Taiwan Curriculum
Scholars will spend six months as a Shi Scholar in Taiwan and undergo a masterclass in leadership training. The curriculum uses Harvard Business School cases to explore various aspects of healthcare delivery and how it is practiced in the United States. This US-focused context will prepare scholars for their 18 months in the States by better understanding and contrasting American and Taiwanese culture, comparing both countries' healthcare systems, and juxtaposing the nations' healthcare issues.
Leadership Training Elements
Within six months, the Taiwan portion of the Shi Scholarship aims to improve scholars' leadership skills in the following areas:
Communication Skill
Leaders need to be able to effectively communicate with their team, stakeholders, and other relevant parties. Training include exercises to improve public speaking, writing, and listening skills.
Decision-making
Leaders often have to make difficult decisions that may have significant consequences. Training includes exercises to help leaders develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
Emotional Intelligence
Leaders need to be self-aware, able to manage their emotions, and able to empathize with others. Training includes exercises to help leaders develop emotional intelligence skills.
Team Building
Leaders need to be able to effectively lead and manage a team. Training includes exercises to help leaders develop team building and conflict resolution skills.
Strategic Planning
Leaders need to be able to think long-term and develop strategies for achieving their goals. Training include sexercises to help leaders develop strategic planning skills.
Leadership Styles
There are different approaches to leadership, and training includes exercises to help leaders understand their own leadership style and how to adapt it to different situations.
Ethics and Values
Leaders need to be able to make decisions that are aligned with their values and ethical principles. Training includes exercises to help leaders develop their ethical and moral compass.
"Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."
- John F. Kennedy
Sample HBS Cases in the Curriculum
The strategy of the scholarship program is to develop healthcare leaders who set the overall direction for their organizations. The Taiwan-based curriculum ensures graduates understand the foundational issues in the industry and foregoes deep specialization to focus on generalist training. Case method pedagogy is used because preparation for and participation in case discussions simulate the holistic decision-making of leaders. The program aims to put its scholars in the position of leadership many times over the course of their two years to develop analytical skills, judgment, intellectual humility, and intellectual openness. The below cases are a sample of the 30+ healthcare cases and books on healthcare leadership, financing, law, policy, insurance, and ethics that scholars will go over during their six months in Taiwan.
Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center: Breast Cancer Care in Taiwan
Ping An Good Doctor: Creating a Nondisruptive Solution for China's Healthcare System
Institute on Aging: When Non-Profits Operate Like For-Profits
British National Health Service Reform
The University of Virginia Health System: The Next Generation of Quality Care and Patient Safety
New England Baptist Hospital: Getting Paid for Value
Leadership Coursework
The program is excited to announce the creation of a learning forum for dedicated and talented individuals in the healthcare field. Through a series of didactic sessions and group discussions, this program will provide in-depth education on healthcare and leadership principles. By fostering a collaborative environment, the program aims to encourage understanding and retention of key concepts. To ensure a well-rounded education, the program will utilize both healthcare-specific case studies and examples from other industries, such as aviation, nuclear power, and automotive, to inspire innovation and understanding in the healthcare sector. The program has carefully curated the following topics and cases to ensure that its students become exceptional healthcare leaders with a broad, generalist approach. This curriculum map is a guide to the development of our courses.
Healthcare Management
The administration and organization of healthcare systems, hospitals, and medical facilities. It involves planning, coordinating, and supervising the delivery of healthcare services to patients. This can include managing budgets, hiring and training staff, and working to improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare delivery. It also involves working with government agencies and insurance companies to ensure that healthcare services are delivered in a cost-effective and accessible manner.
Future of Healthcare
Key trends that are shaping the future of healthcare. Some of the topics include increased used of technology such as EHR, telemedicine, and wearable devices. There will likely be a greater emphasis on preventative care to help reduce the overall cost of healthcare and improve outcomes for patients. We will also explore personalized medicine and changes in payment models. AI, data analysis, and other new technologies will be assessed.
Health Equity
Everyone should have the opportunity to achieve the highest level of health possible, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, income, or other social or economic factors. In practice, this means that healthcare and other resources should be distributed fairly and equitably, so everyone has an equal chance to live a healthy life. Unfortunately, there are often significant disparities in health outcomes and access to healthcare among different populations. Health equity efforts aim to address these disparities and ensure that everyone has an equal chance to live a healthy life.
Quality in Healthcare
Refers to the degree to which healthcare services provided to patients meet certain standards of excellence. There are many ways to measure quality in healthcare, but some common metrics include patient satisfaction, patient outcomes (e.g., survival rates, recovery times), and the safety of care (e.g., rates of medical errors). What activities can be done to ensure patients receive timely and appropriate care, reduce medical errors, and adverse events, meet individual needs and preferences of each patient, use EBP to inform decision making, measure and track performance to identify areas for improvement?
Ethics
The principles and values that guide the behavior of healthcare professionals and organizations. These principles and values can include respect for autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice.
Ethics in healthcare can be complex, as healthcare professionals may sometimes face situations where these principles and values conflict with one another, or where there is uncertainty about the best course of action. In these situations, it may be necessary to consider the ethical implications of different actions and make decisions based on what is most ethical. Some common ethical issues in healthcare include end-of-life decision making, allocation of limited resources, confidentiality, and informed consent.
Leadership Principles
The guiding values and practices that inform the behavior of leaders in the healthcare industry. Some of the principles that scholars will train for include collaboration, innovation, cultural competence, strategic thinking, communication, and accountability. We will also look at leadership principles specific to healthcare including patient safety, resource management, crisis management, change management, and community engagement.