AHRMM Academy: Strategic Planning, Leadership and Compliance
In today’s fast paced and constantly evolving health care supply chain environment, strategic planning and quality management play a crucial role in ensuring operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Effective leadership and sound purchasing principles are integral to ensuring innovation and continuous improvement. On-demand access begins March 2.

Learning Objectives
- Define key strategic planning and quality management concepts.
- Describe several ways to achieve customer service excellence.
- List 12 steps for strategic planning, including the process for implementing a strategic plan framework and how supply chain management can apply these concepts to improve operations.
- Define leadership and list several key attributes of successful leaders.
- State principles of purchasing ethics and recognize conflict of interest situations.
- List multiple regulatory and accreditation agencies and recognize types and the process of product recall.
New eLearning Experience
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Featured Speakers
Dennis Mullins, MBA, FAHRMM, CMRP
Vice President, Supply Chain Operations,
SE Region, Advocate Health
Lora (Johnson) Dotson, MBA, BSN, RN, FAHRMM, CMRP
Associate Vice President,
Vizient, Inc.
Dennis Mullins Biography
Dennis Mullins brings more than 30 years of health care supply chain experience and began his career as a 19-year-old Air Force medical materiel specialist. His career spans 10 years of military service, eight years with one of the largest for-profit health care systems in the country and 15 years with three different academic health care systems.
Mike Hopkins Biography
Mike Hopkins is the Vice President of Supply Chain for the Northwestern Medicine Health System based out of Chicago Illinois. Mike has 25 years of healthcare supply chain experience and specializes in efficiency and process improvement. Mike joined Northwestern in 2016 and previously worked for Owens and Minor as the Director of Supply Chain performance. Mike is a nationally recognized leader and speaker in supply chain operations focusing on using lean tools to facilitate process improvement and standardization. He is also a leader in the use of Kanban and RFID inventory management.
Lora Dotson Biography
Lora Dotson brings over 35 years of leadership in healthcare, spanning clinical care and supply chain operations. Her expertise includes value analysis, physician engagement and system transformation, with recognized achievements such as FAHRMM Fellowship and national publications. She has held key roles at Vizient, Grady Health, and Covenant Health and actively contributes to professional boards and committees.
Susan Morris Biography
Susan is the Supply Chain Director for one of MedStar Health's hospitals in the Maryland/DC region. She has worked in small, rural, community hospitals and large international organizations. She has a passion for giving back and 'leaving it better than she found it'.
Frequently Asked Questions
Explore answers to the most common inquiries about cohort topics, learning format, pricing and how this program supports your path to CMRP certification.
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The program is a comprehensive virtual learning experience designed for health care supply chain professionals to build foundational knowledge aligned with the five CMRP exam domains.
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Each cohort includes 4 weekly 1-hour live webinars, on-demand access to recordings, a self-paced eLearning course with included knowledge checks, online discussion forum posts, and a final summative assessment.
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- Procurement and Product Value Analysis
- Inventory and Distribution Management
- Information Systems and Data Management
- Finance in Health Care Supply Chain
- Strategic Planning, Leadership and Compliance
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- 4 live and on-demand webinars
- A full eLearning course with assessments
- Online discussion forums
- 6 Continuing Education Credits (CECs)
- A digital badge credential via Credly
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Members: $129
Non-members: $229 -
Earn 6 CECs.
Participants may also apply these CECs to earn up to 6 ACHE Qualifying Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation. Participants in this program who wish to have the continuing education hours applied toward ACHE Qualified Education credit must self-report their participation. To self-report, participants must log into their MyACHE account and select ACHE Qualified Education Credit.
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Both! Participants earn a digital badge credential that can be displayed on a LinkedIn profile, resume or shared via email and social media, as well as a downloadable certificate of completion.
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Yes. Completion of all 5 AHRMM Academy Cohorts meets the eligibility requirements for the CMRP exam.
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To cancel your registration, email your request to ahrmm@aha.org.
- More than 15 business days before the program start date: A $25 cancellation fee will apply.
- 15 business days or fewer before the program start date: A $50 cancellation fee will apply.
Please note: No credits, substitutions or transfers will be granted under any circumstance.
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Register now for the Strategic Planning, Leadership and Compliance Supply Chain cohort! Expand your knowledge, demonstrate proficiencies and prepare to propel your career forward.
