Physician Career Advancement: Mastering Soft Skills Course

Physician Career Advancement: Mastering Soft Skills Course is organized by American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL).

Original Course Release Date: May 1 2017
Course Review Date: May 1 2020
Course Second Review Date: May 25 2023
Course Expiration Date: May 31 2026
Access to the Course Expires: 365 days from the purchase date of the course.

Description:
While strong clinical skills often lead to interviews and job offers for physicians, they aren’t the only factor predicting long-term-career success. Employers are beginning to recognize the importance of certain transferable and non-technical soft skills and are looking for those traits more often in their future employees. These “soft” skills are the skills professionals should learn, regardless of the profession they choose.

This course will assist physician leaders in recognizing which transferable career soft skills may help increase their competitive advantage, ensure future marketability, support interdisciplinary collaboration, and ultimately promote a smoother transition from one role to the next.

Course Objectives:
• Recognize the importance of honing and promoting transferable career soft skills
• Recognize which non-clinical soft skills can be used to achieve future career success
• Develop effective strategies for communicating and connecting with peers in the workplace
• Identify gaps and potential areas of growth within your own career soft skills
• Explain how soft skills contribute to the strategic thinking and problem-solving process