CEO earns FACHE credential
Springfield, IL — Thomas C. Dickerson, FACHE, chief executive officer of Clinical Radiologists, S.C. (CRSC), in Springfield, IL recently became 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 8,500 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.
“Because healthcare management ultimately affects the people in our communities, it is critically important to have a standard of excellence promoted by a professional organization,” says Thomas C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE, CAE, president and chief executive officer of ACHE. “By becoming an ACHE Fellow and simultaneously earning board certification from ACHE, healthcare leaders can show that they are committed to providing high-quality service to their patients and community.”
Dickerson, who primarily works out of the Quincy office, has served as chief executive officer of CRSC since 1998. The group is one of the largest radiology groups in the country. They provide professional radiology services to 23 hospitals as well as large multispecialty clinics and other medical facilities throughout Illinois at in parts of Missouri and Iowa. Prior to joining CRSC, Dickerson was the director of radiology and radiation therapy services at Blessing Hospital.
Dickerson received his master’s degree in Human Resources from Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kan. and his bachelor’s degree in Advanced Technical Studies/Management from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 30,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations.
ACHE is known for its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management, and its educational programs including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,000 participants each year. ACHE's established network of more than 80 chapters provides access to networking, education and career development at the local level.
In addition, ACHE is known for its magazine, Healthcare Executive, and its journals, the Journal of Healthcare Management and Frontiers of Health Services Management, as well as groundbreaking research, 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 including textbooks for use in college and university courses.
Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery.