Healthcare Leadership Foundations

Course Information

Course dates: 8 September – 3 October 2025

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 Royal College of Surgeons of England & General Dental Council eCPD)

Format: Online Flexible Study

Course Fee: £395

Course Description

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:

1. Appraise leadership theories and concepts including, power, influence and vision in the context of your own professional practice
2. Evaluate your own self-leadership by applying authenticity and intersectionality principles, and leadership values
3. Recognise the different leader and leadership skills required to lead and manage change and conflict
4. Develop leadership network mapping, peer coaching and action planning practical skills

Who should attend

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.

Why study the course

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.

• Receive leadership training designed by world renown healthcare leaders, equipping you with practical, real-world leadership skills you can immediately apply to your role in healthcare, backed by real-time feedback and case-based learning
• Gain exclusive access to one-on-one mentorship with expert educators who will guide you through your leadership development every step of the way
• Collaborate with like-minded healthcare professionals through live peer learning sessions and online discussions.
• Create a personalised leadership action which you can apply your learning directly to your professional journey
• Receive personalised feedback in writing and you will have an opportunity to discuss it on a 1-1 basis. This action plan will also be a strong portfolio of evidence of your skill development.

How you learn

• Weekly videos and audio pre-recorded microlectures
• Video interviews and panel discussions from healthcare practitioners & experts
• Case studies, real life scenarios and relevant and applied literature
• Weekly quizzes with timely feedback
• Reflective writing on your leadership practice

Student Testimonial

Rahma Hegy, the current Barts and the London Students' Association President speaks about how she benefitted from taking our Healthcare Leadership Foundations online short course.

Course Calendar

The attached course calendar indicates the key dates and milestones for your online study.

View Course Calendar [PDF 297KB]

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 personalised feedback.

Key Dates

_{*The schedule is subjected to changes. The University reserves the right to change the schedule according to circumstances.}

Meet Our Experts

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.

With contributions by:

Accreditation

This course is offered by Queen Mary University of London, a top 5 London University (THE 2025).

The Royal College of Surgeons of England and General Dental Council (GDC) have awarded up to 16 CPD points for this course. 

Assessment and certification

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 16 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.

View the detailed Course Certificate Sample [PDF 632KB].

Contact Us

If you have any enquiries or questions regarding the course, get in touch with us at IODLC2024@qmul.ac.uk

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