The following programs are offered to students
seeking advanced education in the healthcare field.
The School of Public Health and Health Services,
along with the Wertlieb Institute, offers courses
that can be taken to specialize these degrees in
long term care administration.
Master
of Health Services Administration (MHSA)
GW is one of the few universities in the U.S. that
offers a fully accredited health administration
masters degree program. The MHSA program consists
of 48-credit hours of coursework, including the
choice of specialization that focuses on the student
?s primary area of interest. It offers a background
in general health administration coupled with courses
designed to develop expertise in one of the major
areas of Health Systems Management or Health Policy,
such as hospital or long term care administration
or managed care. Administrative residencies (Administrator
in Training) and internships are an integral part
of the program, providing students with practical
on-the-job training and experience. For more information
about the MHSA program, visit the SPHHS website
at: http://www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/html/degrees/mhsamgmt.html
Masters of Public
Health - Administrative Medicine Track (MPH)
The MPH degree program consists of 36 credit hours
of course work 16-18 credit hours of required core
course work and 20 hours of specialty course work.
Each track provides a sophisticated, coordinated
curriculum that emphasizes the development and application
of professional skills. All courses are scheduled
to meet the programmatic needs of both full- and
part-time students. For more information about the
MPH program, visit the SPHHS website at: http://www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/html/degrees/amm.html
Master of Business
Administration with a Concentration in Health Services
Administration (MBA)
Through its department of Health Services Management
and Policy, the SPHHS offers a collaborative degree
with the School of Business and Public Management
(SBPM). Students may earn an MBA from the SBPM with
a Health Services Administration concentration offered
by the SPHHS. In this concentration, students may
select from specialty tracks in long term care or
acute and ambulatory care. For information on the
MBA with HSA concentration program, please visit
their website at: http://mba.gwu.edu/progam/fields/hsa.htm
Doctor of Public
Health (DrPH)
The DrPH is an applied research degree that allows
those with either a clinical or an administrative
background to focus on key management and financing
issues in long term care. Coursework in this 72-credit-hour
program includes research methods; a field of study
in either health systems, health policy, or health
behavior; and a series of seminars. Dissertation
research may be conducted within various GW Research
Centers and Institutes as well as in other University
and Washington-area settings. For more information
about the DrPH program, visit the SPHHS website
at: http://www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/html/degrees/drph.html
Health Services
Administration Specialist
Students with a master's degree in an approved or
related field, or with a master's degree and managerial
experience, may undertake studies leading to the
degree of Specialist in Health Services Administration.
This program serves individuals who plan to build
upon prior experience, or begin a career in management,
policy making, or planning in the field of health
services, or who wish to supplement previous graduate
study in health services administration. For more
information about the Specialist program, contact
Dr. Kurt Darr at hsmkjd@gwumc.edu
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