Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Safety, MS
School of Health Professions
UAB is one of only a handful universities in the nation that offer graduate education in the innovative field of Healthcare Quality and Research. Because of this, we can help prepare you to face these complex challenges. Our program allows you to learn anywhere anytime, balancing your work and family life with a graduate education that will prepare you for the quality-driven, efficiency-minded, high-reliability environment ahead. Our students, your classmates, come from a variety of health care disciplines and professions and we promote team-based interprofessional learning. To continue learning more about the Master of Science in Healthcare Quality and Safety program, check out this informative page with links to important information and how to start your application today.
Affiliation and Accreditation
We are committed to excellence, which is why UAB has formed a partnership with the National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ) to make graduate education more accessible to the profession. UAB is a certified Quality and Safety graduate program by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME), and we are one of the first programs pursing accreditation in the discipline of healthcare quality and safety. CAHME is the leading accreditor for graduate healthcare management education.
10 Helpful Facts About Pursuing
Healthcare Quality and Safety Education at UAB
- We are one of only a dozen programs of its kind in the United States.
- 100% online program, allowing you to learn anywhere anytime.
- Optional on-campus visit focused on your personal leadership journey, team-based learning, and networking.
- Interprofessional focus - you will be learning from and with professionals across health care.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team of faculty who are national leaders in research and education.
- Earn your master’s degree in only 24 months.
- No GRE requirement for admission.
- Competitive tuition.
- The program is designed for working professions.
- We build in intentional personal connections with faculty, staff, and fellow students along the journey.
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Program Director
Allyson Hall, PhD
Master of Science in Healthcare Simulation, MS
School of Health Professions
Healthcare Simulation is a rapidly emerging discipline that connects people and best practices to impact patient safety and improve healthcare outcomes. Health Simulation professionals work with the processes and frameworks to design, implement, and evaluate safer protocols and systems.
Our master's program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) can prepare you for a thriving career in Healthcare Simulation. In just 16 months, you can learn the skills you need to design and implement simulation, improve quality, lead well-functioning teams, and maximize simulation center success.
10 Helpful Facts About Pursuing
Healthcare Simulation Education at UAB
- Start your formal simulation education in any semester.
- Online with one 4 day on-campus visit.
- This is one of the only programs of its kind in the world.
- Taught by faculty who have received Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) certification from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
- Interprofessional focus - you will be learning from and with professionals across health care.
- Earn your Master’s degree on your schedule in only 16 months.
- No GRE requirement for admission.
- Competitive tuition.
- The program is designed for working professions.
- Curriculum is a blend of simulation education, quality improvement, and leadership courses.
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Program Director
Michelle Brown, PhD, CHSE
Graduate Degrees
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