Continuing Education
Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
The Robbins Institute for Health Policy and Leadership is proud to offer continuing education to our healthcare alumni and the community at large through seminars, certificate programs and courses.
Upcoming Events
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Training Course
The Robbins Institute for Health Policy & Leadership is pleased to offer our Lean Six Sigma Black Belt training course.
This course is designed to provide an understanding of lean processes and the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) cycle of process improvement. Though examples used in the course will come mainly from healthcare, the concepts learned are applicable to any industry. Students who successfully complete all course requirements will earn a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certificate of training.
The course schedule is designed for working professionals and includes four sessions on the following dates:
Lean Six Sigma dates
- Monday, May 18, 1-3 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 19, 1-3 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 20, 1-3 p.m.
- Thursday, May 21, 1-3 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 26, 1-3 p.m.
- Wednesday, May 27, 1-3 p.m.
- Thursday, May 28, 1-3 p.m.
The cost of the course for alumni is $699. Use discount code “BaylorAlum2026”.
The course is taught by Professor David “Scott” Hencshel. Professor Hencshel is a Business Transformation Leader, facilitator, and teacher with over 30 years of federal government experience in healthcare leadership, business transformation, strategic planning, process improvement, change management, and education. He currently serves as the Improvement Sciences Branch Chief for the Office of Strategy Management, Defense Health Agency (DHA) and previously served as the Senior Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Master Black Belt and LSS Deployment Director for the US Army Medical Command, Office of The Surgeon General. He voluntarily serves as Distinguished Faculty at the Association of Aeromedical Services Safety Management Training Academy where he teaches trend analysis, strategic planning, and communication. Scott is Adjunct Faculty at Trinity University where he teaches “Healthcare Performance Improvement” into the Master’s in Healthcare Administration (MHA) program. He also teaches LSS at the University of the Incarnate Word and the Baylor University Continuing Education Program. Scott is a certified LSS Master Black Belt, certified Balanced Scorecard Professional (BSP) and a GE Healthcare trained Change Agent.
You can register for the course here (use discount code “BaylorAlum2026”): https://www.campusce.net/baylor/Course/Course.aspx?c=1769
Best,
Robbins Institute Faculty and Staff
Lean Six Sigma FAQs
Quint Studer
On Friday, Nov. 14, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. (CST), the Robbins Institute for Health Policy and Leadership and Robbins Healthcare MBA Alumni Group is proud to host Quint Studer in-person at Baylor University. This will be the sixth time we’ve hosted Quint but the first time on-campus. Amidst mounting challenges in today’s healthcare environment, Quint will present insights from his latest research and consulting work.
Quint Studer is a visionary entrepreneur, mentor and nationally recognized healthcare leader. He’s authored sixteen books—two of which became Wall Street Journal bestsellers—and founded The Studer Group, a recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Named a “Master of Business” by Inc. magazine and twice listed among Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare, Quint brings unmatched insight and inspiration.
The event will be held at Baylor University in the Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation, Room 143/144, 1621 S. 3rd Street, Waco, Texas 76706. For directions to parking and the building, please see: https://hankamer.baylor.edu/about/maps-directions.
Space is limited, so please register here by Nov. 10: https://baylor.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a8D6Lke5RGTqzAy
We’re honored to welcome Quint to campus and look forward to an energizing conversation on leadership, innovation and the future of healthcare. We hope to see you there!
Historical and Recorded Seminars, Lectures and Courses
If you are interested in previous offerings, please visit our Recorded Seminars webpage.
