September 10th, 2010
Champaign, IL

Kirby J. Scott, DO, FACHE, of Christie Clinic’s Department of Allergy/ENT, was recently recertified as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders.

Fellow status represents achievement of the highest standard of professional development. In fact, only 7,500 healthcare executives hold this distinction. To obtain Fellow status, candidates must fulfill multiple requirements, including passing a comprehensive examination, meeting academic and experiential criteria, earning continuing education credits, and demonstrating professional/community involvement. Fellows are also committed to ongoing professional development and undergo recertification every three years.

Dr. Scott is privileged to continue using the FACHE credential, which signifies board certification in healthcare management and ACHE Fellow status. In addition to his recertification, Dr. Scott has a master’s degree in public administration. He was also promoted to Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 30,000 healthcare executives who lead our nation’s hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare organizations. ACHE is known for its prestigious credentialing and educational programs and its annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,500 participants each year. ACHE is also known for its journal, the Journal of Healthcare Management; and magazine, Healthcare Executive; as well as groundbreaking research and career development and public policy programs. ACHE's publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on all aspects of health services management in addition to textbooks for use in college and university courses. Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare leaders by providing exceptional value to its members.

For more information regarding the FACHE credential, please visit the credentialing area of ache.org.

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• American College of Healthcare Executives

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