Executive Master’s Program
What You’ll Learn
The Executive Master’s in Clinical Quality, Safety and Leadership (CQSL) program provides an opportunity for sustained interprofessional learning, which is quite unique in healthcare education. The purpose of the Executive Master’s CQSL program is to immerse learners in advanced theory and concepts of healthcare quality, safety science and organizational leadership. The learners will develop a level of proficiency in the methods of these fields, and this will be demonstrated through a capstone project.
A capstone is a project you will design and potentially implement in your organization. The topic and structure will be decided by you and your capstone instructor during the first capstone course. A longitudinal capstone is developed as you progress through the Master’s program and will be presented during the final capstone course.
Two unique track opportunities
Georgetown University’s Executive Master’s in Clinical Quality, Safety and Leadership will now offer two track options for all students. Both courses will require courses CQSL501-505 and all capstone courses CQSL601-607.
The Quality & Safety track will focus on healthcare policies, regulation and economics, along with how leaders are creating and leading sustainable change within healthcare.
Quality & Safety Track Electives
- CQSL506-Policy Regulation and Economics and
- CQSL507- Creating and Leading Sustainable Change.
The Human Factors track will instruct on prominent human factors engineering principles and methods, and apply them to real-world patient safety and quality issues, and provide relevant examples.
Human Factors Track- Electives
- CQSL508- Human Factors Core Principles
- CQSL509- Human Factors Core Methodology and Applications.
We created an online program that represents the real world environment healthcare providers and patients encounter every day. The majority of the coursework will be provided asynchronously through an online learning management system (Canvas).
The program requires a one time, three day onsite at Georgetown University. The residency provides the opportunity for learners to practice and apply the tools and principles introduced in the preceding online courses, and participate in active learning with cohort members in a face-to-face format.
The Executive Master’s In Clinical Quality, Safety and Leadership and the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) believe a coordinated, quality-competent healthcare workforce begins in the classroom and have teamed up to provide you with access to impactful content rooted in principles of patient safety and waste reduction.
The program has two starts each year, Fall and Spring.
A sample schedule can be found under course schedule.
Application Process
Apply now or learn more about the required application documents, application deadlines, tuition, available financial assistance, and answers to admissions FAQs.
Why an Executive Master’s in Clinical Quality, Safety & Leadership?
The Executive Master’s in Clinical Quality, Safety & Leadership (EMCQSL) program is designed for both clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals interested in becoming the next healthcare quality and safety leaders. It is expected that the graduates from this program will be actively involved in their workplace and will serve as agents of change.
“Employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow 32 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations.”
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Medical and Health Services Managers, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/medical-and-health-services-managers.htm.