Health Services Leadership Emphasis

The Health Services Leadership track has been created to help existing leaders in the broad field of health, or students interested in leadership positions in the health sector, master many of the skills conducive to success in their work. Much like the Health Policy track, the Health Services Leadership track is highly interdisciplinary; students in this track take courses taught by experienced faculty in a number of academic disciplines, including Dispute Resolution, Economics, and Health Science. The curriculum in this area is developed to broadly train health services leaders to successfully address issues related to interpersonal dynamics in the workplace, the economics of the health care delivery system, and key principles of leadership and management. Interpersonal dynamics, particularly as they relate to conflict management in health-related organizations, are explicitly addressed in the three one-credit course sequence offered by the Dispute Resolution Program; these courses include Human Factors in Conflict Resolution (DISPUT 501), Negotiation Theory and Practice (DISPUT 502), and Conflict Intervention Methods (DISPUT 503). Health Economics (ECON 440G) focuses on economics and ethics in the health care delivery system, and addresses the health leader’s role in affecting these issues. Management for Health Professionals (MHLTHSCI 522) and Leadership for Health Professionals (MHLTHSCI 525) both focus on the development of skills needed by the health services leader. The management course concentrates primarily on management strategies (for program planning, staff development, ect.), and the Leadership course concentrates more heavily on the role of the leader in accomplishing organizational goals.

Master of Health Science, Health Services Leadership Emphasis