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The UAB Center for Healthcare Management and Leadership oversees programs that focus on continued education to prepare current and future healthcare managers and executives to lead successful healthcare organizations addressing the rapidly changing healthcare environment. The Center also partners with industry leaders for education, training and advisory services.

  • Customized Education & Training

    We offer a variety of options and venues including training on UAB’s campus, on-site at your location, and online. We bring together world-renown researchers and practitioner partners to offer fully customized education and training programs, tailored to your organization’s needs.

    Customized Education & Training Core Areas:

    • Cohort-based degree programs (domestic and international)
    • Quality & Safety
    • Operations and Process Improvement
    • Health Informatics
    • Finance
    • Strategy
    • Employee Engagement & Retention
    • Team Dynamics and Performance
    • Simulation
    • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
    • Program Evaluation
    • Data Analytics
  • Continuing Education

    Monthly Webinar Series

    The Department of Health Services Administration and the Center for Healthcare Management & Leadership are committed to continue providing professional development and educational opportunities. We invite you to join our monthly webinar series.

    National Symposium for Healthcare Executives

    UAB National Symposium for Healthcare Executives – for over 40 years, the preeminent educational, networking conference for healthcare leaders.

  • Advisory Services

    Looking to solve complex organizational problems? Our academic and practitioner experts bring deep knowledge, decades of experience, and vast analytic capabilities to solve healthcare’s most challenging problems. An alternative to costly consulting firms, we are a committed partner in solving the many challenges that arise in today’s increasingly complex environment.

    Advisory Domain Areas:

    • Board Selection and Management
    • High Reliability
    • Quality and Safety
    • Health Informatics, Machine Learning and Big Data
    • Finance
    • Strategy and Strategic Planning
    • Operations Management and Process Improvement
    • Workforce Development
    • Employee engagement, retention and well-being
    • Education Accreditation Pre-Reviews
    • Program Evaluation & Measurement
  • Panelists and Keynote Speakers

    With leading global experts in the fields of health administration, strategy, informatics, simulation and quality/safety and a network of 5,000+ alumni, let us help you find a speaker for your next event. We bring decades of research together with real-world application for a variety of audiences and levels.

    If you have questions or would like to discuss partnership options, please contact UAB Center for Healthcare Management and Leadership Director Katherine Meese, PhD, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at 205-996-2726.