The programs' pedagogic methods leverage students’ professional expertise and experience and build upon extant knowledge and experiences in a collaborative, cooperative learning environment. Theory is infused throughout program coursework and applied in mentored practicums as well as the evidence-based quality improvement project. Competency development is determined at the interface between acquisition and application of knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
At the end of the MS-HAIL program, students will be able to:
- Employ effective communication and relationship management strategies across disciplines to create and sustain an inclusive organizational culture that inspires collaboration and innovation.
- Apply change management strategies and interprofessional decision-making skills to optimize individual and organizational outcomes.
- Utilize best scientific evidence in organizational theory, human resource management, health care policy, and information technology to improve healthcare quality and patient safety.
- Commit to innovative and ethical leadership incorporating respect, integrity, and life-long learning.
- Analyze the relationship between health care policy and healthcare delivery to improve health outcomes in patients, populations, and systems.
- Relate knowledge of the physical and organizational environment to appropriate healthcare leadership and management strategies.
- Utilize financial analytical skills to critique financial flow in healthcare, evaluate fiscal health, and assess risks and opportunities for maximizing organizational strategy.
- Design, implement, lead, and evaluate a meaningful quality improvement project with an interprofessional team to improve healthcare processes and outcomes for individuals, populations, and systems.
- Apply knowledge of social justice, political, cultural, and health inequities to healthcare leadership.