MS Healthcare Quality at George Washington University

Programme overview

The MS in Health Sciences in Healthcare Quality is an interdisciplinary, competency-based programme for healthcare professionals who want to lead in healthcare quality and patient safety. It is one of the first two healthcare quality programmes nationally accredited by CAHME and includes a capstone project near the end.

Faculty: School of Medicine and Health Sciences | Duration: 36 credits | Location: Washington, DC, United States

What you will study

36 credits: 33 required (Introduction to Healthcare Quality, Building a Quality Culture, Quality Improvement Science, Patient Safety Systems, Health Information Quality and Outcomes, Leadership and Change, Epidemiology, leadership and decision-making courses) and a 3-credit elective.

Career pathways

Quality and patient safety leadership, management and research positions in healthcare organizations or policy agencies.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The application and all supporting documentation (fees, statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, transcripts) must be received by the deadline in order for the application to be reviewed. Two (2) letters of recommendation. Recommendations should be from an academic instructor who can strongly attest to your academic ability and/or someone who has served in a supervisory capacity for you and can strongly attest to your work ethic. Recommendations from family and friends are not accepted. Official transcripts are required from all colleges and universities attended (including via dual enrollment), whether or not credit was earned, the program was completed, or the credit appears as tra

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Offers of admission are valid for the semester stated in the admission letter; most graduate programmes use rolling admissions, and some review applications collectively after the deadline.

Graduate applications are submitted through the Graduate Application Center with a non-refundable $80 application fee; deadlines vary by programme and school. Processing usually takes four to six weeks.

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