Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
The Master's Program is designed to meet educational goals while allowing students to continue their careers or medical education, making the program accessible to medical students, clinicians, and working healthcare professionals. This program is designed for both clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals who want to focus their career development on these important areas in health care. The program focuses on the knowledge, skills, and methods required for improving healthcare delivery systems. The topics covered include: healthcare quality context and measurement, changing systems of care delivery, healthcare disparities, accountability and public policy, safety interventions and practices, health information technology, simulation and the science of teamwork, human factors, risk assessment methods, and leadership and governance. Additionally, students learn about the external environment that shapes health policy, particularly in regard to quality and safety. This is a 2-year, part-time, program which can be pursued by those living outside the Chicago area. Students are required to travel to Northwestern University's Chicago Campus for the classroom-based intensive sessions and complete the independent study and capstone project remotely. Off-campus accommodation is available for all sessions. Click here to begin the application process. Program begins each Summer Quarter ONLY. CurriculumPlease click here for a PDF of the Curriculum. CoursesThe Master of Science degree program consists of ten courses, starting with an introductory 2-week immersion program in healthcare quality and patient safety. The immersion program begins with a reading period, followed by two weeks of classroom based instruction. The dates of the summer 2012 immersion program are Monday, July 16 through Friday, July 27, 2012. Classes take place Monday through Friday from 9:00AM to 5:00 PM. This work is followed by courses on health management and fundamental methods for healthcare quality and patient safety, which are taught as three intensive sessions consisting of two weekend sessions and a one-week intensive. The following summer, there is another 2-week immersion program addressing advanced topics in healthcare quality and patient safety. The Master’s program concludes with a two-quarter mentored Capstone Project, in which students design, implement, and evaluate a quality or safety improvement project, in conjunction with a business course titled The Business of Quality and Safety Improvement which is taught by distinguished faculty from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. Please click here for a full description of each course. |
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NOW OFFERING TWO SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETYWe are pleased to announce that we will offer two scholarship opportunities for students applying for admission in summer 2012. These scholarships will provide 50% of the tuition costs for the first year of the Master of Science degree program. Scholarships are renewable for the second year of study contingent upon good academic standing. Clinicians who care for under-served, low income patients, as well as applicants from nursing, allied health professions and individuals currently in residency and fellowship training are strongly encouraged to apply for the scholarship. If you would like to be considered for the scholarship, please submit a short description of no more than 250 words explaining why you feel that you should receive this scholarship. This should be submitted as a separate document, via email, to mastersihs@northwestern.edu. Please include your full name and your ApplyYourself applicant ID on this statement. Opportunities for GraduatesAfter completing this Master of Science degree, graduates will have acquired the necessary skills and knowledge to be competitive for leadership positions in healthcare and research institutions, governmental and policy bodies, and careers in academia. Graduates will be well prepared to be leaders in the next generation of quality and safety specialists, designing and implementing quality and safety initiatives across health care plans, hospitals, state and federal agencies, and voluntary organizations throughout the country. In the News...This summer, the Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety will graduate its fifth class! To recognize this important milestone, the program was featured in the Feinberg School of Medicine News. Congratulations to Robert Bonow, MD and Albert Nemcek, MD, current students in the Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety at Northwestern University, for being named to America's Top Doctors® Contact Us:Meetal Acharya
Institute for Healthcare Studies
750 N. Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312-503-5533
mastersihs@northwestern.edu |
