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The Graduate Program in Health Policy and Management is accredited by the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration (ACEHSA). Accreditation by this agency ensures the student that the program has been reviewed and meets the national standards for graduate studies in the field.

The management of health services occurs in an environment of organizational and technological change. Administrators charged with executive responsibilities must be grounded in a high degree of formal professional training followed by lifelong learning which fosters their continuous professional growth. Many of the same skills needed for executive management are now also required to provide leadership in staffing, directing, coordinating, and controlling the operational resources of administrative and clinical units in such organizations.

The Master of Health Policy and Management (MHPM) provides professional education for management careers in health services organizations. The degree addresses the theories and issues of managing complex organizations in both public and private settings. The program is organized to meet the needs of the working student. Many individuals enrolled are already employed in administrative roles in the field. While enhancing their career, they bring the wealth of their experience to the classroom.

The Master’s program is designed so that full-time students may complete all course work in five semesters. The same curriculum can be completed by part-time students within three years. Formal studies stress a basic foundation of professional knowledge, skills and competencies in management, planning, analytic and policy functions of health policy and management. Since these studies provide a professional emphasis, the Program utilizes a variety of local hospitals, long-term care facilities, mental health programs, multi-institution corporations, emergency medical systems, health maintenance organizations, community health centers, and related public health and private agencies to give students supervised field experiences and a ‘practical laboratory’ for operational research in health policy and management. The goal of the program in Health Policy and Management is to create an academic center in which the University can respond to the educational needs of the field of health policy and management.