Strategic Executive Leadership for Healthcare Organizations ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

This course is the culminating experience for students in the MBA in Healthcare Leadership program. It provides students with an opportunity to integrate knowledge and competency development in leadership, decision-making, planning, and managerial skills through the development of a comprehensive strategic plan. The strategic plan will be based on students' (1) learning throughout the program; (2) application experiences; (3) integration of critical leadership prerogatives and management tools; (4) assessment of the healthcare organization in the broader economic and policy environment; (5) analysis of the organization's resources and competitive positioning; (6) identification of strategic opportunities that leverage organizational strengths alongside challenges that require resolution; (7) evaluation of strategic alternatives capable of advancing the organization's mission, expanding its impact, or securing its long-term position; and (8) construction of an actionable, implementable strategic plan that translates analysis and judgment into concrete goals, priorities, resource commitments, and accountability structures capable of moving the organization from where it is to where it needs to be. By requiring students to integrate a broad range of concepts from their MBA in Healthcare Leadership studies, this course highlights the continuity of the program's curricular themes and creates an authentic bridge between graduate study and strategic leadership practice. Prerequisite (must complete before registering): HCLM-7010 (Evidence-based Decision Making)