Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety, Error Science and Full Disclosure

Program URL: http://global.uillinois.edu/patient-safety-leadership-programs/

Campus: Chicago

Number of Required Campus Visits: 0

Program Type: Certificate

Award Conferred: Graduate Certificate

Total Number of Credit Hours: 12 Sem. Hr(s).

Description:

The health care industry requires a systems-oriented, inter-professional, and patient-centered approach for optimal patient success, and the emerging field of Patient Safety is revolutionizing the industry for the 21st century. New skills and attitudes are required to meet the changing needs of patients in a medical environment that has become one of multilayered systems, informatics, assessment, outcomes, and quality indicators.

The Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety, Error Science and Full Disclosure will ensure that students are prepared to meet the evolving requirements of challenging health care environments. The reduction of medical error and risk in our health care system can translate directly into improved care and cost reduction.

By enrolling today in this innovative, interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety, Error Science and Full Disclosure, you benefit from a program developed by knowledge leaders in the College of Medicine, the Institute for Patient Safety Excellence, and other partners at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

With challenging online courses, the Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety, Error Science and Full Disclosure will provide you with an understanding of the foundations of patient safety and quality care; effective communication and collaboration skills with patients, families and other professionals; and the skills necessary to implement medical error disclosure and risk reduction programs.

By attending to the issues of patient safety and creating plans to effectively reduce risk and potential for error, you will gain the knowledge and skill to design and implement a comprehensive approach to error science management.

In today's complex health care environment, expanding one's skills and knowledge will likely increase opportunities for career growth as well. In addition, students with professional licenses may be able to use courses in the program toward continuing education requirements. Students are encouraged to contact their licensing accrediting body for details.

The Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety, Error Science and Full Disclosure certificate program delivers courses using online instruction that emphasizes self-directed learning and team collaboration.

The partnership with the UIC Institute for Patient Safety Excellence (IPSE) makes this program unique in its interdisciplinary approach, as reflected in the IPSE mission to improve the safety and outcomes of patient care through:

1. Continuous improvement of the patient care process through analysis and measured change to current clinical programs in the inpatient and outpatient environments.
2. Translating the knowledge gained from these interdisciplinary care processes to develop the research and education programs necessary to advance the national patient safety agenda.
3. Sharing this interdisciplinary patient safety research and improvements in patient safety and patient care outcomes through educational programs, bringing benefit to all the people of Illinois and beyond.
4. Fostering translational curricula, research and clinical practice that targets novel interdisciplinary approaches to patient care involving, but not limited to, all of the Health Science Colleges, the College of Engineering and the College of Architecture and the Arts.

Upon successful completion of all coursework, you will earn a Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety, Error Science and Full Disclosure from the College of Medicine at the fully accredited University of Illinois at Chicago.

Certificate courses can also be used to satisfy course requirements for the Master of Science in Patient Safety Leadership.

Admission Requirement(s):

• A completed application


• All applicants will be required to submit official transcripts from all prior colleges and universities attended, including prior attendance at any campus of the University of Illinois.


• A personal statement submitted separate from the application that describes applicant's goals related to patient safety leadership including interest in a particular area of study in this arena. Responses should be no more than 700 words in length and should include no fewer than three references/citations.

• The issuing institution sends them directly to The University of Illinois, 510 Devonshire, Suite H, Champaign, IL, 61820.


• They are certified as true copies by an official of the educational institution, an embassy official, or an appropriate government official.


• They have been received in an envelope sealed by the issuing institution.

Prerequisite(s):

All Patient Safety Graduate Certificate applicants will be considered based on the following criteria. This includes applicants for the Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety, Error Science and Full Disclosure and the Graduate Certificate in Patient Safety Organizations.

• Quality of undergraduate work: an earned bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a minimum grade-point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work is required.


• Quality of graduate work (if applicable), including grades.

Program Cost(s):

Residency Status	Tuition and Application Fee
Illinois Residents and UI degree holders	Current Cost: $9,720 for the certificate ($810 per credit hour)	Cost with PSL Education Grant: $$7,320 for the certificate ($610 per credit hour)
	A one-time, non-refundable application fee of $40. Tuition and fees do not include books and course materials.
Non-Illinois Residents and International Students	Current Cost: $10,800 for the certificate ($900 per credit hour)	Cost with PSL Education Grant: $8,400 for the certificate ($700 per credit hour)
	U.S. students residing outside Illinois will pay a one-time, non-refundable application fee of $50. International students will pay a one-time, non-refundable application fee of $75. Tuition and fees do not include books and course materials.

Program Contact(s):

The University of Illinois
510 Devonshire
Suite H
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (866) 896-3939
E-mail: gcadvisor@uillinois.edu