HPA 430Health Care Leadership

3 credits · Health Policy and Administration · Penn State

The objectives of HPA 430 are: (1) to help students learn about their own strengths and weaknesses as leaders; (2) to give students an opportunity to build their skills in small group leadership; and, (3) to explore the leadership challenges in health care. On successful completion of the course students should be able to do the following: 1) Describe, compare, and contrast several leadership competency models in current use in health care; 2) Understand the four cornerstones of health care leadership;self-awareness, vision, interpersonal relationships, and execution. Explain two to four significant leadership challenges in the current health care system; 3) Identify their leadership strengths and weaknesses and develop a plan for improving their leadership skills and/or explore ways to improve those skills; 4) Understand the leadership skills required for leading small group projects and discussions.