Healthcare Change and Quality Improvement
€1,100
This module aims to develop your skills in healthcare change management and quality improvement to apply within your clinical practice.
Micro-credential
9 weeks
Hybrid - Part-time
10 ECTS
January 2027
About
The Healthcare Change and Quality Management micro-credential is an applicable module that will ensure scholars have the necessary skills and competencies to implement healthcare change and quality management frameworks into your clinical practice.
This module will also introduce scholars to the concept of lean healthcare. Following Day 2, the team will have an action plan to characterise and investigate the process opportunities.
This course is aligned to Level 9 on the Irish National Framework of Qualifications.
Suitable for
This micro-credential is suitable for all healthcare professionals including surgeons, physicians, anesthesiologists, emergency medicine doctors, obstetricians, pharmacists, nurses and midwives, as well as quality managers.
Register your interest
To register your interest, please complete the form below.
Course information
Participants on this course will gain an understanding of the fundamental principles for successful healthcare change management.
| Day | Date | Time | In person/online | Event type | Location |
| Tuesday | 27 January 2027 | 9:30am-4:30pm | In-person | Lecture | 26 York Street, Dublin |
| Sunday | 14 February 2027 | Self-assessment | Moodle | ||
| Monday | 15 February 2027 | 9:30am-4:30pm | Online | Lecture | Zoom |
| Sunday | 21 February 2027 | Self-assessment | Moodle | ||
| Sunday | 28 February 2027 | Self-assessment | Moodle | ||
| Sunday | 7 March 2027 | Self-assessment | Moodle | ||
| Monday | 15 March 2027 | Assessment | Moodle | ||
| Tuesday | 16 March 2027 | 9:30am-4:30pm | In-person | Assessment | 123 St Stephen's Green, Dublin |
| Tuesday | 20 April 2027 | Assessment | Moodle |
This timetable is provisional.
Admissions
To be eligible, you must hold a Bachelor of Medicine (MB) or a primary degree in a health and social sciences field.
Documents to submit with application:
Full CV to include the following:
-Employment information – job title/level/location.
-Proof of sponsorship (where applicable).
-Evidence of English-language qualification (where applicable).
Course fees: €1,100.
How to apply
Applications open: 31 August 2026.
In the meantime, please register your interest above. For queries, please email PostgradSA@rcsi.ie.