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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Graduate Programs in Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety

Reshaping the future of healthcare

 
Not accepting applications for 2024 – check back in spring for future details
Not accepting applications for 2024 – check back in spring for future details

Reach for the next level of excellence with our graduate programs that develop leadership in the healthcare system. With focused cohorts to build a supportive team and Kellogg management training to implement effective change, the executive-style Master's and Certificate programs are a natural stepping stone for working healthcare professionals.

 

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Program Format Length Profile
Master of Science Part-time 2 years Designed for clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals who are seeking a robust quality and safety education, training in leadership and policy, and a mentored capstone practicum to design and implement a quality or safety intervention
Certificate Program Part-time 13 months Designed for healthcare professionals who want to acquire an in-depth overview of the fields of healthcare quality and patient safety as well as training in leadership and policy
Healthcare Sciences Integrated PhD Program Full-time 4-5 years Designed to provide a strong academic foundation for doctoral students to excel in research that addresses processes and methodologies in clinical and population sciences

Meet Our Alumni

Kevin J. O'Leary, MD, MS

Kevin J. O'Leary, MD, MS

The Master’s Program in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety provides me with the knowledge and skills to better contribute and lead current and future efforts at my hospital."

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Class of 2009
Chief, Division of Hospital Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

“I remember the uneasy feeling I got from time to time during my internal medicine residency. Whether it related to a patient handoff (or pickup), diagnostic confusion, or an ominous feeling that something was about to fall through the cracks, things often just didn’t feel right. The delivery of our care was full of redundancy and distractions as well. For a while, these concerns went away as I finished my residency and concentrated my clinical effort on primary care."

Mavis Prall, MSJ, MS

Mavis Prall, MSJ, MS

I have no doubt that the content of the program, and the contacts I made through the program, will continue to serve me personally and professionally for many years to come."

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Class of 2010
Program Director, Content Marketing
IBM Watson Health

"Years ago I earned a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern University, and I had been in healthcare communications for 11 years when I decided to expand and deepen my knowledge of quality and patient safety. I was worried that my non-clinical background would hinder me, but the instructors and my fellow classmates were extraordinarily supportive. I found the program to be stimulating, exciting and rewarding. The program immediately expanded my professional opportunities. My employers, clients and colleagues are extremely impressed with the knowledge I gained in the program. I have no doubt that the content of the program, and the contacts I made through the program, will continue to serve me personally and professionally for many years to come."

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