Most health care professionals assume leadership roles over the course of their careers. Harvard Medical School's postgraduate leadership programs prepare physicians, nurses, clinicians and researchers to develop as leaders so they can create value and drive change in their fields of practice. These programs are tailored to specific audiences and designed to help you take your career to the next level.

Programs are offered in a variety of blended learning formats, including live virtual, self-paced study and in-person sessions at Harvard Medical School as well as locations around the world.

As a participant in our leadership programs, you will develop clinical operations skill sets, acquire executive and managerial methods, immerse in new leadership strategies and discover educational theories and best teaching practices in the medical field. Explore the leadership program offerings available at Harvard Medical School.

Master in Clinical Service Operations

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    Master's Program

    Building leading clinical service operations that save time, save money and save lives

    One and two options | Blended learning

    This clinical leadership program provides physicians, clinicians, nurses, allied health professionals and administrators with the operations management training they need to lead teams, optimize efficiency and improve the patient experience.

    Available in full-time, one-year and part-time, two-year options, the Master in Clinical Service Operations program is designed for health care professionals and administrators who aspire to leadership positions in operations management. This clinical leadership program provides physicians, clinicians, nurses, allied health professionals and administrators with the clinical operations skill sets and management training and they need to lead teams, optimize efficiency and improve the patient experience.

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    Certificate Program

    Innovative approaches to health care delivery

    One year | Blended learning

    Leadership in Medicine: Southeast Asia is a one-year certificate program offering an immersive learning experience for health care leaders in Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific region.

    As a program scholar, you will improve your ability to optimize health care quality and safety, maintain excellence in health care service and patient care—and lead your health care teams, projects and organization to success. The program will be of benefit to clinicians who are transitioning or seeking to transition into administrative management or executive roles; medical and non-medical personnel and staff who aspire to become directors, executives and administrators will also find tremendous value in the knowledge and skills taught.

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    Certificate Program

    Executive and leadership development, inside and outside the operating room

    One year | Blended learning

    The Surgical Leadership Program is a year-long certificate program designed for surgeons seeking to acquire the nontechnical, executive skills needed to step into leadership positions and excel as heads of departments, divisions, projects and institutions.

    Participants will learn directly from Harvard's leading faculty across all areas influencing surgical leadership, including communication, mentoring, change management, process and quality improvement, financial management, surgical research and technique. Anchored by three international four-day workshops in London and Boston, the course culminates with a personalized capstone project, enabling you to apply what you have learned in a context that advances the immediate and long-term goals of your home institution.

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    Certificate Program

    Achieving high-impact leadership with an emphasis on quality and safety

    One year | Blended learning

    Harvard Medical School's Safety, Quality, Informatics and Leadership program offers an exclusive opportunity to explore the cornerstones of high-quality health care.

    Safety, Quality, Informatics and Leadership is a one-year certificate program that consists of three, multi-day workshops; dynamic live webinars and pre-recorded lectures; and team-based peer collaboration. This program is designed to help participants develop knowledge and skills in the science and implementation of safety and quality programs in a hospital setting.

When the participants graduate from their Harvard Medical School leadership programs, they will have a strong foundation to build on that can help them bring about important change in their home countries, or respond to pressing problems their organizations or communities face, in the most effective way."

Ajay Singh, MBBS, FRCP, MBA

Senior Associate Dean, Postgraduate Medical Education, Harvard Medical School