Fellowship Pathway One Details
Submission
To demonstrate leadership, innovation, and strategic planning skills complete one of the following pertaining to healthcare leadership, healthcare industry, or medical group management:
- Business plan
- Develop or teach University or advanced coursework
- Completion of industry related Post- Graduate level education programs including Capstones, Master’s Thesis, and doctoral dissertation.
OR
Complete one or more* to total of at least 15 hours of the following:
- Formal presentations and speaking engagements at a recognized education event of at least 45 minutes in length as the sole speaker. If co-speaking or a panel, must have contributed at least 45 minutes of content alone.
- Author or co-author of an industry related book of at least 1,000 words as a contributor.
- Author articles for industry-respected organizations including, but not limited to MGMA publications of at least 1,000 words in length. If co-authored or featured, must have provided at least 1,000 words of the published work.
Submission Requirements:
- You may submit more than one to complete the requirement of at least 15 hours*
- You may submit more than one type for review
- You may submit activities completed up to SIX years prior to application purchase date
- Please manually submit all submissions in your ACMPE Tracking.
You will receive an email confirmation within 3-7 business days of receipt and delivery to your review team. You will receive feedback and next steps within three weeks of delivery from your review team on the ACMPE Fellowship Submission Committee.
Volunteer Hours
To showcase a commitment to their industry, completion of six volunteer hours. Three hours must be healthcare related, including but not limited to volunteering for industry-related organizations such as MGMA-ACMPE. The remaining 3 hours may come from community service.
Examples of healthcare related volunteer hours:
- MGMA volunteering
- State or local MGMA volunteering
- Healthcare associations volunteering
- Healthcare organization volunteering
Please manually log all hours in your ACMPE Tracking.
Pathway One Submission Information
Business Plan
Your business plan should demonstrate that you are:
- A thought leader capable of identifying key improvement areas for the sustainability and success of an organization.
- An innovative thinker able to manage change in the complex healthcare environment.
- A proven problem-solver qualified to tackle the greatest challenges in a healthcare organization.
Your topic should identify a problem in healthcare, either widespread, specific to a demographic, etc. You should be able to research the topic enough to propose a solution, including the challenges of completing it as well.
Complete your business plan template:
Email your business plan template to fellowship@mgma.com.
Develop or Teach University or Advanced Coursework
- Date last taught:
- Institute delivered for:
- Length of time taught (Semester, yearly, etc.):
- Role in development and delivery to establish you are the primary creator or provide support information on your role:
- Program descriptions:
- Learning objectives:
- Additional information to assist in establishing relevance to the industry and meeting Fellowship competency of demonstrate leadership, innovation, and strategic planning skills:
Email your above submission to fellowship@mgma.com.
Industry Related Post-Graduate Level Education Programs Including Capstones, Master's Thesis and Doctoral Dissertation
- Date completed:
- University prepared for:
- Proof of completion (unofficial): send as attachment
- Overview of coursework completed or completed thesis, capstone, etc.: send as attachment
- Program descriptions:
- Learning objectives:
- Additional information to assist in establishing relevance to the industry and meeting Fellowship competency of demonstrate leadership, innovation, and strategic planning skills:
- Completed file: send as attachment
Email your above submission to fellowship@mgma.com.
Formal Presentations and Speaking Engagements at a Recognized Education Event
Presentations must be at least 45 minutes in length of sole delivery. If co-speaking or a panel, must have contributed at least 45 minutes of content alone. Review is based on relevancy to the industry, time given, and time needed for preparation and research. Total estimated time will be submitted to include research, preparation, and delivery. This type of engagement will need to add up to an estimated total time of 15 hours and more than one submission may be needed. For presentations given more than once, preparation time can only be accounted for during the first delivery.
- Date delivered:
- Program descriptions:
- Learning objectives:
- Slides/support materials: send as attachment
- Total estimated time:
- Total delivery time:
- Additional information to assist in establishing relevance to the industry and meeting Fellowship competency of demonstrate leadership, innovation, and strategic planning skills:
- Industry event agenda or program to verify delivery: send as attachment
- Please state location of presentation, ensuring it is industry-respected organization, including but not limited to MGMA:
If the information delivered in the presentation is not supported by the slides, please send as an attachment to assist in review, including but not limited to notes or recording.
Email your above submission to fellowship@mgma.com.
Author - Published Books and Articles
Publication must be at least 1,000 words in length or sole contribution of at least 1,000 words. Total estimated time will be submitted to include research, preparation, and delivery. This type of engagement will need to add up to an estimated total time of 15 hours and more than one submission may be needed.
- Date created:
- Role (sole creator, multiple authors, editorial, etc.):
- Title:
- Program descriptions:
- Learning objectives:
- E-format of published work: send as attachment
- Total estimated time:
- Article ONLY - required to be published with an industry-respected organization such as, but not limited to MGMA. Publication location:
- Additional information to assist in establishing relevance to the industry and meeting Fellowship competency of demonstrate leadership, innovation, and strategic planning skills:
Email your above submission to fellowship@mgma.com.
Fellowship Pathway Two Details
Certification Validation
Upon requesting pathway 2, you will receive confirmation you are eligible for pathway 2 and have held your Certified Medical Practice Executive (CMPE) designation for at least six years.
Leadership Hours
You are required completion to complete 25 continuing education hours pertaining to leadership. These 25 hours may be included with the CE hours used required to maintain your CMPE.
- The 25 CE hours may be backlogged up to six years prior to your application purchase date.
- Leadership hours qualifications: Hours must pertain to professional leadership development, these hours are not generally continuing education or healthcare management but are directly related to your leadership development. Hours may only be submitted if pertinent to your professional development; specialized to help you with learning new leadership techniques and refine old skills to run manage a team, including assertive communication, motivation methods, and coaching, versus day-to-day knowledge needed to perform a job.
You may request access to your previously logged CE hours from acmpe@mgma.com.
Volunteer Hours
To showcase a commitment to their industry, completion of 12 volunteer hours. 6 hours must be healthcare related, including but not limited to volunteering for industry-related organizations such as MGMA-ACMPE. The remaining 6 hours may come from community service.
Examples of healthcare related volunteer hours:
- MGMA volunteering
- State or local MGMA volunteering
- Healthcare associations volunteering
- Healthcare organization volunteering
Please manually log all hours in your ACMPE Tracking.