The Learning Academy delivers a unique portfolio of fee-based educational offerings designed and led by Vizient experts. Build your skills, capability and confidence by engaging alongside your peers in these interprofessional programs.
Overview of programs
These offerings are available to all Vizient members and, in many cases, open to non-Vizient organizations. Vizient members are eligible for preferred pricing. These programs are organized into five key focus areas:
- Accreditation and regulatory
- Leadership and governance
- Performance improvement
- Spend management
Review our course catalog to learn more about the Learning Academy offerings.
At Vizient, we provide services and resources to help you stay on top of the constant changes coming from healthcare accreditation organizations. Learn how our accreditation consulting services can help your organization.
Review our Learning Academy course catalog to learn more about the Vizient Learning Academy and the current collection of offerings.
For more information, contact us at learningacademy@vizientinc.com
Advancing capability for the vital contribution of healthcare governance
Leveraging data insights, industry expertise and strategic partners to address contemporary healthcare issues, this program will deliver unique learning and collaboration experiences to strengthen board capability and contribution.
Continuing education
Healthcare professionals can earn continuing education credits through most of our Learning Academy programs.
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. 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.
For more information, contact learningacademy@vizientinc.com.
2025 educational and professional development opportunities
See our course catalog for more detail, including schedule, registration and pricing. Offerings open to non-Vizient organizations are marked with an asterisk.
| Offering | Key audiences | Registration |
|---|---|---|
| Accreditation and Regulatory | ||
| Accreditation Professional Orientation Certificate Program* Aug. 12-15 |
Accreditation professionals new to the field or other leaders with accreditation oversight for their department or area | Register for April offering Register for August offering |
| Advanced Accreditation Series* Jan. 27, Feb. 24, Mar. 24, May 27, June 17, July 28, Aug. 25, Sept. 22, Oct. 27, Dec. 8 |
Accreditation professionals or those with responsibilities for accreditation and regulatory oversight | Contact lisa.taylor@vizientinc.com to register your organization. Vizient Member Networks members receive this program and the Fundamental Accreditation Series (on-demand) for no fee. |
| Annual Accreditation and Regulatory Update* Nov. 4-6 |
Accreditation leaders, clinicians, quality, safety, and risk professionals | Contact learningacademy@vizientinc.com to be notified when registration is available. |
| Fundamental Accreditation Series* (on-demand) | Accreditation leaders, clinicians, quality, safety, and risk professionals | Contact lisa.taylor@vizientinc.com to register your organization. Vizient Member Networks members receive this program and the Advanced Accreditation Series for no fee. |
| Leadership and Governance | ||
| Vizient Governance Academy In-person Summit Sept. 29-Oct. 1, Boulder, CO |
Board chairs, committee chairs and trustees with their CEOS | Contact governanceacademy@vizientinc.com or visit our Governance Academy website to learn more. |
| Nurse Manager Fellowship Program Kick-off: June 2025 |
New and tenured nurse managers | Contact nursemanagerinfo@vizientinc.com to learn more. |
| Performance Improvement | ||
| Performance Improvement Training Sessions 2025 dates TBD |
Staff who have the potential and opportunity to participate in performance improvement | Contact learningacademy@vizientinc.com to be notified when registration is available. |
| Spend Management | ||
| Spend Management Operations Learning Series Virtual and on-demand |
Supply chain professionals | Contact andrea.schiemo@vizientinc.com to learn more and register. |
*Indicates registration is open to non-Vizient organizations