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Clinical Management and Leadership/Clinical Practice Management Dual Degree Program

Program Requirements

This multi-level dual degree program offers academically qualified individuals a seamless and accelerated pathway for completing both the Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences (BSHS) in Clinical Management and Leadership (CM & L) and the Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) in Clinical Practice Management (CPM). Undergraduate and graduate degrees will be conferred sequentially, with the BSHS awarded upon completion of 132 credits (9 of which are taken for graduate credit). The MSHS is awarded following completion of an additional 27 credits of graduate coursework.

BSHS in Clinical Management and Leadership (132 credits)

Advanced Standing and Electives (60 Credit Hours)

General Education Requirements (30 Semester Hours)

English Composition

(6 credits)

College Algebra

(3 credits)

Statistics*

(3 credits)

Science

(6 credits)

Humanities or social sciences

(12 credits)

 

*HSCI 115: Introductory Biostatistics for Health Science Professionals, offered through GW distance learning may be taken to satisfy this requirement.

 

General education course work may be completed by taking courses at community colleges and other accredited institutions of higher education, through the PACE program, or by taking CLEP or DANTES examinations.

Clinical Mangement and Leadership (27 credit hours)

CML 140

Management of Human Resources in Health Science Organizations

(3 credits)

CML 141

Planning and Marketing in Health Sciences

(3 credits)

CML 142

Financial Management in the Health Sciences

(3 credits)

CML 143

Current Issues in Health Sciences Management

(3 credits)

CML 144

Seminar in Health Sciences Leadership

(3 credits)

HSCI 112

Writing in the Health Sciences

(3 credits)

HSCI 104

Management of Health Science Services

(3 credits)

HSCI 113

Informatics in the Health Sciences

(3 credits)

HSCI 108

Quality Improvement in Health Care

(3 credits)

Electives - 6 credits

Health Sciences (9 credits)

*HSCI 223

Topics in Health Care Leadership

(3 hours)

*HSCI 240

Issues and Trends in Health Systems

(3 hours)

*HSCI 241

The Health Care Enterprise

(3 hours)

*Credits to be applied to both the BSHS and MSHS.

MSHS in Clinical Practice Management (36 credits)

Research Core (6 credits)

HSCI 270

Research Methods for Health Professionals I

(3)

HSCI 271

Research Methods for Health Professionals II

(3)

Professional Core (9 credits)

*HSCI 240

Issues and Trends in Health Systems

(3)

*HSCI 241

The Health Care Enterprise

(3)

*HSCI 223

Topics in Health Care Leadership

(3)

*Credits to be applied to both the BSHS and MSHS.

Clinical Practice Management: (21 Semester Hours)

CPM 202

Human Resource Development

(3)

CPM 203

Health Information, Quality and Outcomes

(3)

CPM 204

Marketing Clinical Services

(3)

CPM 205

Case Studies in Clinical Practice Management

(3)

CPM 274

Health Economics and Finance

(3)

CPM 275

Leadership and Change in Clinical Practice Management

(3)

 

Elective

(3)

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