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Learn to Lead Through Mindfulness, Awareness, and Reflection
Our online Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Mindful Leadership Specialization positions you to change the future of communities around the world by guiding you through a study of compassionate mindfulness and evidence-informed theories and practices. Undergoing a rigorous, empirically backed inquiry of mindful approaches to organizational effectiveness, you will emerge from this program with the knowledge of what it takes to be a reflective, mindful leader, one who possesses the capacity to guide others through complex challenges.
You’ll learn remedies to address increasing levels of burnout, loss of engagement, and compassion fatigue. Build applicable skills such as grant writing and consulting, reflective leadership, mindfulness practices, integrative systems, and how to incorporate mindfulness into the workplace.
Mindful Leadership Specialization Job Outcomes
Upon graduating the mindful leadership doctoral program, you will have an enhanced skill set and deepened perspective to augment your current practice or, with the appropriate licensure, expand into other roles and settings, including:
- Military
- Education
- Consulting
- Coaching
- Private practice
- Integrative medicine and wellness centers
- Medical centers
- Hospitals
- Medical spas
- Corporate wellness programs
- Nonprofit organizations
Other Online Mind-Body Medicine Ph.D. Programs
Interested in another specialization in Mind-Body Medicine? We offer multiple doctoral programs that may align more closely with your goals.
- Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Applied Psychophysiology Specialization
- Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Contemplative End-of-Life Care Specialization
- Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Integrative and Functional Nutrition Specialization
- Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Integrative Mental Health Specialization
- Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Integrative Wellness Coaching Specialization
*Credits earned may vary based on specialization courses chosen
Program Components
Admission requirements
At a minimum, you must have received, or anticipate receiving prior to the start of the semester you are applying into, a master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university before applying for a doctoral degree at Saybrook. Applicants for the Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Mindful Leadership Specialization degree must submit the following documents:
- An official transcript from an accredited university demonstrating successful completion of a master’s degree, with a 3.0 GPA or better
- Professional resume or CV
- Personal statement
- Writing sample (if the department chair determines the personal statement contains grammatical mistakes, spelling errors, or poorly organized text)
New students must provide official transcripts showing completion of an undergraduate or graduate-level science course in the past 10 years, with a minimum grade of a B in anatomy and/or physiology. Without this introductory science prerequisite course, you will need to add IFN 5704 Anatomy and Physiology as an elective within your first year. Alternatively, you may complete the basic anatomy and physiology course from Saybrook’s academic partner, StraighterLine.
Invest in Your Future
Saybrook University remains committed to keeping higher education affordable and accessible. Our Financial Aid Department is ready to offer guidance and support in determining suitable financial assistance tailored to your needs, including potential scholarship opportunities, grants, and more when pursuing your online Ph.D. degree.
Cost
Saybrook wants you to have the information you need to make an informed decision about your academic and career aspirations. Our cost calculator provides an estimated cost of attending Saybrook to earn your Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Mindful Leadership Specialization degree online.
Career Outcomes
Saybrook University prepares you to make an impact in a variety of high-demand careers. Below, you will find possible career options and salaries associated with this degree.
Data is pulled by a third-party tool called Lightcast, which includes data from sources including the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. Census Bureau, online job postings, and other government databases. The information below represents a regional and national career outlook related to this degree program*. Saybrook University is dedicated to assisting you in achieving your career goals.
*Many degree programs are intended to fulfill licensure requirements in specific states. The data shown here may not represent the state where you currently reside. For more information on how this program is applicable to the requirements of your state, please speak with your admissions specialist.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics annual data update
Sample courses
Reflective Leadership in Healthcare
This online three-credit course in reflective leadership is designed to help organizational leaders and coaches apply mindfulness techniques to enhance leadership reflectivity on an individual and collective basis. Content will explore applications of reflective practices to enhance leadership effectiveness and instill innovation and compassion in collective settings. Course readings and assignments assess diverse meditative and contemplative theory and practices drawn from Eastern and Western traditions as well as modern secular teachings to explore how mindfulness practice can convey a reflective leadership style.
Mindfulness, Meditation, and Health
In this three-credit course as part of the Mind-Body Medicine: Mindful Leadership degree, you will learn about and discuss the origins of mindfulness practices, the modern scientific underpinnings of mindfulness research, and the multiple applications of mindfulness techniques. You will learn and are supported in the personal development of simple mindfulness practice. Your personal experiences are the basis for understanding mindfulness as a tool for stress management, self-awareness and self-efficacy. You are also encouraged to assess the appropriateness of mindfulness in your own life as a spiritual practice and a way of life.
Theories and Applications in Mindful Leadership
This three-credit course explores an emerging orientation in leadership theories and practice: to intentionally incorporate mindfulness and compassion-based perspectives into practices. You will assess the characteristics and intended outcomes of various contemporary paradigms that introduce mindful and compassion principles for developing individual leadership capacities as well as shifting organizational culture to a more sustainable environment.
Catalog
Please refer to our academic catalog for more information on the online Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Mindful Leadership Specialization program.
FAQs
Will the mindful leadership specialization program include certifications to practice medicine?
No, the Ph.D. in Mind-Body Medicine: Mindful Leadership Specialization does not qualify graduates for medical licensure. Those who are already credentialed as healthcare practitioners can enhance their practice with integrative medicine knowledge.
Does this doctoral program require field experience?
While the core coursework for this program is completed online, some students may be required to attend certain University Learning Experiences depending on their chosen elective courses.
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University Learning Experience
Students enrolled in the Ph.D. Mind-Body Medicine degree program must attend any Community or Virtual Learning Experience as required for the courses in which they choose to enroll. Refer to the course descriptions for requirements. All new students begin their studies with a Welcome Week. Welcome Week activities, including a degree program orientation, are held online during the week ahead of the start of the Fall and Spring semesters. Participation is strongly encouraged. New Mind-Body Medicine students also participate in the Mind-Body-Spirit Integration (MBSI) Seminar. The MBSI consists of two full days of experiential learning (Virtual or Community Learning Experiences), and four, four-hour virtual sessions on consecutive Saturdays. Refer to the course description for requirements.
Mind-Body Medicine Faculty
Saybrook’s Mind-Body Medicine faculty are practitioner-scholars dedicated to advancing their field through continued practice and comprehensive instruction. Meet some of our faculty members below.
Full professor, associate department chair, Mind-Body Medicine
- Specialization Coordinator, Mindful Leadership
- Accreditation Steering Committee, University Research Committee, Faculty Senate, Global Engagement Committee at Saybrook University
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