Develop an authentic leadership style that supports you to grow practical, evidence-based tools, and lead with confidence for immediate impact.
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Overview
Our Leadership Education Group Program is exclusively for senior doctors in formal and informal leadership roles at consultant level and above. The program builds your leadership capability, helps you find an authentic voice and style and supports you to confidently lead multidisciplinary teams across complex hospital systems and private practice.
Designed to equip you with practical, evidence-based leadership skills, cultivate psychological safety and drive positive change in complex healthcare settings, it is practical and immediately applicable, delivering tools you can use from day one.
We also offer this education program in a one-on-one format.
What to expect
The program’s modular design spans multiple sessions and combines interactive workshops, live webinars, online tutorials and self-paced video tutorials with essential pre- and post-session work, curated readings and reflective activities, culminating in a one-to-one coaching session. In total, you will receive 26 hours of leadership education facilitated by Dr Anna Clark.
This scheduled group education program is structured in three intakes over the course of each calendar year.
We offer a blend of in-person and online delivery to suit your learning preferences and location. In-person sessions take place on Level 1 of AMA House at 293 Royal Parade, Parkville, Vic.
Program structure:
- 1:1 Program launch meeting (15-30 minutes) with program facilitator
- 4 x 3 hour modules – delivered over 2 x 1-day workshops (9.30am - 4:30pm) delivered in-person at AMA House in Parkville, VIC
- 1 x 1 hour one-on-one coaching session delivered online via Zoom at a time the suits each participants schedule
Participants work on a personal leadership mission statement and three personal action plans across the duration of the program: a personal leadership development plan, a holistic leadership plan, and a professional network health check. These plans support the direct application of learning into specific leadership skills and behaviours
Program Dates 2025
Intake 2:
- Program launch - Scheduled directly with facilitator on enrolling.
- Module 1 and 2 (face-to-face): Friday 29 August, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm
- Module 3 and 4 (face-to-face): Friday 12 September , 9.30 am - 4.30 pm
- 1:1 1-hour coaching session: scheduled individually with participants
Note: All face to face sessions will be held at AMA House, ground floor, 293 Royal Parade, Parkville.
Program Dates 2026
Coming soon.
Program cost:
$3850 (inclusive of GST), only available to AMA members.
Intake 2 - 2025
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Leadership development isn’t routinely included in medical school or specialty training, yet it’s expected in every aspect of practice. Our program is built for doctors and brings best practice leadership theory into practical strategies you can apply from day one. You’ll gain the skills to articulate your leadership purpose, influence others and navigate complex challenges with confidence.
As a senior doctor, you manage upward to executives and downward to junior colleagues while collaborating with peers, allied health and nursing staff in a multidisciplinary environment. These responsibilities carry significant weight and present unique challenges that can affect your performance. You may also be considering the next phase of your career and the leadership opportunities that will bring you fulfilment.
This program is for doctors who are at a consultant level and above who are currently managing and leading a team, service, or department.
Participants may also hold a leadership role in private practice, with many juggling more than one role across both the private and public sector.
On completing this program, you will be able to:
- Understand leadership dynamics in complex collaborative healthcare teams
- Develop self-awareness of your leadership style, strengths and growth areas grounded in your values and purpose
- Communicate skillfully with a diverse range of colleagues through active listening, perspective-taking and empathetic engagement
- Foster psychological safety and a culture of open, constructive professional conversations
- Mentor and delegate effectively to empower others and support their development
- Design and sustain high-performing multidisciplinary teams through clear structures, adaptive processes and agile practices
- Navigate conflict, difficult conversations and performance management with confidence, compassion and professionalism
- Apply strategic thinking and innovation to lead change projects and adapt to evolving challenges
- Maintain resilience, work-life balance and self-care using gratitude, humility and self-compassion to prevent burnout
- Build and leverage professional networks to support team performance, career advancement and wellbeing
- Set and achieve sustainable personal and team goals using SMART actions, realistic timelines and continuous improvement.
DR ANNA CLARK (PhD)
Leadership coach and educator
Anna Clark is an experienced consultant, coach, and educator with over 18 years’ experience in designing and developing professional development and education programs across universities and business schools, and for the school education and health sectors. Anna holds a PhD in social psychology, has taught organisational behaviour, communication skills and leadership development in MBA and executive education programs. She currently provides leadership coaching and leadership development programs to help leaders at all levels transition to and thrive in their leadership roles.
Anna is a Level 1 IECL Certified Coach, with hundreds of hours of experience proving tailored leadership coaching and leadership development programs to doctors. Anna also writes regularly for AMA Victoria, publishing on leadership topics highly relevant to the complex care and collaborative leadership required in healthcare settings.
Anna holds a Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psych, with Hons) and PhD in social psychology and held academic positions in psychology and organisational behaviour departments in the Netherlands, France, and Australia.
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Terms and conditions
Read AMA Victoria's Professional Development and Careers Service T&Cs here.