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³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM)

Practical management education for healthcare professionals

The ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Management (GCHM) is a part‑time, fully online program designed for healthcare professionals who want to strengthen management capability, build leadershipÌýconfidenceÌýand lead meaningful improvement within their organizations.

Accelerate your career trajectoryÌýwithout stepping away from workÌýwith the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ GCHM.Ìý

The program is delivered jointly by the Desautels Faculty of Management and theÌýFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

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The ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ GCHM is completed in 8 months through four live, synchronous online modules and a mentor‑guided Capstone project.

Our unique program equips you as an emerging leader with practical tools, frameworks and experience to manage existing and emerging challenges in today’s complex healthcare environment.

Graduates earn a ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ graduate certificate, recognized globally for academic excellence and applied management education.

The Capstone project

Apply program learning to a real management challenge in your own organization. Our Capstone ensures graduates leave the program with demonstrated leadership experience and tangible impact

Within the project you identify an area for improvement or change, integrate learning from across the curriculum, work with an experienced advisor for guidance and deliver a formal paper and presentation.

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Learn from the experiences of past participants who entered the program with real challenges and left with new ways of thinking, leading and influencing change.

Discover how our program shapes perspectives, sharpens judgment and creates ripple effects that extend well beyond the classroom and into healthcare systems themselves.

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This program may be right for you if you:

• Are a healthcare professional with relevant work experience seeking formal management training
• Want to strengthen your ability to manage people, operations, and resources in healthcare settings
• Are currently in, or preparing for, leadership or managerial responsibility within your organization
• Are looking for a part‑time, fully online, graduate‑level program that allows you to continue working
• Participants typically come from clinical, administrative, operational, and policy backgrounds, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and healthcare managers.

Outcomes:

• Clinical or operational management
• Quality improvement and patient experience
• Program or service leadership
• Health services administration
• Project, policy, or improvement initiatives

Continuing Medical Education recognition

³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ GCHM courses are recognized professional development activities certified by the , eligible for up to 25 Section 2 credits in MAINPORT (Royal College of Canada) or 25 CMQ hours.