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"I have made long lasting relationships with colleagues and professors that have left an indelible impression".
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HPM Events
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Spring Session begins January 20, 2009
Welcome
The mission of the Graduate Program in Health Policy and Management is to promote and protect the public's health through the preparation of graduates for careers leading toward senior level leadership in health services policy and management, and to conduct research and disseminate knowledge that will advance the organization, financing and delivery of health and medical services.
The Health Policy and Management (HPM) Program seeks to train health management and policy leaders in health care delivery, managed care, insurance, consulting, biotechnology, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. HPM students are trained in biostatistics, epidemiology, policy analysis, health promotion and disease prevention, health economics, the organization of health and medical care systems, strategic management, organizational behavior, health finance, health information technology, medical technology, health information technology, law and ethics.
The HPM Program sees research as an integral component of its mission. Program faculty engage in basic and applied research that broadens the educational experience and expands the state of knowledge about how health services systems work. Faculty research on issues in the financing, organization, and delivery of health and medical services is fundamental to the quality of the program. Moreover, the dissemination of new knowledge generated through publishing and continuing education activities contributes to efforts to improve the availability, affordability, and effectiveness of health services and develop policies that reinforce these objectives.
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Health Policy and Management (HPM) Division
The Health Policy and Management (HPM) Division is designed to address the rapid changes occurring in the organization, financing, and administration of public health and medical care systems. The Division trains creative leaders and policy analysts to understand the complexity and dynamics of the health system and its impact on the health of the population. Students seek careers in 1) the administration, analysis, and evaluation of national, state, and local health policy; 2) the management of public health programs, community healthcare services, healthcare institutions, bio-tech and pharmaceutical enterprises.
The core offering is a two year program leading to a MPH. HPM also offers a one year option for M.D.'s and current medical students and a doctoral program in Health Services and Policy Analysis leading to a Ph.D. Our affiliated degree programs include both concurrent and dual degree options. Concurrent degree programs include the Graduate Program in Health and Public Policy (MPP/MPH), the Graduate Program in Health Management (MBA/MPH) and the Public Health and City & Regional Planning program (MCP/MPH). There is a dual degree option with the School of Social Welfare MSW/MPH.
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Program Philosophy
The health of populations is determined by many inter-related factors, including exposure to environmental risks, personal health behaviors, biological/genetic endowment, and the availability of quality health and medical services. Effective health care managers and policy-makers understand these factors and the roles they play in the promotion of health and illness. Further, effective managers and policy-makers have the knowledge and skills to manage organizational resources to influence these forces, as appropriate, in any given environment, to improve the effectiveness of their organizations and the health of the populations they serve.
The rapidity with which change is occurring in the health sector also suggests that leaders need to be innovative. In rapidly changing environments they need the skills to analyze change, develop strategic management options, and implement those innovations that adapt the organization favorably to its environment while maintaining organizational effectiveness.
The HPM Program believes that knowledge and skills are best learned through a variety of experiences including lecture, seminar/discussion groups, team projects, independent study, experiential learning, residency training, professional mentoring, and use of a "capstone" course/project. Each teaching method plays an important part in the education and personal development of students. Using diverse modes of teaching enables students to understand issues from different perspectives. This diversity of teaching/learning styles also broadens the student's repertoire of interpersonal and management skills. These skills should be cultivated via close, collegial working relationships between students and faculty. Alumni and other health professionals also play important roles in the Program as mentors and guest lecturers in various courses. Students also have the opportunity to learn from professionals in the field through the Dean's Colloquium speaker series that features nationally prominent practitioners and policy-makers. At the Center for Health Research bi-weekly seminar and the twice-yearly Faculty Research Symposium, students hear presentations on faculty research projects.
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Learning Objectives
Upon satisfactory completion of the MPH curriculum with a concentration in Health Policy and Management, students will be able to demonstrates the skills identified in the following areas:
Policy Analysis and Strategic Planning
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Critically assess existing health systems and practices and their political, economic and socio-cultural contexts. |
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Develop policy options for the achievement of an agency's or program's objectives. |
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Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of policy options from the prespectives of multiple stakeholder groups. |
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Gather and organize information on the aspects of the political situation that may affect the ability of an organization to achieve it objectives. |
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Apply core biomedical and public health sciences to policy development and policy implementation, including the use of concepts and scientific finding from epidemiology, biostatistics and the behavioral and social sciences. |
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Evaluate the effects of health policies. |
Management of Programs and Organizations
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Specify organization, department, or program missions and objectives. |
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Translate legislative mandates into organizational plans and programs. |
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Assess organizational structure and performance. |
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Manage organizational change and innovation. |
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Use methods of continuous quality assessment, assurance and improvement. |
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Conduct economic and financial analyses of health care organizational and benefit plans including managed care. |
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Explain budget processes, including basic accounting and fiscal monitoring techniques. |
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Conduct cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses. |
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