Health Care Management

This program prepares aspiring leaders from various healthcare backgrounds to learn the skills necessary to manage in diverse environments within the Canadian healthcare setting. You will be primed to lead interprofessional healthcare teams and be adept in the ever-changing landscape of the Canadian healthcare system.

You will gain business and leadership fundamentals and foundational knowledge in finance, human resources, health equity, Truth and Reconciliation in health care, grant and funding proposals, and change management through a mix of online and in-person learning. A capstone project will consolidate your new skills and knowledge.

A key strength of this program is the opportunity to build a professional network that lasts beyond graduation. You will connect with peers from diverse health disciplines, learn directly from supportive faculty, and engage with health care agencies and stakeholders, creating valuable relationships that open doors to future career opportunities.

Advance from Practitioner to Leader

Our Health Care Management program is designed for health professionals who want to continue their careers while gaining the management expertise that will elevate them into leadership roles. Through a unique blend of hybrid, and applied learning, you gain:

• Deep, relevant management skills tailored to the complex Canadian health environment, from financial planning and human resources to health equity, change management, and governance.
• A one-of-a-kind capstone applied project, giving you real-world experience and the opportunity to implement meaningful change in a healthcare setting.
• An emphasis on Indigenous truth and reconciliation, cultural safety, and equitable care integrated throughout the curriculum to prepare you to lead inclusively and responsibly
• The flexibility to learn while you work, build your skills without putting your career on hold.

At Fleming, you are more than a student. You are part of a supportive community where faculty know your name, mentors guide your journey, and peers share your passion for improving health care. Our personalized learning environment ensures you’ll have the encouragement, resources, and confidence to succeed in both your studies and your career.

Whether your goal is to lead a team, run a clinic, manage a department, or chart your path in health administration, our program equips you with the knowledge, credentials, and confidence to make it happen.

If you are a health care professional who:

• Aspires to lead a team, unit, or clinic,
• Dreams of opening your own practice but wants confidence in the business and management side, or
• Seeks to earn a respected post-secondary credential while balancing your current role and lifestyle

then this program is designed for you. Fleming’s Health Care Management curriculum provides the knowledge, skills, and confidence to step into administrative and leadership roles across diverse health care settings, while continuing to grow in your current position and deliver exceptional patient care.

The Health Care Management program prepares you to confidently step into leadership roles across the evolving Ontario health system. By developing a broad spectrum of management skills tailored to health care — including finance, human resources, quality improvement, and risk management, you’ll be equipped to:

• Transition from a frontline professional into a management or supervisory role
• Accelerate your career advancement in an existing leadership position
• Build the knowledge and business acumen needed to successfully open and operate your own health-related practice or service

Where can you work?

Graduates are prepared for leadership positions in diverse health care environments, such as:

• Hospitals, primary care, and specialty clinics
• Long-term care and retirement facilities
• Community and home care organizations
• Public health units and private health care facilities
• Non-profit health agencies and rehabilitation centres
• Family Health Teams

Fields of practice are equally broad, with opportunities in areas such as:

• Nursing and clinical administration
• Pharmacy operations and management
• Public health program coordination
• Laboratory and diagnostic services administration
• Risk management and patient safety
• Quality improvement and health systems performance
• Dental health services leadership
• Health program management

Whether you envision yourself leading a care team, driving continuous improvement, ensuring patient safety, or launching your own practice, this program provides the skills, confidence, and flexibility to shape your career in health care leadership.

• Critically analyze components of the Canadian and Ontario health care systems, including the social determinants of health and other key factors, to implement equitable and culturally safe service provision.
• Integrate legislation, continuous quality improvement, and ethical frameworks into decision making, program design, and health service delivery.
• Evaluate the impact of laws, regulations, health policies, and Indigenous perspectives on health care services when making healthcare management decisions to support strategic and operational goals.
• Use data and analytics to make decisions, support operational goals, and set strategic objectives.
• Use leadership strategies and processes to achieve patient safety, enhance healthcare team effectiveness, quality care, and patient experience.
• Optimize resources in complex and changing contexts to contribute to sustainable, financially responsible, and productive healthcare operation.
• Use operational planning and project management strategies and principles to meet continuous quality improvement goals.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with patients, families, community partners, and members of the healthcare team to support inclusive, culturally safe, and positive healthcare experiences.
• Address ongoing systemic inequalities and harms of colonization in healthcare by embracing and integrating Indigenous perspectives, values, and history to design equitable and culturally safe service provision.

Students applying to Health Care Management must meet the following requirements:

• Ontario College Diploma, Ontario College Advanced Diploma, Degree, or equivalent in a health or health science related field.