Academic Program Proposal

Date Proposal Activated	Institution and Proposal	Degree Awarded	Academic Program Name	Objection Deadline
2/6/2017	Johns Hopkins University Proposal	MAS	Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality	5/30/2017
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality Program Description
The Master of Applied Science in Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality will provide an opportunity for advanced education for working professionals. Offered by the Online Programs for Applied Learning (OPAL) in collaboration with the Department of Health Policy and Management, the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, and the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, the proposed online degree will consist of intensive graduate-level, core coursework that will culminate in an Integrative Activity. Intended for part-time graduate students, participants in this program will develop advanced skills in the transformative mechanisms and evidence-based protocols that reduce preventable patient harm and improve clinical outcomes. The program will prepare current and future health practitioners, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and scholars to take on the measurement of safety and quality, design safer systems, and lead organizational and cultural change in an increasingly patient-centered healthcare environment.