Population Health Leadership, DNP

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the DNP program the graduate will be able to:

• Combine knowledge in nursing, ethics, and the medical sciences to develop and evaluate practices and models of patient care delivery.
• Develop and evaluate effective strategies for managing ethical dilemmas present across the health care, technology, and research fields.
• Use analytic methods to design, implement, and evaluate best-practice models for patient care and care delivery.
• Effectively develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based approaches to advance the field and systems of health care delivery.
• Demonstrate leadership in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and international health policy.
• Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies in health care.
• Advance the effective use of health care information systems to ensure high-quality outcomes.
• Effectively lead quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Effectively communicate and collaborate with health care teams in developing and implementing organizational and practice models, health policy, and standards of care.
• Analyze and synthesize various data related to patient health information.
• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of health in complex situations, incorporating diverse approaches to design, implement, and evaluate interventions.
• Analyze the relationship among practical, organizational, population, fiscal, and policy issues to educate individuals and colleagues effectively.
• Develop relationships and partnerships with patients and other professionals to facilitate optimal patient care outcomes.
• Advance the mission and core values of the University of San Francisco.

Population Health Student Outcomes

• 1. Integrate population health principles into the care of individual patients, clinical practices, and the community.
• 2. Collaborate with interprofessional teams to promote health, and prevent disease and injury.
• 3. Contribute to the health systems, public and private, in which they practice.
• 4. Facilitate improvement of health outcomes and reduction of health disparities across the population being served.

Major Requirements (44 units)

Complete a minimum of 44 units of Population Health Leadership courses (600:7999). See adviser for course selection.