University of Toronto

Healthcare Leadership

Develop the ability to construct robust healthcare teams by focusing on developing compassion, building trust, and promoting collaboration.

Start date

05 February 2025

Price

$1,880 USD

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Course duration

6 weeks

Excluding orientation

Language

English

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Effort

6–8 hours per week

Self-paced learning online

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Course overview

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Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)

Providing high-quality patient care and promoting population health and wellness is the ultimate purpose of any healthcare system, relying on a resilient network of medical workforces and caregivers. However, hierarchical leadership methods are no longer effective in today's volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Leaders need mindful, self-reflective, and adaptive approaches to leading teams to support those who shoulder society's critical medical functions.

If you're looking to become an outstanding leader in the healthcare sector, consider enrolling in the Healthcare Leadership online program offered by the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. The program, which features faculty from the Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, will equip you with a practical toolkit to become an effective leader. Over six weeks online, you'll deepen your understanding of how emotional intelligence translates into leadership performance and organizational change. You'll improve your ability to lead with impact and influence while fostering high-functioning teams in a stressful and complex environment. Upon completing the program, you'll develop your own leadership development action plan based on your current context, ensuring your growth is not temporary but an ongoing part of your professional journey.

Is this course for you?

This program is designed to enhance leadership performance in the ever-changing medical and clinical industries. It is beneficial for current and future healthcare professionals who want to develop their leadership skills. If you're a general practitioner, physician, nurse, surgeon, or allied health professional, this program provides a practical and strategic toolkit. Even non-medical professionals who face challenges and volatility in the healthcare space can benefit from the program's content, equipping them with the skills and insights needed to respond to change while developing their unique leadership style. The competencies gained in this program, including change leadership, collaboration, self-awareness, team leadership, and innovative thinking, apply to all healthcare leadership levels.

Course overview

Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)

What will set you apart

On completion of this program, you’ll walk away with:

Deeper insights into emotional intelligence and self-awareness to gain a better understanding of leading oneself before leading others.

The knowledge, skills, and competencies to become a strategic and change-focused leader in the healthcare industry.

A toolkit of strategies to lead and sustain high-functioning teams in a stressful and complex healthcare environment.

The leadership tools and frameworks for impact and influence, and create a leadership development action plan which can continuously be refined and developed.

Unlimited access to 2U’s Career Engagement Network, offering you exclusive resources and events to support your professional journey and drive your career forward.

Course curriculum

Advance your skills in leading and managing change in healthcare as you work through the weekly modules of this online program.

Orientation module

Welcome to your Online Campus

Module 1

A framework for healthcare leadership

Module 2

Emotional intelligence and leading self

Module 3

Strategic leadership

Module 4

Leading and managing change in healthcare

Module 5

Developing and leading high-performing teams

Module 6

Leading in healthcare: Tools for impact and influence

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Program Directors

The design of this online program is guided by faculty from the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health in partnership with Rotman, as well as industry experts, who will share their experience and in-depth knowledge with you throughout the program.

Christine Shea

Director of MSc Quality Improvement and Patient Safety and Assistant Professor (Teaching Stream) in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME)

Tina Smith

Director of the MHSc Program in Health Administration and Associate Professor (Teaching Stream) in the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME)

About the certificate

Gain insights into strategic change leadership in healthcare and earn a digital certificate of professional achievement from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.

Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with a digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the program handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the program.

Your certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you digitally upon successful completion of the program, as per the stipulated requirements.

University of Toronto Healthcare Leadership online program certificate

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