Fellowship in Health Quality Leadership
With a focus on professional, project and program-level development the fellowship blends skill acquisition, application, and coaching to accelerate a career in quality leadership. Fellowship graduates are uniquely positioned to apply these skills to project-level improvements, quality program building and health leadership positions.
Course Overview
Successful leaders in quality must do three things. First, and most importantly, they must have sound leadership skills to drive change and inspire others. Second, they must be adept at leading process improvements. Finally, they must have a deep understanding of quality, safety, and regulatory affairs. Put another way, quality leaders need to be able to lead people, projects, and programs.
Leading People:
The fellowship commences with the Foundations in Healthcare Leadership (FHL) program, a 4-day, in-person course. FHL introduces 14 core leadership competencies, which are augmented by 12 months of longitudinal 1-on-1 coaching to ensure graduates have the skills to expertly lead others.
Leading Projects:
Next, fellows participate in the 2-day, in-person, Improvement Academy (IA), which guides them through the completion of a significant quality improvement (QI) project. IA introduces the novel IHQSE Model for Change, which combines the technical, adaptive and implementation skills necessary to successfully execute and sustain a QI project. The program includes 6 months of post-course 1-on-1, virtual coaching focused on successful implementation of the model at the fellow’s home institution.
Leading Programs:
Finally, the fellows complete the Quality Systems Leadership (QSL) program, a 6-month live, interactive, virtual series introducing the necessary knowledge and skills to build and lead quality programs. Topics include how to build a quality infrastructure, public reporting, value-based payment, regulatory affairs, data analytics, interacting with executive leaders, and understanding the internal and external drivers for quality and safety. This series will equip participants with the knowledge and skills to align their quality and safety work with larger organizational strategic priorities.
Program Details & Application
Ideal Candidates
Any physician, advanced practice provider, nurse, administrator or other healthcare professional who is looking to grow their knowledge, skills and expertise in quality, safety, and healthcare leadership.
2025 Dates
The 2025 cohort runs from October 2024 to October 2025 and includes the following sessions.
Foundations in Healthcare Leadership
October 15 - 18, 2024 (in-person)
Includes one year of 1-on-1 virtual coaching
Quality Systems Leadership
January - June 2025 (virtual, 3 hours/month)
Improvement Academy
April 23-24, 2025 (in-person)
Includes six months of 1-on-1 virtual coaching
In-person sessions will be held on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Denver
Price
$7,999
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Questions? Please don't hesitate to reach out to us! ihqse@cuanschutz.edu