Department of Health Systems Management & Leadership

About us

About us

The Department of Health Systems Management and Leadership aims to achieve excellence and to develop an international standing in education and research within the field of Health Systems Management and Leadership both within the University of Malta and beyond.

Our department has been offering postgraduate courses in Health Services Management since 1992. From 1992 to 2006, we offered a Post Qualification Diploma (P.Q.D.) in Health Services Management. This was phased out following the introduction of the Master programmes offered today, namely in Health Systems Management and Leadership, and Patient Safety and Clinical Risk Management. The courses offered by the department consistently attract a multi-/inter-disciplinary cohort of professionals from the health and social field, amongst others. We also offer Master of Science by Research and PhD programmes.

Apart from our postgraduate programmes, we provide academic services to Departments within the Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy within the University of Malta. Our expertise has also extended to Universities of high standing within Europe and beyond with staff members being engaged as visiting lecturers, supervisors and examiners.

We are very active in research and collaborate extensively with local and international partners on a number of research projects covering a diverse body of topics in the field. Our staff members have published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, books and reports besides presenting our research in international and local conferences.

We are on editorial boards of international peer-reviewed journals and are actively involved in international organisations, namely, American Academy of Management, Health Care Management Division; European Health Management Association; and European Public Health Association. Additionally, we have earned recognition from internationally high-ranking universities and associations.

Master of Science in Health Systems Management and Leadership

The study and application of health systems management and leadership in health
have become an essential element to managing health systems and healthcare
organisations successfully and professionally. Health care systems and organisations
are extremely complex to lead, manage and operate, and require highly
educated, trained and skilled professionals in the many areas of health management
and across health and care systems. The course provides you with the knowledge, skills
and competencies expected of today’s modern leaders and managers in health and
care systems. Whilst the course does not focus on any one specific or specialised area
of leadership and management, it nonetheless provides a detailed overview of all the
relevant disciplines and subjects pertaining to health systems management and
leadership. The course harnesses the work experience and range of the students'
healthcare and related professions to create diverse and colourful discussions and
debates where the emphasis is on group work and interdisciplinary interactions. The
material will be delivered by the members of the Department of Health Systems
Management and Leadership.


https://www.um.edu.mt/healthsciences/hsml/aboutus/