Health Policy & Management

The Management Track is designed to meet the needs of students planning careers related to the delivery of health services. The curriculum prepares students for employment in many sectors, including hospitals, community health organizations, insurers, pharmaceuticals, consulting, and health departments.

Our full-time Management Track is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation Healthcare Management Education (CAHME).

Competencies

Graduates of the Management Track will be able to:

• Relate organizational strategies to an organization's mission and goals;
• Articulate an achievable mission, set of core values, and vision for an organization;
• Explain the basic methods and processes used in strategic planning and marketing, and apply them to public health issues;
• Apply the principles of accounting, budgeting, personnel relations, forecasting, and marketing to health service organizations;
• Identify and evaluate changes in an organization's environment that require adaptation within the organization;
• Describe and apply the fundamental concepts and analytical techniques of healthcare financial management to healthcare delivery problems;
• Demonstrate team-building, negotiation, and conflict management skills;
• Develop strategies to motivate others for collaborative problem solving, decision-making, and evaluation; and
• Demonstrate leadership skills for building partnerships and collaboration within and across healthcare organizations and community initiatives.

In addition to gaining the track-specific competencies listed above, graduates will also achieve both Department-wide as well as School-wide MPH competencies.