
Healthcare settings are highly dynamic workplaces that require people with diverse backgrounds to collaborate in a variety of situations. Our graduate certificate in healthcare leadership helps professionals build the skills they need to thrive in this rapidly changing environment.
Meet the Challenges in Healthcare
Health care professionals must be prepared to meet both ongoing and unexpected challenges, such as exceeding patient satisfaction expectations, achieving quality metrics, being financially responsible and managing effectively in a crisis. Our program provides a comprehensive, immediately applicable framework for managing teams and achieving consistent results.
Our students develop their personal skills and strengths by applying relevant and tested theory to real-world situations that exist within the industry. Students enhance their personalized leadership approach and learn to maximize their team’s effectiveness, including how to resolve the inevitable differences of perspective while preserving relationships.
Who Will Benefit?
Our program is designed for current and aspiring leaders in:
- Hospitals
- Health systems
- Mental health facilities
- Physician practices
- Government and non-government agencies
Number of Courses
Four
Program Format
Online
Tuition
$1,875 per course
Course Requirements
The certificate program consists of four online courses, which are rigorous, graduate-level courses delivered in a blend of synchronous and asynchronous learning. Each course takes seven weeks to complete and you may start in the fall or spring. At the end of the program, you will have earned the certificate and 12 graduate credits.
Required courses:
- HCA510: Essential Team Building for Health Care Leaders
- HCA515: Building Agreement and Relationships
- HCA520: Transformational Leadership Practices
- HLL525: Enhancing Dynamic Leadership Skills
Our Faculty
Our program is taught by healthcare professionals with years of successful, hands-on experience overcoming the challenges our students now face. Our faculty have served as executives in hospitals and health care systems and are experts in leadership development.
Payment
Options
Courses are billed individually at the start of each class. Please note that there is a $60 registration fee per semester.
Tuition Reimbursement
If your employer is paying all or part of your tuition, we will arrange payment directly from your employer where possible.
Student
Loans
Our certificate programs are eligible for federal student loans. To qualify, you must complete two courses per semester.
Military and
Veterans
Salve Regina is approved for veterans’ benefits and has been named a Military Friendly School.