Lean Healthcare Systems Certificate

The graduate certificate in Lean Healthcare Systems is a convenient advanced program for healthcare professionals (providers, nurses and administrators in hospitals, emergency departments, operating rooms, clinics, clinical laboratories, radiology laboratories, pharmacies and supply chain) desiring to acquire powerful and practical knowledge of streamlining operations, eliminating waste and increasing value to patients, providers and the enterprise using Lean management. The Certificate delivers modern and comprehensive practical education. No prior knowledge of Lean is required.

Admission Requirements

Certificate program application through LMU’s Graduate Online Application and a $50 application fee. To apply on-line, visit http://graduate.lmu.edu/apply.
B.S. or B.A. from an accredited university program
Undergraduate transcript
Two years’ work experience in healthcare environment
Two letters of recommendation from employers (one current) or former professors.
Promising applicants who do not satisfy these requirements may be considered for conditional admission and, when so admitted, must demonstrate satisfactory performance during their first year in the program.

Graduation Requirements for Certificate Program

Completion of the following required courses (6 semester hours):

HSEG 535 Lean Healthcare 3 semester hours
HSEG 695 Preparation for Capstone Project 0 semester hours (one Saturday meeting)
HSEG 696 Project in Healthcare 3 semester hours
- Capstone Project (HSEG 696 ) should be taken in the last Spring or Fall of the studies

Plus one Elective (3 semester hours) to be chosen from:

HSEG 605 Healthcare Systems Engineering 3 semester hours
HSEG 635 Advanced Lean Management of Healthcare 3 semester hours

The overall minimum GPA required for award of the Certificate is B- (2.7); the minimum grade in HSEG 535 course is B (3.0), and the minimum grade in the 600-level courses is C (2.0).

Awarding of the Certificate requires successful completion of 9 units, as specified below. Students with the GPA of “B” (3.0) or higher can apply for admission into the Master’s degree program in Healthcare Systems Engineering and have appropriate certificate courses credited towards the Master’s program.

Schedule

The Certificate can be completed in 10 months, as follows. The online HSEG 535 Lean Healthcare course is offered in Summer Session II. HSEG 635 Advanced Lean Management of Healthcare and HSEG 605 Healthcare Systems Engineering is offered in class in the Fall semester (one evening per week). The Project course, HSEG 696 Project in Healthcare , is offered in the Spring semester. The student completes the Project mostly on his/her own time, or at work, with only a few meetings with the advisor.

Registering into the courses is the student’s responsibility. A student is expected to make reasonable progress toward the degrees to remain in good standing at the University.