Curriculum Overview
The two-year long Clinical Leadership Program begins during spring, summer and fall semesters. It can be taken either on-campus or online (those who take it by distance learning will be required to make a few trips to Durham over the two years). Designed for professional clinicians, the scheduling is arranged to accommodate the demands of clinical schedules. Classes make use of the students' experience and students can use their workplaces as "laboratories" in which to practice their new skills.
Years of thought and careful planning went into developing the comprehensive curriculum for the Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership program. A committee of faculty members from each participating school identified the topics and disciplines that effective leaders must master. Course topics include:
- Financial Management
- Economics
- Law
- Organizational Behavior
- Informatics
- Quality Management
- Strategic Planning
- Health Policy
Program Collaboration
The Program is comprised of individual mentoring; thought-provoking seminars with key experts in health care; group projects; and a real-world longitudinal policy project for a client. Classes are deliberately small, to ensure interaction with faculty and among participants. Learning and working with a cohort (small group of classmates) mirrors the workplace experience of problem solving and decision-making with a group of individuals from different fields. Students often find that the bonds they build with their classmates continue throughout their professional lives.
Program Highlights
- The Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership is a part-time, 44-credit hour professional degree program awarded by the Duke University School of Medicine.
- The Program provides individualized mentoring experiences; seminars, group projects, and a longitudinal policy project were students interact with a client to analyze a real-world problem.
- Participants can continue working while in the program.
- Students are encouraged to immediately apply the skills learned in the Program to their current profession.
