Suffolk University Sawyer Business School Graduate Programs 2008-2009 - (Page 41) health degree options health degree options Richard Gregg mba/health full-time: 10–16 months part-time: 16–28 months total credits: 31–55 total courses: 10–18 mpa/health full-time: 18–24 months part-time: 30–42 months total credits: 49 total courses: 19–20 Operating Director of Healthcare Programs Instructor of Healthcare Administration educational background: MBA, New York University; MA in Political Science, The Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University; BA, Rutgers University The MBA/Health Program prepares leaders and managers who want to focus on core aspects of business—such as finance, accounting, marketing, information systems, and strategic management—for roles in the healthcare industry, including healthcare delivery, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical devices companies. MBA/Health students enhance their business skills while gaining specific insight into the requirements for success in the healthcare industry nationally and internationally. The MPA/Health Program prepares government and nonprofit leaders and managers for roles in health-related public policy development, community-based program and project management and advocacy, and social change, within the context of the dynamic health care environment. areas of expertise: Healthcare and nonprofit management; social entrepreneurship; strategy development and implementation; leadership and decision-making; organizational effectiveness; organizational learning and change, including systems thinking required courses hlth 700 Graduate Communication and Information Technology: Health (1 credit) required courses mba 600 and 780, and mba core courses as listed on page 15 core courses (36 credits/14 courses) hlth 701 Health Systems I hlth 702 Health Systems II hlth 824 Healthcare Accounting (1.5 credits) health core courses (15 credits/7 courses) hlth 701 Health Systems I hlth 702 Health Systems II hlth 826 Healthcare Financial Management (1.5 credits) hlth 826 Healthcare Financial Management (1.5 credits) hlth 832 Health Policy hlth 840 Global Health Needs and Organizations (1.5 credits) hlth 831 Performance Improvement and Patient Safety (1.5 credits) hlth 841 Global Health Policy (1.5 credits) pad 712 Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation hlth 840 Global Health Needs and Organizations (1.5 credits) pad 715 hlth 841 Global Health Policy (1.5 credits) pad 716 Human Resource Management mba/health capstone (3 credits/1 course) hlth 890 Healthcare Strategic Management or Quantitative Analysis Resource Management As healthcare’s political and financial impact continues to grow, Rick Gregg sees greater challenges. “Healthcare is a very dynamic, complex, and everexpanding business,” he says. “The rising cost of healthcare means that organizations must seek to accomplish more with fewer resources.” With 23 years of experience as a management consultant to healthcare organizations, Rick Gregg knows how to identify and understand their problems. It’s a skill he teaches his students by engaging them in dialogue about how to approach issues strategically. “I want students to be able to look at a set of circumstances and diagnose what is happening and why,” says Gregg. “Then they can identify and consider alternative courses of action and select the ones that best accomplish their goals and objectives.” pad 716 Public Service Human pad 717 Organizational Effectiveness in Government pad 718 Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World And select one course from each of the two sets of the following options: mba 800 Strategic Management electives health (6 credits/select 2 courses) mba (3 credits/select 1 course) All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted. hlth 825 Legal Environment of Healthcare or pad 714 Legal Basis of Public Management or pad 848 Nonprofit Law and Ethics pad 846 Community and Citizen Course descriptions begin on page 55. Empowerment or pad 855 Civic Innovation and Effective Governance 1 internship (0 credit/1 course) hlth 911 Internship for Pre-Career Students health program capstone (3 credits/1 course) hlth 890 Healthcare Strategic Management electives (9 credits/select 3 courses) 1 Required for students without professional experience in the US healthcare system Course descriptions begin on page 55.
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