MHA Education releases 2027 Executive Assistant workshop series

Administrative professionals can access a new schedule of continuing education offerings designed to target artificial intelligence integration, data management, and workflow planning, mhalink.org reported.

The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association Education Department released registration details for its 2027 Executive Assistant Workshop Series. The four-part virtual program runs from January through November 2027.

Courses cost $79 individually or $250 for a package covering all four sessions. Participants can register by faxing forms to 781-262-6136 or by mailing checks payable to the MHA Education Department at 500 District Ave., Burlington, MA 01803-5096.

Series Opens with Goal Setting and Artificial Intelligence Training

The series opens on January 20, 2027, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with a session titled Kick off 2027 With Goals You Will Actually Achieve. This opening webinar focuses on translating professional priorities into actionable plans, building supportive habits, and establishing progress-tracking systems.

The curriculum shifts to emerging workplace technology on April 14, 2027, with a two-hour session on Writing Better AI Prompts. Instructors will cover how to formulate instructions that yield accurate results for routine administrative tasks while maintaining confidentiality regarding sensitive organizational and health information.

Data handling takes center stage on September 15, 2027, during Useful Formulas in Excel. This hands-on webinar explores conditional functions like SUMIFS and COUNTIFS, information retrieval using XLOOKUP, and dynamic array functions designed to reduce manual reporting work.

The final session on November 17, 2027, explores Using AI To Better Manage Your Time And Productivity. Attendees will learn how to use automated tools to prioritize workloads, draft meeting agendas, and summarize notes into concrete action items without compromising patient or employee privacy.

Each workshop runs from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on its respective date.