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Certificate in
Innovations in Teamwork for Health Care

Health care is a team effort — often between people who have never worked together before.
  • What you study: Teaming, psychological safety, joint problem-solving, team learning and leadership — from the researchers who defined the field.
  • Who it is for: Anyone leading or working within clinical and non-clinical teams in health care settings.
  • Also included: Three months of Voca — AI-powered practice for interviews, presentations and CV review.
Course fee
USD 1,600
Single course enrollment
Duration
5 weeks
6–9 hrs/week
Certificate of Completion fromHarvard Online
Duration
5 weeks
Five topics
Effort
6–9 hrs/week
Self-paced within deadlines
Format
Cohort-based online
New cohorts start regularly
Prerequisites
None
No clinical qualification
Credential
Harvard Online
Certificate of Completion
How you learn

Study with a global cohort.

Work through the Harvard Online course on your own schedule within weekly deadlines, alongside professionals from around the world, with three months of Voca practice to apply what you learn.

Health care colleagues working together
What you receive

Earn a Certificate of Completion from Harvard Online.

Complete the course and Harvard Online issues your Certificate of Completion.

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Designed and taught by Harvard faculty

Curriculum developed and delivered by Amy C. Edmondson of Harvard Business School and Michaela Kerrissey of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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A credential you can verify and share

Issued in your legal name as a Certified Electronic Credential you can add to your resume and LinkedIn profile.

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Counts toward an Executive Program

Stack this course with others to earn a Certificate of Specialization in Health Care Leadership from Harvard Online.

Sample Harvard Online Certificate of Completion
Sample certificate issued by Harvard Online. Certificate design subject to change by Harvard Online.
Course syllabus

What you study.

Five topics on how teams in high-stakes clinical environments actually perform, and what leaders do to make them better.

Topics covered
  1. Teaming — organizing teams for high-stakes coordination. Cases: the Chilean mining accident rescue, Cleveland Clinic
  2. Psychological safety — identifying its indicators in a group. Cases: NASA, and Google's Project Aristotle study of teams
  3. Joint problem-solving orientation — treating problems as shared and solutions as collaborative. Cases: Cleveland Clinic, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cincinnati Children's
  4. Team learning — mobilizing learning for improved performance. Cases: Virginia Mason Medical Center, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
  5. Leadership — coaching, enabling and ensuring the right voices are represented. Cases: a presidential campaign, Wellframe
Learning outcomes

Understand the foundations of collaboration and teamwork in health care

  • Explore the science behind inter-professional collaboration and effective teaming
  • Define success in interdisciplinary collaboration in health care

Build trust and psychological safety in ad hoc teams

  • Foster psychological safety in health care for open, inclusive communication
  • Build trust and shared goals in fast-forming, ad hoc teams

Apply tools to strengthen collaboration and leadership

  • Use joint problem-solving and feedback to improve collaboration in health care
  • Apply the PDSA model and flexible leadership to support team effectiveness
Format: self-paced within cohort deadlinesAssessment: five topics with assignments

Syllabus topics are set by Harvard Online and may be revised between cohorts.

Who it is for

For anyone leading teams in health care.

Clinical and non-clinical alike — if you depend on teams that form quickly and work under pressure, this course is designed for you.

No clinical qualification required. This is the most demanding of the health care courses at six to nine hours a week. Taught in English; participants should be 18 or over.

At work

Help clinical and non-clinical teams work as one.

Care is delivered by teams that form and re-form every shift. This course gives leaders practical ways to make those teams safer and more effective.

Who teaches you

Learn from Harvard faculty.

Your coursework is designed and delivered by Harvard faculty, with industry experts bringing real cases into each topic.

Amy C. Edmondson

Amy C. Edmondson

Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School

Professor Edmondson pioneered the concept of psychological safety over twenty years and was ranked number one on the Thinkers50 global listing of management thinkers in 2021.

Executive Program in Health Care Leadership

Three Harvard Online modules on strategy, teamwork and digital health — with live sessions, app access and Voca practice.

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Go further with the Executive Program
This course is one module of the Executive Program in Health Care Leadership, which adds two further Harvard Online modules, 36 hours of live sessions with industry experts, twelve months of app access and Voca practice — earning a Certificate of Specialization in Health Care Leadership from Harvard Online.
Three Harvard Online modules
Including this course
36 hours of live sessions
Fortnightly, with industry experts
App access and Voca practice
Included throughout
View the Executive Program
Course fee

What is included.

One fee covering the full Harvard Online course, your Certificate of Completion, and three months of Voca practice access.

USD1,600
per participant · complete course
  • The complete Harvard Online course
  • Certificate of Completion from Harvard Online
  • A Certified Electronic Credential for LinkedIn
  • Three months of Voca — AI-powered practice for interviews, presentations and CV review
  • Cohort-based study with a global peer group
  • Advisor support from enrollment to completion
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Enrolling a team?

Organizations are invoiced directly, and multi-seat rates apply from ten participants.
Fees are quoted in US dollars and paid by international card or bank transfer; your bank applies its own conversion rate. We can also provide a scope document for employer-funded participants.
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Enrollment

From inquiry to first day.

Four steps, usually completed within a week.

Step one

Book a call

A twenty-minute conversation with an advisor to check the course fits your role and goals. No obligation.

Step two

Choose your cohort

We confirm the upcoming start dates that suit your schedule.

Step three

Reserve your seat

Confirm your place, then complete payment by international card or bank transfer.

Step four

Begin

We enroll you directly with Harvard Online. Your access details arrive by email before your start date.

Common questions

Everything you might be wondering.

Is this only for clinicians?

No clinical qualification is needed. It suits clinical directors and unit leaders, hospital administrators and operations leaders, quality and safety professionals, and health technology and consulting professionals.

What will I study in Innovations in Teamwork for Health Care?

Five topics on how teams in high-stakes clinical environments actually perform: teaming; psychological safety; a joint problem-solving orientation; team learning; and leadership.

How much time will it take?

The course runs five weeks at roughly six to nine hours a week, completed on your own schedule within weekly deadlines. Speak to an advisor if you need to plan around a busy period.

What does it cost?

USD 1,600 for the complete course, covering the full Harvard Online course, your Certificate of Completion and three months of Voca practice access.

What is Voca, and how do I use it?

Voca is SkillsPro360's AI-powered practice tool. You can rehearse a presentation, run a mock interview, or have your CV reviewed — privately, on demand, as many times as you like. Three months of access are included with this course, and your advisor will help you time it for when it is most useful.

Does this course count toward the Executive Program in Health Care Leadership?

Yes. It is one of the three modules of the Executive Program in Health Care Leadership. If you go on to complete the other two, this course counts toward your Certificate of Specialization. Speak to an advisor before enrolling so we can map the route with you.

Who awards the certificate?

Harvard Online. On successful completion you receive a Certificate of Completion issued directly by Harvard Online. SkillsPro360 is an authorized delivery partner — we are not Harvard University.

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