoing basis. The program design is intended to provide meaningful and focused learning with the in-person cohort, while respecting the time demands of a physician’s schedule.