Health System Leadership
The Health System Leadership (HSL) concentration is designed to empower PAs to lead in a healthcare setting and meaningfully contribute to the safe, effective, and equitable delivery of healthcare services. Through a four-course series, the HSL concentration enhances PA knowledge of healthcare policies, laws, and regulations and promotes mastery of quality improvement and patient safety capabilities. PAs will also gain the business skills necessary to skillfully lead teams in inpatient or outpatient settings. Through the practicum course, PAs have the chance to apply evidence-based workplace change tools to real-world professional challenges. The concentration is based on the American Academy of Physician Associates’ Competencies for PAs in Healthcare Administration. The HSL 12-month pathway grants eligible candidates 12 credits of advanced standing for previous completion of a master’s degree.
Course sequences are subject to change.
Blocks 1 and 2
| DMSC711 | Foundations of Implementation Science | 3 credits |
| DMSC712 | Scholarly Writing and Publication | 3 credits |
| DMSC730 | Integrated Research Methodology for PAs | 3 credits |
| DMSC815 | Patient Safety and Quality Improvement | 3 credits |
Blocks 3 and 4
| DMSC811 | Healthcare Policy | 3 credits |
| DMSC813 | Practical Healthcare Administration Skills | 3 credits |
| DMSC817 | Emerging Topics in Healthcare Administration | 3 credits |
| DMSC830 | Integrated Practicum: Professional Applictn of Implementation Science | 3 credits |