World Class Faculty
Tailored for healthcare professionals
Online Flexible Study
Up to 16 CPD hours by RCS England* & GDC
Personalized 30-minutelive feedback session
Dates: 27 January -21 February 2025
Upcoming course dates: 31 March – 25 April 2025; 8 September – 3 October 2025
(You can book the upcoming iterations with Book Now)
Duration: 4 weeks of core study (3 hours self-paced independent learning per week) with an optional extension to 9 weeks through personalised coaching
CPD hours: 16 (aligns to General Dental Council eCPD)
*The Royal College of Surgeons of England has awarded up to 16 CPD points for January 2025 iteration only.
Format: Online Flexible Study
Course Fee: £395
Healthcare Leadership Foundations is a tailored, online, four-week continuing professional development course, specifically designed for aspiring leaders and professionals in the public and private healthcare sectors.
In this course you will explore contemporary and foundational leadership concepts such as power dynamics, authenticity, values, conflict and intersectionality in healthcare leadership. You will also develop practical skills in self-leadership, network mapping, action planning and peer coaching, which will enable you to effectively navigate complex leadership challenges in healthcare systems.
Complete in just 4 weeks, with an optional extension to 9 weeks through personalised coaching, while balancing your studies with a busy professional life. Throughout, you will have a chance to network in real-time and off-line with likeminded professionals, industry experts, and esteemed academics in the healthcare sector, fostering valuable professional relationships and knowledge exchange. By design and facilitation, the course offers peer coaching opportunities to foster interaction and reflective practice. Benefit from lifelong learning following the course, enabling continuous career growth and long-term success in healthcare leadership roles. You can submit an optional leadership action plan and receive one-to-one, tailored expert feedback.
By the end of this leadership course, you will be able to:
This course is ideal for mid-career public health or clinical professionals, emerging leaders, and managers in public or private healthcare organisations who are ready to advance their careers. It’s suited to individuals across various health disciplines who are committed to professional growth and developing their leadership potential.
This course is designed and developed in collaboration with the Digital Education Studio team, a multidisciplinary team of experts in digital education, closely working alongside the lead educators of the course. This is to ensure that online learning experiences are of high quality to meet the demands of busy healthcare professionals.
The attached course calendars indicates the key dates and milestones for your online study.Core study will be completed in 4 weeks while optional study will continue until the end of Week 9 through the submission of Action Plan and personalized feedback.
Course Calendar_Jan 2025 [PDF 170KB]
Course Calendar_Mar 2025 [PDF 170KB]
Course Calendar_Sep 2025 [PDF 170KB]
*The schedule is subjected to changes. The University reserves the right to change the schedule according to circumstances.
Expertise of the course comes from public healthcare practitioners in the Institute of Dentistry, supported by its e-learning team and the School of Business and Management.
This course is offered by Queen Mary University of London, a top 5 London University (THE 2025) and is undergoing accreditation by several healthcare awarding bodies.
*The Royal College of Surgeons of England has awarded up to 16 CPD points (January 2025 iteration only).
Course certification requires engagement with core self-paced activities, the completion of weekly quizzes, written reflections and contributions to discussions.
You will receive a digital Certificate of Attendance upon completion of the course.
Additionally, you will also receive a digital General Dental Council (GDC) certificate confirming verifiable Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points from the Institute of Dentistry - Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, QMUL on successful completion of the course, should you require.
Click to view a detailed certificate sample: Course Certificate Sample [PDF 632KB]
If you have any enquiries or questions regarding the course, get in touch with us at IODLC2024@qmul.ac.uk
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