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Now Accepting Applications for the 2020 RCF Cohort!

Application Deadline: September 26, 2019
Notification of Acceptance: November 2019

Application Resource:

Building a Case: Seeking Support from Your Home Institution

Application process:

Complete the online application form below.
Request 2 statements of support:
1. ACH Faculty member statement: ACH faculty member will have worked directly with the applicant in an ENRICH learning group, ACH one-day course, or other relevant environment.
2. Institutional leadership statement: Applicant will obtain support from their local institutional leader to confirm that the applicant has discussed the RCF program.
  1. Appropriate statements of support may come from various sources such as any Executive Level Support (CMO, CEO, VP OF --), Patient experience leader, Department Chair, etc.
  2. The applicant need not be a fully employed member of the institution but must have a credible affiliation to ensure that they can gather audiences of participants who will attend a local workshop hosted by the applicant (as final phase of certification)

Please send an email to the two individuals (ACH faculty member and institutional leader) who will provide statements of support and request that they submit statements by September 26th using the online form by including the following link in your email to them. (click here for statement of support form)

Having trouble with the online form?
If you experience technical issues with the online application form or online statements of support page, please send your responses directly to Rachel Poarch at rpoarch@achonline.org.

Questions about the program itself?
Contact Program Manager Rachel Poarch at rpoarch@achonline.org OR RCF Program Directors Lynn O'Neill lynn.oneill@emory.edu and Ryan Laponis Ryan.Laponis@ucsf.edu.

Scholarships Available!

ACH is pleased to offer four $2,000 scholarships for the 2020 RCF Program. In recognition of ACH's commitment to the diversification of membership and leadership, qualified applicants will be from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in the health professions (Hispanic, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander). The $2,000 scholarship will help cover the RCF program tuition ($2,950).

Scholarship Application Process:

Complete the scholarship application by Thursday, September 26th.
Complete the program application below by Thursday, September 26th.
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by November 2018.

APPLICATION

RCF : RELATIONSHIP-CENTERED COMMUNICATION FACILITATORS PROGRAM
The ACH is pleased to review your application to the Relationship-centered Communication Facilitators Program (RCF). In addition to requesting two statements of support as above, please submit the information requested below using this online form.
Full Name

First Name
Last Name
Phone
Area Code - Phone Number
Email
Credentials
Institutional Affiliation
Have you ever attended an ACH ENRICH Course?
Yes
No
What year did you attend an ACH ENRICH Summer Course? (Insert N/A if you have not attended ENRICH).
Have you participated in an ACH 1-day training course led by an ACH faculty member?
Yes
No
When, where, and which ACH faculty member led your 1-day course? (Insert N/A if you have not attended a 1-day training course).
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Professional Bio (200 word max)
Brief Statement Regarding Related Teaching/Work Experience (300 word max)
Personal Statement of Interest (300 word max)
Key points to address may include: a.) interest level in improving communication and facilitation skills, b.) some propensity toward personal awareness, and c.) relevant personal/professional aspirations.
Name & Email of ACH faculty who will be writing statement of support:
Name & Email of local institution leader who will be writing statement of support:

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