Online MBA Clinical Leadership

Online MBA Clinical Leadership

Lead future clinical change

Aging populations, greater patient expectations, rising healthcare costs, and the growing prevalence of chronic disease – to meet these challenges, we urgently need smarter, more efficient healthcare systems driven by decisive and innovative health services leadership.

The University of Birmingham’s online MBA Clinical Leadership was voted Top 10 in Europe by QS Online MBA Rankings in 2023 and was ranked 19th in the UK for Business and Management Studies by QS in 2022. It offers working professionals the opportunity to develop the high-level management skills they need to spearhead smarter, more value-based patient care solutions. In a field calling out for investment, the demand for clinical leadership and management can only increase - even before the COVID-19 pandemic, global healthcare spending was expected to rise by 5% annually between 2019 and 2023.

“As a clinician, my first priority will always be my patients. But I also have huge commitments to my staff and to my organization. The MBA course has definitely given me the knowledge and confidence to deal with all my commitments effectively.” Wilson Lopez, Online MBA

Enrich your healthcare management experience

Delivered jointly by our triple-accredited business school and long-established Health Services Management Centre, the program takes on a truly interdisciplinary approach. As well as the core MBA modules, you’ll study three healthcare-focused electives exploring everything from governance to disruptive digital technology.

Not only will it empower you to manage experts, change policy, and predict strategic level changes, but it will also help you understand the value of innovative care delivery models, advanced digital technology, and data interoperability to develop more robust health ecosystems.

Studying this distance learning program from a Russel Group University also offers an opportunity to experience business practices both in and out of healthcare, through networking with students from over 70 different countries.

By exposing you to such diverse perspectives, this program develops a deep understanding and appreciation of the systems and techniques needed to deliver change more effectively and efficiently to transform patient outcomes.

If you’re not working in the healthcare industry, you may be interested in the core Online MBA.