Healthcare Leadership Program : Program Overview

Healthcare is undergoing persistent, disruptive and increasingly rapid change. Visionary leadership is essential in the ongoing transformation required for healthcare organizations to continually improve the delivery of quality care in the midst of a dynamic and ever-changing environment. The Wake Forest Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership (HCL) will prepare leaders for the task of quality transformations and sustainability amidst inherent challenges and change. The program goes beyond the traditional MBA and MHA programs, integrating longitudinal leadership competency development focused on the specialized sector of healthcare.

In today’s complex work environment, healthcare organizations need leadership that is dynamic, diverse and reflective of the communities in which they operate, the organizations and patients they serve, and increasingly global impact on health. Leadership development is needed to help achieve this balance. This program provides outstanding professional development along with affinity group access to explore solutions to current issues and future uncertainties within healthcare industries in a diverse cohort of healthcare experts.

If you seek to make a positive impact in the future of healthcare, the health of society, and establishing an incredible forward-reaching legacy, this is the program for you.

Healthcare Leadership includes studies in the following areas:

• Leadership Essentials Skills Workshops
• Strategic Thinking and Decision-Making for Healthcare Leaders
• Healthcare Policy and Law: Past, Present and Future
• Healthcare Leadership Journal Club
• Financial Management in Healthcare Organizations
• Quality Outcomes and Improvement
• Marketing in Transformative Healthcare
• Leveraging Big Data for Data-Driven Decision Making
• Optimizing Healthcare Operations
• Healthcare Leadership: Wins, Losses, and Lessons
• Crossroads: Population and Global Health

A minimum requirement of 20 months of part-time online work will be needed for the master’s degree which will also include 2 short (4 day) on-site residential sessions.

The program will culminate with the Capstone Experience in which students will complete a group project that spans the duration of the program. Students draw upon knowledge and skills from their coursework with an emphasis on collaborating across healthcare sectors, considering strategic and ethical implications, communicating effectively, and developing feasible, viable, and transformative solutions.