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Email: vbartush@gmu.edu
Students complete their Capstone Practicum in a variety of health care organizations and agencies.
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Executive Management
Martin S. Perlin, MBA, DBA
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Executive Management
Phone: 703-993-1967
Fax: 703-993-4009
Email: mperlin@gmu.edu
HAP’s program in Executive Management has been accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Health Management Education. The United States Department of Education (DOE) and Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) has granted formal recognition to CAHME as the only organization to accredit master's level healthcare management programs in the United States and Canada.
Description
Located within the Department of Health Administration and Policy, College of Health and Human Services, the Program in Executive Management prepares students for mid- and executive-level management positions in health care, consulting and regulatory entities, financing, or group practice settings in the health system. Since its inception in 2005, more than 150 students have graduated, and are now serving in executive positions in health systems, hospitals, consulting firms, healthcare associations and healthcare related businesses throughout the United States and in foreign countries.
The vision of the program in Health Systems management at GMU is that it will be recognized as an exceptional program by our national peers, our alumni, and prospective employers.
The mission of the MHA in Health Systems Management (Executive Management) is to provide experienced students with the knowledge and skills to work as leaders and executive-level managers in evolving health systems.
The program values of the HSM program are as follows:
- Compassion
- Collaboration
- Innovation
- Responsibility
- Diversity
- Integrity
- Quality
- Trust
The academic goals of the HSM program in Executive Management is to provide graduates with the knowledge, skills and attributes required for success in the rapidly changing healthcare industry. The program is designed around a set of Executive Competencies that form the basis for the curriculum.
A Program to Fit Your Schedule
Courses are taught in the late afternoon and evening, so you can tailor this degree to fit your busy schedule. Complete your degree at your own pace. Students gain proficiency with the Executive Competencies throughout their program of study by taking courses in either the Full Time or Part Time sequence.
Dr. Martin Perlin (far left) with students from HAP 790, Capstone Practicum, Fall 2010.
Capstone Practicum
The Capstone Practicum is a vital part of the curriculum, completed as a culminating experience at the end of the program. Students function as an integral member of a health system, hospital, consulting firm, healthcare agency or other organizational entity and complete a non-thesis project assigned by their preceptor. Analysis of the problem provides the context in which theoretical concepts and management skills are applied to the resolution of an important organization issue or initiative.
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Health Systems Management, MS. (pdf, includes information on the Executive Management concentration)
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