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Our Purpose
The Department of Health
Policy and Management prepares students to
improve the health of populations by providing
specialized knowledge and skills needed to
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Our
Degree Programs
The Department of Health
Policy and Management (HPM) offers four degree
programs:
- The Masters of Public Health (MPH) degree
with concentration in health policy and
management. The program provides management
training in public health administration and
related careers. The program offers management
skills and analytic expertise to formulate and
implement public and private health policy.
- The Masters in Health Services Administration (MHSA)
prepares you for managerial careers and
leadership positions in health care
organizations such as hospitals, medical group
practices, and insurance companies. The program
is nationally accredited by the Commission on
Accreditation for Healthcare Management
Education (CAHME) and has over 300 alumni.
- The Doctorate in Public Health Leadership (DrPH)
prepares you for executive careers in public
health. It prepares you for executive positions
in health departments, professorial careers in
public health, health policy analysts and
consultant positions. The program relates public
health science to public health practice, apply
models and theories in public health to chronic
and emerging issues in practice, and demonstrate
leadership in working with public health teams.
- The Ph.D. program in Health Systems
Research The program provides students with the
theoretical and methodological foundations
necessary to conduct creative, independent
research on health systems, with the ultimate
goal of identifying pathways to improved health
system performance through evidence-based policy
and management. Graduates will pursue careers as
health services researchers, professorial
careers, and health policy analysts and
consultants.
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