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Health Leadership Minor

Expert nurses are assuming numerous leadership roles that require new leadership skills. The Health Leadership Minor is for students who are participating in the clinical master's program and wish to develop an expanded-knowledge base and skill level related to leadership. The required leadership courses can be taken on a part time or full time basis and can be done concurrently with the clinical program. Students who complete this minor will meet health leadership experts and will develop a greater understanding and skill level related to leadership strategies, decision making, systems analysis for multiple healthcare and business settings, health policy, and personal career mapping.

Course of Study

Core Courses (2 course units)
NURS540 - Current Issues In Health and Social Policy
NURS748 - Leadership Development for Health

Elective Courses (2 course units)
NURS650 - Health Systems Analysis
-OR-
NURS651 - Nursing Informatics
-OR-
NURS654 - Business and Strategic Planning
-OR-
NURS749 - History, Health and Social Policy


Program Director
Kathleen Burke, PhD, RN
burkekg@nursing.upenn.edu

Associate Director
Susan Keim, MS, RN
skeim@nursing.upenn.edu

Enrollment Management
Jonathan Katzenbach

Student Services
Andrea Allmayer, EdM
allmayer@nursing.upenn.edu

Mailing Address:
Penn Nursing
Claire M. Fagin Hall
418 Curie Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217