About this course
What you’ll learn
Your instructor will explain Lean Six Sigma methodologies and show you how they can be applied in a healthcare environment. You will learn how to create efficiencies in scheduling, office management, supply ordering, record keeping and most importantly, customer satisfaction.
The features of this customized course include:
- Audio presentations with corresponding visuals
- Asynchronous online discussion boards
- Instructor feedback and support throughout your time in the course
- Lessons on the Six Sigma philosophy, DMAIC methodology, graphical analysis tools, statistical calculations, and lean principles
- Healthcare-specific, authentic learning exercises and discussion topics
Who should attend?
This program is designed for key team members responsible for process improvement in their healthcare organizations.
This course is also available as a classroom contract training for your organization. You choose the dates and location. For more information, please contact Professional and Personal Development at gc-questions@uga.edu.
Continuing Education Information
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be certified as Lean Six Sigma Green Belts and will receive a University of Georgia Certificate of Program Completion that provides a certificate number and awards 4.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs (Opens in a new window)) and a digital badge (Opens in a new window).
Requirements & policies
Accommodations
The University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education is committed to providing equal access to continuing education programs for students living with permanent or temporary disabilities. Learn more about the program accommodations (Opens in a new window).
Schedule
Start anytime. Students will have six months from start date to complete course requirements.
Fees & funding information
Register and receive access to the online course materials, assignments, and assessments. Your instructor will be available to answer questions and provide feedback.
Textbooks
Lean Six Sigma Self-Paced Online Course Companion: Green Belt for Healthcare
Author: Mary McShane-Vaughn
Paperback: 190 pages
Publisher: University Training Partners; 1st edition (2018)
ISBN: 978-0990683858
This book may be purchased through Amazon for under $30. This textbook will be your main reference for assignments and exams.
People & organizations
Instructor
Dr. Mary McShane-Vaughn earned her PhD in Industrial Engineering and an MS in Statistics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a BS in Industrial Engineering from General Motors Institute (now Kettering University) in Flint, Michigan. She is currently Principal at University Training Partners, a company that develops and delivers Lean Six Sigma training for corporations and universities.
Dr. McShane-Vaughn has created and delivered Yellow, Green and Black Belt training courses to hundreds of students, both in-person and online. Over the past six years she has enthusiastically delivered more than 50 Yellow, Green and Black Belt courses for her university and corporate clients.
Previously, Dr. McShane-Vaughn was a tenured faculty member at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia, now Kennesaw State University. For eight years she directed and grew the Master of Science in Quality Assurance program and taught statistics, statistical quality control, linear regression and design of experiments online in the graduate program. Her research interests include industrial statistics, robust experimental design and distance learning course delivery methods.
Before her career in academics, Dr. McShane-Vaughn worked for 15 years as a quality engineer and statistician in the automotive, medical device manufacturing, consumer products testing and revenue management industries.
Dr. McShane-Vaughn served as the Six Sigma Black Belt Exam Chair for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) from 2010-2012, and was an examiner for the Georgia Oglethorpe Award, Georgia’s equivalent of the National Malcolm Baldrige Award. She currently serves on the editorial review board for ASQ’s Six Sigma Forum. She is co-author of The Certified Quality Inspector Handbook, and author of The Probability Handbook, and The Probability Workbook, all published by ASQ Quality Press. Dr. McShane-Vaughn is a senior member of the American Society for Quality and a member of the American Statistical Association. She holds ASQ certifications as a Six Sigma Black Belt, Quality Engineer and Reliability Engineer.
Supporting associations
Note: The curriculum is accredited by the Council for Lean Six Sigma Certification.
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