Advanced Practice Certificates (APCs)
The following Advanced Practice Certificates focus on building knowledge and skills in healthcare quality and safety or health system science.
The primary audiences include: health professions students, medical residents and fellows, clinical faculty, and healthcare professionals interested in moving into administrative roles.
Courses
(* refers to footnotes)
APC in Healthcare Quality & Safety
- HQS 500: Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety *
- OPX 530: Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
- HQS 504: High Reliability
APC in Healthcare Quality & Safety (QIPS Track)
- OPX 520: Change Management
- HQS 509: Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality
- HQS 515: Applied Principles of Patient Safety
- Monthly live virtual sessions & mentored project
For more information on APC QIPS Track, please visit here.
APC in Healthcare Quality & Safety Education
- HQS 509: Applied Principles of Healthcare Quality
- HQS 515: Applied Principles of Patient Safety
- HQS 516: Teaching Quality & Safety
APC in Health Systems Science
- HQS 500: Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety *
- POP 500: Essentials of Population Health
- OPX 530: Applied Leadership Strategies for Effective Change
APC in Health Systems Science Education
- HQS 500: Introduction to Healthcare Quality & Safety *
- Elective (Program Director approval needed)
- HQS 517: Teaching Health Systems Science
* Waived for members of the National Association of Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) who hold the Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) credential.