Leadership Communication – Winter 2026
February 4 - May 6, 2026

Elevate your professional voice and advance your leadership skills with evidence-based frameworks and proven techniques.

Strong communication skills are essential for every successful leader to hone, especially in healthcare. By mastering the art and science of communication, we can motivate our teams through uncertainty, secure resources to drive change, and gather support for improved policies and processes. These skills can be developed and practiced.

Leadership Communication offers comprehensive training in professional communication strategies for emerging and established leaders in medicine, healthcare, and health professions education. Over the course of 10 sessions, this interactive program will equip you with the tools to communicate and lead with purpose.

Learn how to navigate difficult conversations, deliver impactful presentations, articulate your professional identity, and network strategically. Uncover what makes storytelling such a powerful communication tool that you can harness and implement across all professional scenarios.

This is a new kind of leadership communication training. Master core communication skills that can propel you into the next phase of your professional leadership journey.

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Credits (up to)
- 20 credit or credits for Royal College Maintenance of Certification - Section 1 (Group Learning Activity – In Person or Online)
- 20 credit or credits for American Medical Association – AMA PRA Category 1
- 20 credit or credits for European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education – ECMEC
- 42 credit or credits for Certificate of Completion Hours
Advanced Certificate in Narrative-Based Medicine
June 7, 2023 - June 7, 2026

Building upon the knowledge and skills gained through the Foundational Certificate in Narrative-Based Medicine, the Advanced Certificate offers participants a unique opportunity to deepen their learning through an individualized learning pathway. All learners who have successfully completed the requirements for the Foundational Certificate are eligible to continue their studies towards the Advanced Certificate. Program faculty are available for an intake consultation to discuss an individualized plan of study tailored to the learner’s interests and goals. Learners who have successfully completed the requirements for the Advanced Certificate may submit a request (with a list of completed workshops) to receive the Advanced Certificate.

In order to be eligible to receive the Advanced Certificate, learners must complete: 1. Pre-requisite Foundational Certificate (40 hours) 2. Approved "additional portfolio offerings" or "electives" (40 hours) 3. Mentorship/Capstone Project under supervision of NBM faculty (20 hours) Learners may choose to take any of the workshops, short programs, special sessions, in any of the areas offered (see above). The Advanced Certificate must be completed within 3 years of enrollment in your first workshop following the completion of the Foundational Certificate. Mentorship/Capstone Project offers participants the opportunity to explore a topic of interest to them by completing a longer project in NBM under the supervision of a faculty member. It may be creative, reflective, curriculum-based, or scholarly. Total: 100 hours Accreditation

Learners can focus on one area or mix and match to create their own learning path by exploring topics of interest or those most relevant to their practice. Upon completion of a total of 40 hours of "additional portfolio offerings" or "elective" workshops and 20 hours of independent study work (in addition to successful completion of the Foundational Certificate), learners are eligible to receive the Advanced Certificate, which will recognize their achievement in Narrative-Based Medicine.

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Credits (up to)
- 100.5 credit or credits for Certificate of Completion Hours

Leadership Communication – Winter 2026

Credits (up to)

Advanced Certificate in Narrative-Based Medicine