Leadership Book Club
The ANTHC book club is open to ALL ANTHC and THO employees. Anyone can participate and it is not a requirement that you have read or finished the book, unless you are seeking CE or CME credits or are in one of the other leadership programs. Held monthly, September to May, from 12:00 pm to 1:00pm, book club discussions coincide with ANTHCs leadership development programs, LEAD and Pathways, programs year. ANTHC does not supply the books, we try to choose some books that are available online for free through Libby and Hoopla for Anchorage Library members. The book club is a great way to network and gain a deeper and better understanding of leadership skills, diverse perspectives, and Alaska Native and Native American cultures.
Each month has a specific leadership theme:
- September: ANTHC Leadership
- October: Sports/Health and Wellness Leadership
- November: Alaska Native and Native American Leadership
- December: Leadership Film
- January: Emerging Leaders
- February: Political/Social Leadership
- March: Female Leadership
- April: International Leadership
- May: Leadership Fiction
2023 – 2024 Leadership Book Club Book Selections
- September: Soul, Salsa, Spirit by Juana Bordas
- October: The Gold Standard Building a new world-class Team by Mike Krzyzewski
- November: Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir of Alaska and the Real People by William Iggiagruk
- December: The Women King (2022) directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
- January: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
- February: The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine by Janice P. Nimura
- March: Haben the Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma
- April: I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood up for Her Education by Malala Yousafzai
- May: The Winter Walk by Loretta Outwater Cox
Continuing Medical Education/Continuing Education Credits
ANTHC and THO staff may receive CE or CME credits. Doctors are eligible to receive CME’s, nurses CEs and pharmacists CEs for participating, many licensing and professional associations recognize a leadership book club as meeting the professional development credit requirements.
To receive credits:
- Read the entire book,
- Attend and participate in the Book Club discussion, and
- Complete a SurveyMonkey Course Evaluation
In support of improving patient care, Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
ANMC designates this activity for a maximum of 8 contact hours.
How to prepare for joining the Book Club discussion
Pathways and LEAD participants facilitate the discussions to practice a new type of public speaking. Bring your questions and comments about the book. These discussions are not academic discussions and topics often include leadership, ANTHC, Alaska Natives, and Native Americans.