Healthcare Simulation Leadership (Online)

master OF SCIENCE

Healthcare simulation as an educational methodology is a fast-growing industry. The online Master of Science in Healthcare Simulation Leadership prepares students with the leadership components required to develop, facilitate and maintain healthcare-based simulation learning activities. Students within this program will develop expertise in healthcare simulation and become healthcare simulation leaders committed to increasing patient quality and safety outcomes within their chosen organization.

16

Months to Completion *

$550 + fees

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Why earn your M.S. in Healthcare Simulation Leadership (Online) at CBU?

Train in a fully accredited, state-of-the-art facility
The CBU College of Nursing IPE/ LRC Simulation Center is a fully accredited* state-of-the-art, interprofessional training facility whose mission is to create integrated best-practice simulation, advocating for realism and providing a safe learning environment across health-related disciplines. The program is designed to equip future healthcare simulation leaders to lead programs toward simulation accreditation.

*Accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH)

Prepare for certification
The program is designed to prepare graduates to become certified healthcare simulation educators. CBU is an active member of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL), and Association of Standardized Patient Educators (ASPE).

Gain a holistic perspective
The healthcare simulation leadership program is part of the interprofessional education program at CBU which provides students a holistic perspective of healthcare through the integration of seven healthcare disciplines and local community involvement.

Learn flexibly online, on your schedule

Classes start every 8 weeks
Accelerated, asynchronous courses offered 100% online
Three semesters offered year round allows students the ability to graduate faster

Educational Simulation Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation

HSL 540

Includes a thorough overview of instructional design components and learning theory and methodologies related to simulation program design, implementation, and evaluation.

Emerging Trends in Healthcare Simulation Leadership

HSL 570

Explores the current and potential within simulation programs due to impacts of new, emerging, and rapidly evolving technologies within and how these organizations are coping (or not) with the resulting innovation disruption.

Quality and Safety Improvement Practices in Simulation Based Learning

HSL 580

Clinical quality improvement theory; classes of outcomes; process management; management tools and techniques for leading improvement of clinical processes, decision-making and program outcomes.

Student Learning Outcomes

Consistent with the university student outcomes, upon completion of the Master of Science in Healthcare Simulation Leadership degree, graduates will be able to:

1. Apply a biblical worldview to the moral and ethical questions inherent in simulation leadership.
2. Apply innovation in areas of technology, design, and evaluation.
3. Integrate principles of best practice simulation design within simulation-based learning activities.
4. Initiate leadership strategies within a healthcare setting both clinical and or education based.
5. Apply and analyze principles of quality and safety improvement within the context of simulation leadership.
6. Combine principles of research design and evaluation within the context of simulation leadership as it relates to program quality improvement.

Take the next step toward living your purpose

As you make decisions about college, keep in mind the full social, spiritual and educational experience awaiting you at CBU. Here, you will be supported by professors, staff and fellow students who will help you discover your strengths and challenge you to do more than you ever thought you could. Let us equip you with the education, training and opportunities you'll need to start making a unique difference doing what you love.

Apply today! When you complete and submit your application to CBU, a friendly and knowledgeable admissions counselor will guide you through the admissions process and all the necessary steps to become a Lancer.

CBU accepts applications for online enrollment throughout the year, and most online degree programs can start at 6 semester entry points per calendar year.