Health Administration

Furthering your education and advancing your professional opportunities.

The Health Administration curriculum, which includes courses such as leadership, evidence-based management, finance, law, marketing, and information management, is designed to equip individuals with the knowledge and skills to integrate best business practices to meet the challenges of a complex healthcare delivery system.


Program Options:

At RFUMS, we offer options so students can select the education to best meet their goals. RFUMS offers an MS program and a two different certificate programs in Health Administration.

The Health Administration program offers three educational options:

  • The MS Program in Health Administration is an online program designed to augment students’ education and professionals’ experiences with business acumen to better plan for and respond to changes in the healthcare industry.
  • The Certificate in Health Administration is geared toward those seeking to advance their knowledge of health administration on select topics that meet their professional career goals.
  • The Certificate in Health Administration – Public Health Emphasis is a defined series of four courses designed to advance the student’s knowledge in health administration with an emphasis in public health.

Health Administration graduates have found positions in the field of project management, education, healthcare policy, marketing, financial analysis and management positions in many healthcare settings.

Department News

Professor Diane Bridges has been named to the 2013 List of 100 Great Health Administration Professors.  The list has been compiled based on personal achievements and leadership as well as the reputation of the HA program.    If you would like to read the list, please see 100 Great Health Administration Professors: http://mhaguide.com/100-great-health-administration-professors/.


Diane Bridges,
 MSN, RN, CCM, Acting Chair for the Department of Health Services Administration and Director of the Health Administration program, and Marilyn Hanson, MEd, Director of Health Professions Education program in the College of Health Professions, published an article in Health and Interprofessional Practice entitled, "Mapping and Integrating Online Interprofessional Teaching Strategies to Achieve Interprofessional Student Competencies."


Health Administration Students
attend Live Streaming MGMA
2012 National Conference Session

         

Patrick Lencioni 
President - Table Group, Inc

Students enrolled in HHCM525 Strategic Planning and Leadership in the Fall 2012 quarter had the opportunity to participate in a Live Streaming session from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) annual conference in San Antonio, Texas. The session was presented by Patrick Lencioni is founder and president of The Table Group, Inc., a firm dedicated to providing organizations with ideas, products and services that improve teamwork, clarity and employee engagement. Pat is the author of eight best-selling books with over 2.5 million copies sold and foreign translation into 22 languages. The event was coordinated by the Health Administration program’s faculty advisor for MGMA, Dr. Linda Mast who is a Fellow in the College of Medical Practice Executives.




September, 2012:  Dr.Linda Mast, Associate Professor in the Health Administration Program, was awarded a grant from Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) to write a white paper about online program accreditation.



August, 2012: . Dr. Linda Mast, Associate Professor in the Health Administration Program, gave a presentation at the annual Master Teacher Guild  Annual Conference on Creating a Culture of Educational Excellence titled “Extracurricular Strategies for Building Community in a Graduate Level Online Learning Environment”

 




                             

 First Annual Honor Society Induction Ceremony was held May 16, 2012.  Twenty-two students were inducted!

 

 

Sharline Kashfian-Halimi, MD, MPH, MSHA-M delivered the first annual Alumni Leaders presentation at the Phi Upsilon Delta Honor Society induction ceremony.



Dr. Linda Mast has been appointed to a three year term as Chair of the Online Teaching and Technology Network Leader for the Association of University Programs In Healthcare Administration (AUPHA)

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