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Course Curriculum



Curriculum for the Health Systems Management program:
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Sample Full-time Curriculum Plan

Full-time study begins in the fall semester only. Employees of VUMC are eligible for an alternate full-time program of studies (as below). Part-time study can begin in fall, spring or summer semester (as below)

FALL - SEMESTER I
380  Organizational Dynamics 3
381A  Intro to Health Informatics 3
385A  Healthcare Financial Management 3
389  Health Care Management of Populations 3
    12
SPRING - SEMESTER II
382  Leadership 3
383A  Continuous Quality Improvement and Outcomes Measures 3
384  Directed Reading 2
386  Management Practicum I 3
399A  Scientific Underpinnings for Advanced Nursing Practice 3
    14
SUMMER - SEMESTER III
387  Management Practicum II 4
388  Management Strategies for Health Care Systems 3
395  Advanced Practice Nurse Role within the US Healthcare Delivery System 3
399B Conceptualization & Integration of Evidence for Advanced Nursing Practice 3
    13
  TOTAL HOURS 39

Sample Part-Time Curriculum Plan

(May enter any semester)

FALL 2011
380  Organizational Dynamics 3
381A  Intro to Health Informatics 3
385A  Healthcare Financial Management 3
    9
SPRING 2012
382  Leadership 3
383A  Continuous Quality Improvement and Outcomes Measures 3
384  Directed Reading 2
    8
SUMMER 2012
388  Management Strategies for Health Care Systems 3
389 Health Care Management of Populations 3
395  Advanced Practice Nurse Role within the US Healthcare Delivery System 3
    9
FALL 2012
386 Management Practicum I 3
399A Scientific Underpinnings for Advanced Nursing Practice 3
    6
SPRING 2013
387 Management Practicum II 4
399B Conceptualization & Integration of Evidence for Advanced Nursing Practice 3
    7
  TOTAL HOURS 39


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