Awarded by: Medical University of South Carolina

Duration: 2 Years Full Time

Location: 1st Year UK/SINGAPORE
                 2nd Year UK/SINGAPORE/USA

Managing health care organizations is an exciting and challenging profession. The healthcare environment is dynamic and complex. There is a pressing need for qualified health care administrators to lead healthcare organizations in providing high quality patient care in the most cost-effective manner. These administrators find employment opportunities in a variety of settings - hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, long-term care facilities, public health agencies, physician-based practices, and managed care organizations. Career opportunities abound for capable, highly skilled individuals.

Healthcare facilities are complex and dynamic organizations. They have been impacted by several changes in the healthcare environment such as the increase of older adults in our population, advancements in technology, increased governmental regulation, and greater demand for accountability regarding cost and quality.

Healthcare organizations require talented and skilled administrators to work in partnership with clinicians to improve the health of the communities they serve. Administrators are involved in planning, organizing, directing, and controlling the organization’s human, financial, and information resources. They find employment in a variety of settings including:

• Hospital
• Rehabilitation facilities
• Long term care facilities
• Public health agencies
• Physician-based practices
• Managed care organizations
• Consulting firms

The American College of Healthcare Executives reports that today an estimated 100,000 people serve in health management positions at numerous organizational levels, from department head to chief executive officer. Health administrators may work in a variety of specialized areas such as finance, human resources, information systems, marketing and public affairs, medical staff relations, planning and development, patient care services, and others.

This course is awarded by Medical University of South Carolina, USA along with ICRI Global Research, UK.

The residential master in health administration (MHA) program is designed to develop the health care leaders of tomorrow. The curriculum prepares individuals for administrative roles and responsibilities in a variety of health care settings. Graduates from the program will:

• Have a broad understanding of the health care system and factors impacting its various components;
• Be able to apply concepts and managerial skills in human resources, strategic planning, decision-making, finance, marketing, and information systems;
• Be able to take an integrated approach to managing health care professionals and facility operations.

Year 1 and year 2

• Health Care Management
• Health Care Delivery Systems
• Statistical Analysis in Health Systems
• Health Care Accounting
• Language of Medicine
• Management and Health Information Systems
• Financial Management for Health Care Organizations
• Health Economics
• Operations Management
• Organizational Theory and Behavior
• Health Administration Internship
• Quality Management in Healthcare Services
• Health Law and Risk Management
• Health Care Reimbursement Systems
• Health Care Marketing
• Health Policy
• Seminar in Ethical Leadership
• Health Behavior and Epidemiology
• Health Care Strategic Marketing and Management
• Human Resource Management
• Healthcare Financing

There is a mini dissertation after the completion of the first year and a full dissertation after the completion of the course.

The course will have regular classroom lectures, observerships, seminars, tutorials, group discussions, case presentations.

Graduates/ final year graduation students in Commerce, Economics, Life Science, Pharmacy, Medicine, Dentistry, Paramedical Science, Allied Health Science and Biotechnology with minimum 55% aggregate.

IELTS: Band 6.0 or above or TOEFL: 80 IBT

*Fees is valid for Aug 2010 intake
Balance fee should be paid before applying for visa.

Estimated average cost including accommodation, food, electricity/heating & miscellaneous in UK is 550 £ per month, 800 USD in Singapore and 1000 USD in USA per month.

During the programme the students will have a close interaction with the industry, which will give them hands on experience and first hand information of the Healthcare industry in UK, USA and Singapore. Graduates can expect to work as Global certified Healthcare Administrators.

*( data from the REED Scientific) www.reed.co.uk/scientific