LEAP
Overview
AMGA LEAP (Leadership & Executive Accelerator Program) is an exclusive mentorship and leadership development experience for high-potential healthcare leaders. Over 12 months, participants gain direct access to senior healthcare executives, expert-led discussions, and personalized mentorship, preparing them to navigate today’s most pressing industry challenges.
Participants engage in monthly virtual sessions focused on critical industry topics, alongside one-on-one mentorship to deepen learning and facilitate leadership growth.
Join LEAP to gain strategic insights, expand your professional network, and take your leadership to the next level.
What to Expect
LEAP is designed to be an interactive and high-impact experience. Participants commit to:
- Monthly Virtual Sessions (60–75 minutes) featuring expert presentations, interactive discussions, and breakout sessions on critical leadership topics for the entire cohort (mentees and mentors)
- Monthly One-on-One Mentorship (30–60 minutes) for leadership development and gaining deeper insights into leadership challenges
- Exclusive Private Community access for mentors and mentees to ask questions, exchange strategies, and build lasting professional relationships.
This program is built to fit into busy schedules while maximizing learning and relationship building.
Governance
Compensation and the Move to Value
Leadership/Team Building
Strategic Planning and Change Management
Culture, Engagement, and Alignment
Dyad Partnership Building
Communication & Difficult Conversations
Wellness for Leaders
Crisis Management
DC, CMS, and Lobbying
Mentorship
Mentorship is at the heart of LEAP, creating a space for healthcare leaders to share wisdom, challenge perspectives, and provide guidance over the course of the 12-months. AMGA strives to pair clinicians to clinicians and non-clinicians to non-clinicians while taking into consideration location.
- Flexible & Personalized: Each mentor-mentee pair sets their own meeting schedule and agenda, ensuring discussions align with professional goals
- Structured Guidance: AMGA provides suggested monthly discussion topics (sample agenda) to help guide conversations while allowing customization
- Commitment & Expectations: All participants complete a Mentorship Agreement outlining mutual expectations for engagement, communication, and participation in LEAP activities
After 12 months, the formal mentorship concludes, but participants retain access to the LEAP network and can continue informal mentorship at their discretion.
Mentee Application and Deadlines
LEAP is a selective program designed for high-potential healthcare leaders. The exact number of spots available depends on the number of volunteer mentors.
Applications for the 2027 cohort will open in September 2026. To make sure you receive an email when applications open, please fill out this form.
Directors, high-performing managers, and those in similar positions are encouraged to apply.
- Applications open: September 2026
- Applications due: November 2026
- Notification of results: December 2026
Want to Become a Mentor?
All AMGA senior leaders, especially C-suite, SVPs, and VPs, are eligible to be a mentor.
As a mentor, you’ll be matched to one mentee for the duration of the 12 months. Early in the process, we’ll inquire as to whether there are any special requests we take into consideration before we begin pairing mentors to mentees.
Technically, the only time commitment is one 30 minute meeting with your mentee each month. You and the mentee determine the exact day, time, and format (face to face, virtually, or over the phone) and we’ll provide you with a suggested agenda to help guide the conversation – although you are welcome to alter it as necessary.
We do advise mentors to also attend the monthly virtual sessions, if available, as these are the basis for the suggested agendas we distribute and is another opportunity to network with other mentors and mentees during breakout discussions.
Once the 12 months is up, the formal mentorship is dissolved. If the two of you want to continue the relationship, you’re welcome to do so and adapt it to whatever fits your situations best. You are, however, welcome to participate as a mentor (to a new mentee) again in any future cohorts – even if you remain in touch with your original mentee.
For more information or to volunteer as a mentor, please contact Joe.
What Participants Say
It was a truly valuable experience. My mentor was exceptional, and the monthly content was both engaging and impactful. The program significantly contributed to my growth and confidence as a leader.
- Sheryl Van Buren, Operations Manager-Shelby, Alliance Health Professionals
Questions?
If you have additional questions or would like more information about LEAP, please contact Erin.
- Alliance Health Professionals
- Allina Health
- Ascension Medical Group Wisconsin
- Augusta Health
- Austin Regional Clinic
- Beebe Healthcare
- Centra Medical Group
- Concord Hospital
- Covenant Medical Group
- Eventus WholeHealth
- Evergreen Healthcare
- HealthPartners
- Henry Ford Health
- Lee Health
- Lexington Medical Center
- MaineHealth Medical Group
- Mankato Clinic
- Memorial Care
- Munson
- North Country Hospital
- Northwell Health
- Novant Health
- Ohio Health
- Owensboro Health
- PPWPA
- Premier Medical Group
- Prime HealthCare
- Queens Health System
- Rush Medical Group
- Salem Health Medical Group
- Samaritan Medical Group
- Scripps Health
- SIMEDHealth
- Sutter Health
- Vancouver Clinic
- Stephanie Ali, Sutter Medical Foundation
- Evan Bailey, MBA, Henry Ford Health
- Jessica Bensenhaver, Henry Ford Medical Group
- Rebecca Busk-Sutton, Henry Ford Medical Group
- Luca Capicchioni, FACMPE, Henry Ford Health
- Michelle Cline, MemorialCare Medical Group
- Jennifer Cobb, Henry Ford Medical Group
- Steve Colvin, Eventus WholeHealth
- Renee Croft, Henry Ford Medical Group
- Brenda DeLauri, RN, Austin Regional Clinic, P.A.
- Spencer Derenzy, Munson Healthcare
- Jared Eisenberg, Northwell Health
- Hilda Ferrarer-Blair, MD, Henry Ford Medical Group
- Steve Fox, Augusta Medical Group
- Jason Freeburne, MSN, ACNP, Eventus WholeHealth
- Steve Fried, MD, Henry Ford Medical Group
- Clarissa Garcia, Covenant Medical Group
- Meghan Hayes, MD, Sutter Medical Foundation
- Cortney Hendress, AGNP-BC, Eventus WholeHealth
- Sarah Hreyo, CPHQ, Novant Health Medical Group
- Sandy Hsu, MemorialCare Medical Group
- Tiffany Jagrooph, MBA, Northwell Health
- Anna Jennings, Centra Medical Group
- Luis Juarez, Sutter Health
- Ben Kill, Allina Health
- Traci Kobayashi, The Queen's Health Systems
- Jenna Lash, Austin Regional Clinic, P.A.
- Monica Leriger, Eventus WholeHealth
- Tiffany Lopez, SIMEDHealth
- Howard Lyon, MD, Scripps Coastal Medical Group
- Ann MacCracken, Vancouver Clinic, Inc.
- Braden Mantei, RUSH Medical Group
- Darrell Manning, MBA, Centra Medical Group
- Shawn Marek, PPWPA
- Spencer Marrow, Premier Medical Group, P.C.
- Courtney McGovern, Lee Health
- Angela Yerdon McLeod, DO, Concord Hospital
- Marni Miller, Sutter Health
- April Oachs, RN, Mankato Clinic, Ltd.
- Alex Oleinik, HealthPartners Care Group
- Marina Palushaj, Alliance Health Professionals, PLLC
- Andrew Parent, CPXP, MA, MaineHealth Medical Group
- Katie Peck, North Country Hospital
- Heather Piawlock, MaineHealth Medical Group
- Darian Pike, Samaritan Medical Group
- Tricia Plumley, Covenant Medical Group
- Jordan Prendergast, DO, Lexington Medical Center
- Aman Rastogi, Northwell Health
- Christina Roberts, APRN, DNP, OhioHealth
- Kelsey Robinson, MPH, MaineHealth Medical Group
- Melanie Runge, Mankato Clinic, Ltd.
- Misti Shilhanek White, RN, Salem Health Medical Group
- Heath Simmons, Sutter Medical Foundation
- Sumit Singla, MD, Henry Ford Health
- Megan Stiles, MaineHealth Medical Group
- Stephanie Stroud, Ascension Medical Group Wisconsin
- Diane Tomlin, Centra Medical Group
- Kevin Ussery, MS, SHRM-SCP, Beebe Healthcare
- Lauren Viera, Prime HealthCare, PC
- Loret Waldal, EvergreenHealth Medical Group
- Donna Williams, SIMEDHealth
- Stacey Wilt, Owensboro Health Medical Group
- Steven Young, FNP-C, Eventus WholeHealth
- Kevin Young, Henry Ford Medical Group
- Ramsey Abdallah, Northwell Health
- Lia Aylmer, HealthFirst Medical Group
- Dillon Beutler, Revere Health
- Kevin Birnbaum, ChristianaCare
- Rhonda Blankenheim, Sutter Health
- Jonathan Blocker, University of Alabama Health Services Foundation
- Viveka Boddipalli, Duly Health and Care
- Elsa Burgos, IMA Medical Group
- Dave Butler, Physicians' Primary Care of SW FL
- Michael Carter, Ascension Medical Group Wisconsin
- Nikita Chakravorty, WellMed, USMD, Optum Health
- Sara Clark, Ascension Medical Group Wisconsin
- Christine Dolinski, Northwell Health
- Erin Fahey, St. Elizabeth Physicians
- Sam Greed, PeaceHealth Medical Group
- Sharnjit Grewal, Sutter Health
- Daleasha Hall, PeaceHealth Medical Group
- Lauren Hamidian, PeaceHealth Medical Group
- Rebekah Hennigan, St. Clair Medical Group
- Robyn Hoffman, Ascension Medical Group Texas
- Ashley Jackson, Samaritan Medical Group
- Kymberlyn James-Brown, Trinity Health Medical Groups
- Sri Koduri, Intermountain Health Canyons Region
- Jessica Kube, Mankato Clinic, Ltd.
- Brian Levinsky, Northwell Health
- David Martinez, CommonSpirit Health
- Crystal Masley, Sutter Health
- Libby Melzer, UVA Health
- Erica Morehouse, Revere Health
- Keitha Moseley-Dendy, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin
- Tam Nguyen, RUSH Medical Group
- Daniel Nimoy, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, Inc.
- Anu Nookala, HealthPartners Care Group
- Abby Oakley, Novant Health Medical Group
- Dawn Olson, Banner Health
- Deena Patcheco, Tulane University Medical Group
- Megan Pfarr, Prevea Health
- Alexander Ramirez, Intermountain Health Canyons Region
- Crystal Redfern, Novant Health Medical Group
- Jennifer Roberts, Owensboro Health Medical Group
- Lauren Schrock, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
- Alyssa Scully, Northwell Health
- Katie Swenson, Intermountain Health
- Sheryl Van Buren, Alliance Health Professionals, PLLC
- Ana Vela, Austin Regional Clinic, P.A.
- Sara Will, Mankato Clinic, Ltd.
- Jonathan Williams, WellMed, USMD, Optum Health
- Danielle Wilt, SoNE HEALTH
- Neal Yetman, MaineHealth Medical Group
- Zara Zortman, WellSpan Health
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