Masters in Health Administration Information Session
Description of the video:
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good afternoon
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my name is antoinette smith epps and i
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am the program director for the masters
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of health administration program here
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at the in indiana university school of
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public health the richard m fairbanks
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school of public health
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and i am so happy to have you joining us
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to
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find out a little more information about
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our program
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what i'm going to do is i'm going to
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share a powerpoint presentation
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while i talk to you about some of the
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specifics of our program
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uh i hope that you find this information
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engaging and informative and i hope that
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you consider
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applying
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to our program here at
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iu
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so uh
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as i said i'm antoinette smith depths
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and i am the program director here at iu
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we are housed in the hot in the
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department of health management and
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policy which is one of the divisions of
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the fairbanks school
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our program is one of is one of the
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oldest in the country and um it's over
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50 years old it is definitely the oldest
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in the state of indiana
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we are accredited by the commission on
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accreditation of health management
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education
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an organization that we refer to as cami
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our program is the only cami accredited
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program in indiana
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we are ranked
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among the top
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30 programs in the country by the united
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u.s news and world report
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of the more than 700 health management
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programs in the state and in the united
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states
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so we feel that we have a program that
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is worthy of your consideration we feel
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like the program
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will provide you with the skills
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necessary to
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enter the challenging and rewarding
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field of health administration
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about 50 percent of all the hospital
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ceos
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in the state of indiana are graduates of
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our program here at the fairbanks school
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we have an extensive alumni work network
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both inside the state of indiana and
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around the midwest as well as throughout
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other parts of the country mha program
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maintains
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close ties with many major healthcare
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providers in indianapolis and our
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partners include organizations such as
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iu health eskenazi health ascension
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health community health with them health
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the indiana hospital association and
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many others
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these partnerships provide students with
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unparalleled exposure for hands-on
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opportunities for learning and growth
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we also through these relationships
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allow our students opportunities for
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paid internships
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mentoring matches with local health care
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leaders and health related part-time
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positions we
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ask that all of our students
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work at least part time while they are
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in our program whether they are in our
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traditional program and of course
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students in our executive program are
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already working healthcare professionals
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these opportunities for all of our
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students combined with
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health business acumen that you will
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gain in the program uniquely prepare our
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graduates for the exciting rewarding and
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challenging world of healthcare
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management
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so why should you choose the fairbanks
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school of public health
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healthcare management is an exciting
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dynamic and challenging career
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healthcare managers get the opportunity
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to solve problems to perform meaningful
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work to help individuals and communities
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maintain and or regain health
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continually evolve and grow their
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knowledge skills and abilities
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respond to the emerging needs of the
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communities that they serve and impact
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quality of life for all populations
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opportunities for mha graduates include
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many different kinds of health care
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organizations and healthcare-related
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businesses
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such as hospitals
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healthcare systems
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physician practices
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long-term care organizations health
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insurers pharmaceutical companies
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health maintenance department health
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maintenance organizations health
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departments
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mental health organizations rehab
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centers consulting firms universities
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and research institutions health
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associations and health policy and
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advocacy groups
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health care management also is projected
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to add over 139
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000 new jobs by 2030.
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that's according to the united states
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bureau of labor statistics
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for indiana that means over 2 600 new
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opportunities statewide over the next
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eight years very very exciting
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incomes for healthcare managers are
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among the highest for all occupations
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with the 2020 median income or median
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pay and median means that most half
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people made more money than that half of
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the people made less money than that
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the national median was uh one hundred
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and four thousand two hundred eighty
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dollars in indiana that median was one
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hundred and three thousand four hundred
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and seventy dollars per year
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our faculty includes both
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practical uh individuals who have
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practical and real world experience as
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well as academic and research based
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expertise
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the program has two tracks both of them
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consist of 51 credits the traditional
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program can be completed in two years
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and includes a three
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credit summer internship
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the traditional program includes mostly
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face-to-face courses and it's designed
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for students with no to limited
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healthcare experience
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the executive program can be completed
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in two years as well and includes two
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summer sessions of courses
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the executive program includes one
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on-campus session per semester
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and the remaining course content is
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delivered online
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this track is designed for students with
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three to five years of full-time health
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care experience
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our curriculum uh for the traditional
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program is 16 courses of 48 credits plus
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the three
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credit summer internship mentioned
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previously for the executive program it
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consists of 48 credits and up to nine
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credits may be awarded for demonstrated
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health care experience
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courses include health care leadership
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accounting and finance
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health care law health economics health
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care marketing
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organizational behavior healthcare
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strategy population health and
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value-based care
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human resources for healthcare
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healthcare information systems
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statistics and a capstone project that
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is the culmination of
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synthesizing all of the information that
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you've learned
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as a student in the program
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our admission criteria include
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an application that's submitted through
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either the hamcast or the sofa systems
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we do not have a preference for which
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system you use that's up to you
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the basic requirements include a
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bachelor's degree from an accredited
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college or university
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we expect a gpa of 3.0 or better
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a ger
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gre rather score is expected
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however applications can be considered
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without the
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gre a personal statement we expect to
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see
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excellent writing skills demonstrated in
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that personal statement
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a resume or curriculum vita
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three letters of recommendation
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and an undergraduate transcript that
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demonstrates
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a c or better in microeconomics
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accounting and statistics
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if those courses have not been taken at
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the undergraduate level they must be
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completed prior to beginning coursework
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here at iu
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i want to thank you for taking the time
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to hear about our program today
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feel free to contact us
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by at
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fairbanks school uh fsph.iupui.edu
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or you can contact me directly uh an
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email my email address is ants
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epps iu.edu
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thank you again for your attention and i
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look forward to seeing you here at iu
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thanks