University of Michigan
Leadership for Healthcare Professionals Specialization
University of Michigan

Leadership for Healthcare Professionals Specialization

Master healthcare leadership, strategy, and QI. Advance your career with essential leadership, strategy, and quality improvement skills designed for healthcare professionals.

Barbara R. Medvec, DNP, RN, MSA, MSN, NEA-BC
Michelle Aebersold, PhD, RN, MSBA, CHSE, FSSH, FAAN

Instructors: Barbara R. Medvec, DNP, RN, MSA, MSN, NEA-BC

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What you'll learn

  • Utilize effective advocacy techniques at the leadership level to make and affect positive change

  • Develop and align a strategic plan to an organization’s mission, vision, values

  • Apply human-centered design and innovation approaches to strategic initiatives

  • Recognize the role of safety systems and improvement strategies, communication, and teamwork within healthcare organizations

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April 2025

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Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Learn to articulate foundational leadership theories and concepts

  • Apply effective communication skills that distinguish you as an effective professional healthcare leader

  • Recognize the important role of policy advocacy for healthcare organizations

  • Utilize effective advocacy techniques at the leadership level to make and affect positive change

Skills you'll gain

Category: Empathy
Category: Interpersonal Communications
Category: Business Leadership
Category: Team Communication
Category: Adaptability
Category: Professional Development
Category: Change Management
Category: Organizational Leadership
Category: Executive Presence
Category: Leadership Self-Reflection
Category: Policy and Advocacy
Category: Communication Styles
Category: Team Leadership
Category: Advocacy
Category: Leadership
Category: Influencing
Category: Communication
Category: Health Care Administration
Category: Health Care
Category: Strategic Leadership

What you'll learn

  • Develop and align a strategic plan to an organization’s mission, vision, values

  • Understand informatics and innovation to drive changes in healthcare

  • Apply human-centered design approaches to strategic initiatives

Skills you'll gain

Category: Innovation
Category: Human-Centered Design
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Healthcare Informatics
Category: Business Management
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Strategic Communication
Category: Organizational Strategy
Category: Business Planning
Category: SWOT Analysis
Category: Health Information Management and Medical Records
Category: Strategic Planning
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Healthcare Innovation
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Digital Transformation
Category: Health Care Administration
Category: Health Care
Category: User Centered Design
Category: Design Thinking
Category: Strategic Leadership
Category: Agile Methodology

What you'll learn

  • Define key quality improvement theories and best practices within healthcare organizations

  • Identify and use key analytical techniques commonly employed in quality science and decision-making

  • Employ tools to assess the culture of safety within healthcare organizations

  • Recognize the role of safety systems and improvement strategies, communication, and teamwork within healthcare organizations

Skills you'll gain

Category: High-reliability Organizations
Category: Patient Safety
Category: Communication Strategies
Category: Lean and Six-Sigma Improvement
Category: Reliability
Category: Culture of Safety
Category: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
Category: Safety Training
Category: Teamwork
Category: Collaboration
Category: Leadership
Category: Decision Making
Category: Quality Science
Category: Health Care Administration
Category: Health Care

Instructors

Barbara R. Medvec, DNP, RN, MSA, MSN, NEA-BC
University of Michigan
3 Courses140 learners

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