Health and Medical Policy, MS

Program Coordinator
PJ Maddox
Contact via Valerie Bartush
vbartush@gmu.edu
703-993-1929

View the program requirements for Health and Medical Policy, MS. (pdf)

The MS in Health and Medical Policy (42 credit hour program) will be jointly offered through the College of Health and Human Services and the School of Public Policy. The concentration in Health Policy will be offered through the Department of Health Administration and Policy (HAP), while the concentration in Global Medical Policy will be offered through the School of Public Policy.

Description

The Master of Science in Health and Medical Policy is offered jointly by the College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) and the School of Public Policy (SPP). The program prepares students to become health and medical systems policy analysts, consultants, and public health advocates in the U.S. and abroad. It provides students with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to develop improved health systems planning and decision making, and to support policy formulation for health and medical professionals, health systems development, resource allocation, and advocacy for national and international public health. Students applying to the program will be admitted to one of two concentrations: health policy or global medical policy.

The health policy concentration is offered by CHHS through the Department of Health Administration and Policy. This concentration prepares students to analyze and develop policy solutions to complex health and related social service problems facing the nation and local communities. The concentration is designed to provide students with humanistic and analytic skills necessary to propose, design, implement and analyze pragmatic policy-centric solutions to a myriad of complex domestic social and health system problems.
Admissions Information

Applicants should use the online application found at admissions.gmu.edu. Please contact the CHHS Office of Graduate Admissions at chhsgrad@gmu.edu or 703-993-1736 for all application questions.

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Application Deadline

(late applications considered on a space-available basis)

Spring 2011: November 1
Fall 2011: April 1

Application Requirements

• Online application
• Application fee ($60 – non-refundable)
• Official transcripts (two for each college and university attended)
• Professional Goals Statement
• Resume
• Three letters of recommendation
• GRE *

Students applying with international credentials should follow the instructions at admissions.gmu.edu for TOEFL requirements and international credential evaluations.

*Note: The GRE is required for all applicants seeking departmental merit-based funding and teaching and research assistantships. Students are recommended to have had undergraduate courses in the following areas: introductory economics, political science or government (covering US, state, and local), and mathematics/statistics. At least one year of experience in the medical or health systems (service delivery, management or policy) or technology sector is preferred.
Additional Information

For program information, please contact Valerie Bartush, Administrative Coordinator, Department of Health Administration and Policy (HAP) at vbartush@gmu.edu or 703-993-1929.

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