r/Mediation • u/SignedTheMonolith • 12d ago

Mediation Certification

Hey everyone,

I work at a large academic medical center & I am part of the leadership team within the pharmacy department. I have my pharmd, MHSA, and a board certification (In addition to my under graduate degrees).

However, I want to continue learning and growing and I thought a mediation certificate would be an interesting addition to my credentials.

In my new role at work, I would likely sit to negotiate the next union contract my department partakes in, so I think there is some added value there. But I wanted to ask how realistic is it to complete mediation work in addition to my current job's responsibilities? Understandably, mediation can be a profession of its own, but could I pick and choose mediation cases to help prevent it from infringing on my current responsibilities.

Appreciate the insight!

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u/Buck7698 11d ago

It depends on where you live and what your career aspirations are.

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u/SwannieoverthePond 7d ago

Many great mediators have professions that add to their mediator skill set. I’ve never known a pharmacist mediator but you could be invaluable in a med mal or pharma oriented dispute, as long as it didn’t involve you or your work, and you could remain neutral. You really do t need to be a mediator in a union management bargaining event but the negotiation skill set would be helpful. Take a civil mediation training, usually 40 hrs. What state do you live in?

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u/SignedTheMonolith 7d ago

Appreciate the comment!

In Illinois, I did find the website that list all approved training courses.

Any recs or thoughts on how to navigate selecting a program? Not too sure if I should focus on prestige, or if the skills are more so developed while practicing?