AMGA, Practicing Excellence announce training partnership

Micro-training for new skills will be part of a program to support physicians and other clinicians in their efforts to improve health care workplaces and patient care.

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) and Practicing Excellence, a human development company that offers online coaching, announced a new partnership for AMGA members to access resources of Practicing Excellence.

“This partnership will assist member organizations in supporting their physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), nurses, teams, and leaders in developing skills to transform patient experience, enhance team engagement, advance leadership development, and accelerate high-reliability journeys,” the AMGA announcement said.

Practicing Excellence offers app-based, role-specific, “bite-sized” skill development for personal and team growth. The training is designed intentionally for physicians, leaders and care team members who all are busy, even overwhelmed. The physicians, other clinicians and administrative leaders will get training to connect better with patients and teammates, advance a culture of safety, and lead more effectively, according to the organizations’ plan.

“We are excited to partner with Practicing Excellence to bring cutting-edge human development tools to our members,” AMGA President and CEO Jerry Penso, MD, MBA, said in a news release. “By equipping care teams and leaders with the skills that foster engagement, trust, and excellence, this partnership strengthens our commitment to high-performance health across the country.”

Practicing Excellence has enlisted the help of more than 120 faculty with different backgrounds and now offers more than 1,800 microlearning videos via mobile app and desktop computer platform. The company touts it as “a scalable approach to unify organizational priorities,” with focus on patient experience, team engagement, leadership development and clinical excellence, according to its website.

Practicing Excellence has delivered professional development training to more than 50,000 health care professionals, according to the company’s website. AMGA members employ 175,000 physicians.

“Health care’s greatest asset is the people delivering care,” said Stephen Beeson, MD, founder of Practicing Excellence. “Through this partnership, AMGA members can gain access to powerful, behavior-changing skill development that is personalized and contextualized for each learner, aligned with organizational priorities, and scalable to every physician, APP, nurse, team member, and leader with actions they can implement immediately without ever needing to sit in a classroom again.”