Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership (MHS) at Duke University

Programme overview

A 42-credit-hour programme created in 2000 with the Schools of Nursing, Business and Law and the Sanford Institute, emphasising direct practice and application of leadership skills for health care professionals.

Faculty: Duke University School of Medicine | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durham, NC, United States

What you will study

Clinical leadership content aimed at anticipating and responding to change, setting direction, building partnerships and solving day-to-day problems in health care.

Career pathways

Leadership roles in health care organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Duke MHS Clinical Leadership: baccalaureate degree in a health professions discipline from an accredited institution; admission weighs academics and professional experience. Three letters of evaluation (general, clinical experience, administrative experience), official transcripts, and proof of practice licensure where applicable. GRE required but waived with an undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or higher or a conferred graduate or professional degree. TOEFL required for non-native English speakers without a degree from an English-speaking institution. Finalists interview. Application fee USD 100; applications reviewed three times a year.

Graduate School master's programmes list application deadlines for fall 2027 entry; Fuqua online MSQM programmes start September 2026, the MQM and MMS Foundations of Business start July 2026, the Daytime MBA starts August 2026 and the Weekend Executive MBA starts May 2027.

The Occupational Therapy Doctorate starts in August for applicants admitted in both the fall and spring rounds.

Fall 2027 Graduate School master's deadlines: Analytical Political Economy 01/28/2027; Applied Ethics & Policy 03/18/2027; Biomedical Engineering 02/01/2027; Civil and Environmental Engineering 01/10/2027; Computer Science 02/01/2027; Critical Asian and Middle Eastern Humanities 02/17/2027; Dance (MFA) 12/17/2026; Digital Art History/Computational Media 01/28/2027; East Asian Studies 01/31/2027; Economics 01/14/2027; Economics and Computation 02/01/2027; Electrical and Computer Engineering 01/16/2027; Experimental and Documentary Arts 01/28/2027; Global Health 02/26/2027; Graduate Liberal Studies 06/01/2027; Humanities 03/15/2027; Interdisciplinary Data Science 01/28/2027; Master of Arts in Teaching 01/29/2027; Materials Science and Engineering 03/15/2027; Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science 01/19/2027; Medical Physics 01/08/2027; Political Science 02/16/2027; Population Health Sciences 01/15/2027; Religious Studies 02/01/2027; Slavic and Eurasian Studies 02/01/2027; Statistical Science 01/05/2027. History and Quantitative Financial Economics are not accepting applications for 2027 enrollment.

Occupational Therapy Doctorate 2026-27 application deadlines: Fall round Thursday, October 8, 2026; Spring round Tuesday, January 12, 2027 (applications through OTCAS). Fall applicants are notified the first week of December 2026 and spring applicants the first week of March 2027.

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