Early Admission Decision application deadline: June 8, 2012
Final application deadline: July 23, 2012
The semester begins: September, 4, 2012

Are you interested in expanding your potential as a healthcare leader? Do you want to positively influence the direction of healthcare? Consider RMUoHP's MHA degree program. The MHA program prepares current and future healthcare leaders to effectively respond to the dynamic and ever-changing healthcare industry. MHA graduates are educated to be strong leaders, entrepreneurs, and excellent communicators -- equipped with an in-depth knowledge of the business of healthcare management.

Students in RMUoHP's MHA program will learn to:

• Use information technology and knowledge-based resources to implement quality improvement initiatives and support decision making and practice
• Implement evidence-based best practice competencies in healthcare leadership to achieve quality outcomes
• Effectively collaborate with others to increase efficiencies in healthcare systems
• Apply the principles of quality management for maximizing outcomes in healthcare systems
• Use analytic methods to evaluate best practices to solve health care industry management challenges
• Conduct financial analysis to make long-term investment decisions for a healthcare organization

Why a Master of Science in Healthcare Administration degree?

Employment of medical and health services managers is expected to grow 16 percent from 2008 to 2018; faster than the average for all occupations (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2010 Occupational Outlook Handbook). The program prepares students for a variety of healthcare positions such as:

• Assistant clinic manager
• Assistant clinic manager
• Assistant VP of nursing
• Billing reimbursement manager
• Chief executive officer
• Chief financial officer
• Chief quality officer/associate administrator
• Clinical improvement nurse
• Coordinator of family care management
• Director of diagnostic and therapeutic services
• Director of fund development
• Quality data analyst
• Quality director/med surg manager
• Regulatory affairs coordinator