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Department of Health Policy & Management Master of Health Administration Program Statement of Program Mission and Objectives
The Master of Health Administration Program is built upon the strengths, values, and activities inherent in an accredited school of Public
Health.
The mission of the University of Pittsburgh Master of Health Administration is to prepare students to improve the health of populations and communities by managing health
organizations.
This mission is pursued through three synergistically related educational, research, and community service objectives:
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To provide a master's level educational program that develops enduring and transferable skills, values, and conceptual abilities to allow graduates to work throughout the health sector including for-profit, not-for-profit and governmental organizations. |
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To conduct research pertinent to health management and policy and to encourage active dissemination and application of this research into the program curriculum and into practice. |
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To promote service contributions of faculty and students, especially those that allow them to develop greater understanding of current issues in the health sector and to increase professional capability in addressing them. |
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Educational Objective
The Program's educational objective is augmented by a formally adopted extension of what the Program faculty expects the curriculum to achieve for the students.
Specifically, the faculty wants to develop in its students:
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Enduring and transferable skills that contribute to: |
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- Problem-Solving.....using economic, financial management, epidemiological principles, and statistical methods, supported by the use of decision support systems.
- Organization and system building.....using organizational behavior principles and transformation processes,
with applications drawn from fields of sociology, political science, and law.
- Interpersonal relations and team building.....using principles of psychology, written and oral communication technology, and interpersonal and group dynamics.
- Personal leadership.....developed through experiential opportunities; including participation in the Program's ACHE
Higher Education Network, student government bodies, and options for summer work experiences.
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Enduring and transferable values and beliefs
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- Professional commitment, especially to the needs of individuals, communities, health professions and society-at-large and the courage to be supportive of these needs.
- Ethical conduct, especially in relation to the expectations of society, and the ethical, professional, and legal constructs that guide the manager's choices.
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Enduring and transferable conceptual abilities that permit the understanding of: |
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- Measurement and analysis of population and
community health status, clinical care outcomes, and organizational and systems performance.
- Roles and dynamic interactions of the full continuum of major public and private sector health organizations.
- Strategic positioning of organizations within complex environments.
- Resource development, allocation, and control processes.
- Management of service quality employing Continuous Quality Improvement philosophies and methodologies.
- Relevant political and policy formulation processes in the health sector.
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The intent of the Program's research objective is to encourage Program faculty to perform investigations in all elements of the health sector. Major areas of current research include health needs assessments, clinical outcome measurement, evaluation of alternative treatment methodologies and care delivery systems, and re-direction of state public health program initiatives. back to top
Service Objectives
In viewing its service objective, the University of Pittsburgh Master of Health Administration Program encourages faculty and students to participate in activities that enhance the health status of the
community. In this context, "community" includes the full spectrum of geographic units, ranging from individual neighborhoods to national and international bodies.
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