Applications now open - Online PG Diploma/MSc. in Human Factors in Patient Safety - September 2025 intake.
RCSI's Human Factors in Patient Safety programme provides a greater awareness of risk and error in the workplace by providing participants with skills required to mitigate risk and prevent adverse outcomes.
Our flexible online programme also offers access to an interprofessional team of experts in surgery, psychology, nursing, pharmacy and the related fields of medical ethics, medical litigation, leadership, professionalism and communication, amongst others.
Scholars will attend online interactive sessions and workshops one day per month. The rest of the multi-disciplinary programme including didactic teaching, discussion boards, reading, and resources are offered online, which you can access it in your own time.
This inter-professional programme is suitable for surgeons, physicians, anaesthesiologists, emergency medicine doctors, obstetricians, pharmacists, nurses and midwives working in the hospital setting, as well as safety and quality managers. Graduates achieve an in-depth understanding of error and risk in healthcare systems, you will acquire the skills to be safer and more efficient in your own practice, and gain the knowledge and skills to improve the safety and quality of care in your work systems.
We advise prospective candidates who are thinking about applying for either programme to submit your applications as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Career progression
The Postgraduate Diploma and MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety is an ideal qualification for anyone who currently works, or plans to work, in leadership in healthcare. An understanding of the theory around patient safety, errors, and the individual and system level factors which contribute to these, is vital for healthcare leaders. With growing understanding of the importance of patient safety in our healthcare, a qualification such as this can be very useful to develop your career in healthcare. Alumni of the programme have published their research, brought their learning back to their workplaces, and even used the programme to progress within their own area of work.
Help us, help you – Please do not hesitate to contact us at PostgradSA@rcsi.ie for any queries relating to this programme. By submitting your questions now, we will be able to provide you with key information you need in relation to applying for this programme.
We look forward to hearing from you,
Best wishes
Human Factors in Patient Safety Team
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