The program prepares graduates for entry level positions in the
management of health related organizations, such as hospitals,
nursing homes, and rehabilitation facilities.
The program will prepare graduates
to:
Demonstrate knowledge of the nature of
health care
- Demonstrate knowledge of the historical, social, cultural, and
economic determinants of disease and health care, such as the
stages of hospital development from the 19th to the 21st centuries,
the aging of the American population, and the impact of the AIDS
epidemic.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the various medical specialties and
the related diseases for diagnosis and treatment.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the different roles of public and
personal health care and their impact on health care systems.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the health care systems of other
economically developed societies and the comparisons and contrasts
to the U.S. system.
Demonstrate knowledge of basic management
skills in health service delivery systems.
- Identify and analyze the problems of providing clinical care in
academic medical facilities where the goals involve both treatment
and teaching.
- Identify the different financial sources of medical care and
describe the differences between the financing of medical care
versus long term care.
- Demonstrate knowledge of health care organizations, human
resource management, and strategic planning and budgeting,
including the similarities and differences in the modes of
financial payment of hospitals defined as perpetual per cost and
retrospective per diem.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills in
health care administration.
- Evaluate the quality of information, e.g. the source, the
content, the credibility of the information, and the avoidance of
being swayed by emotion.
- Recognize and encourage critical thinking.
- Evaluate new ideas using critical thinking skills.
- Develop sound arguments based on logical reasoning, evidence,
and experience.
Demonstrate literacy in information and
technology.
- Demonstrate competence in report writing.
- Use computer technology, including appropriate software.
- Integrate computer-based technological know-how [including data
based health service information search strategies] and writing
skills for the purpose of report writing.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the ethics of information and
technological literacy, including the avoidance of plagiarism and
the misrepresentation of statistical data.
Demonstrate developed skills in oral
communication.
- Communicate ideas articulately and apply active listening
skills.
- Communicate orally in various formats, including group
discussion, debate, and group presentation.
- Demonstrate advanced skills in recognizing nonverbal
communication.
- Demonstrate knowledge and respect for cultural diversity and
its significance in oral communication.
Apply the career planning process to
personal development.
- Apply knowledge of health service administration to formulate
career choices.
- Identify the type of experience and performance that will
facilitate entry into the work force.
- Conduct an accurate self-assessment of ability, achievement,
motivation, and work habits to calculate most advantageous health
service administration career path.
- Identify and develop skills and experiences relevant to
achieving career goals.
- Demonstrate an appreciation of lifelong learning as a means of
sustaining personal and professional growth. (cannot be
measured—see suggestion below)
- Recognize major emerging societal issues in order to be in a
position to contribute to resolution of future challenges.