Is healthcare administration a good career?
well i was thinking about going into this but im not sure if its a secure job to have. also what can i study to become this? my school doesnt offer a direct degree but they have health science, and health service degree, and bussiness admin with many concentrarions (finance, accounting, information system, marketing, managment). before i chose this i was going to go with a marketing concentrarion, and go into a different career path. but i was told that the pay in marketing is bad and not a secure career to take. if you know anything about this i would like some info. thanks.
Bachelor degrees for healthcare administration????! HELP?
I want to be a healthcare administrator but I don t know which major I should go in. Business Administration & Mangament - Specilaztion in management or Business Administration & Managmanet - Specilazarion in Human Resources
What is the difference between a master's of hospital administration and a master's of health administration?
It would be unfair to say which is better, each programme is unique, but I can give you a comparison of both and you can decide which is better. Before you read, let me give you an idea about myself, for assuring reliability of my answer. I am have done hospital management some 10 years back and after that worked for 5–6 corporate hospitals and few government hospitals. I also worked for a year in public health field. I also did M.Phil. and doing PhD. Currently I am associated as a faculty at Healthcare Management Programme of Goa Institute of Management.First of all, these nomenclatures (hospital management or healthcare management) are given by academia and industry, and there is no specific definition to it. So, at lot of places these nomenclatures are used inter-changeably. Individual institutes decide what they want to call their programme and the programme content may vary from institute to institute, even if the degree name is same. Hence, MBA in healthcare management may mean only hospital management in some institute and only public health in another institute, while in few others it may mean combination of both or even inclusion of pharmaceutical management.So for you to decide, what you want to choose as a career, just looking at the name of degree may not be sufficient. You will also have to refer their programme curriculum (courses they teach), sectors in which their students gets placed and overall objective of the programme.Having said that, there are things that largely follow when you say hospital management or healthcare management. Below table will give you a comparison based upon what general happens in these two discipline,I hope above table will give you fair idea about what lies within each of this programme. As I said, earlier that these things do vary from institute to institute. Like at GIM, ISB, IIM-K, etc. healthcare management means significantly different things. Here, the focus is more on producing managers (like general MBA) who are tailored to work in healthcare industry. For them healthcare industry means all organization that play a role in healthcare and it includes medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, health economics Healthcare IT, besides traditional hospitals and public health.Thanks. Hope this helps.
Is a master’s in Health Administration a better choice for a BDS in the USA?
Thanks for A2A. When you are planning to invest money in higher education, you would want some returns. Assuming not everyone wants to live in US forever, let's suppose you plan on going back in say 5 years when you have recovered your loan and saved some money. Keeping that in mind MHA from the top 3 institute in US plus accommodation and everything costs around $70,000. After MHA you would be on OPT for 12 months only as it is not a STEM course as per the list given by USCIS. In that one year you will have to find an employer willing to sponsor your H1B visa. Fresh graduates requiring sponsorship are a last resort for any company in good faith to the H1B program. Citizens, assylys and permanent resident are first priority followed by those who have EAD I.e green card application in progress, then people who already have H1B and the last those who need sponsorship. If your H1B is not approved in that years lottery you will have to exit the country as soon as your OPT ends. Now regarding DDS it will cost you around $90,000 per year for 2 years or more depending on your skills, and you will have to clear the NBDE part 1 exam and other formalities similar to MHA. You will typically earn more or less the same salaries with both the degrees. But again after DDS you will require sponsorship to work in US. There is always a demand for medical, dental and physical therapists in US, so it is easier to get a job and find a sponsor. But it is a lot of money that needs to be invested first. And in the current political scenario, you will always live in uncertainty of whether you will get a sponsor or not, what happens if the rules change and the renewal of H1 based on the duration you get it for etc etc etc and many other things to deal with like building your credit history without which you cannot lease a car, get loan etc. So, if you are willing to invest money and time and are good in dentistry then I would any day recommend continuing to be in clinical field. Hope this helps. This answer is assuming you are not a citizen or PR here. If you are citizen or PR and interested in administration then definitely go for MHA.
What can you do with an MHA ( Masters in Healthcare Administration)? ?
An MHA is like any other degree - a beginning. The program I attended offered several "concentrations" within the program from which to choose: Finance, Quality, Marketing, Policy etc. I chose Finance as my primary concentration with Qualty as my secondary. Most students from my University took jobs within hospitals, some went into government work (state or federal), others took positions in physcian practice management or consulting. To a certain extent, it depends upon your work experience and interests. I have been willing to move so my options were far greater than if I needed to stay in any particular place. Salaries depend upon the position and your previous experience. With no experience, you might be meagerly paid, particularly if you have no matching and relevant work experience. If you are pairing relevant work experience with a graduatge degree it works to your advantage. MHAs earn generally from $30,000 to $250,000 and up. I would guess that the average graduate starts out earning between $40k and $60k or so, with some a bit higher and others a bit lower. In terms of succes, as with any job, the person's drive and abilities matter as much as anything else. FYI - the CEO of one of our local hospitals has an MHA. Top notch schools make a difference, particularly if you are a top notch student. Top notch schools attract companies that offer post-degree fellowships that often serve as conduits to a position. However, admittance to these schools can be difficult. The school I attended accepted 10% of its applicants. Recession proof? Healthcare jobs are some of the most recession proof jobs there are, but obviously there are no guarantees. Illinois schools? I would guess that the state university which has a medical school also has a decent MHA program. The Univeristy of Chicago may have one - a prestigous, but very pricey university. If you are in Chicago, have a decent work ethic and are willing to work I would think you stand a decent chance of finding meaningful work without much difficulty. If you are in a smaller community, job opportunities are likely to be fewer and farther between. Me? I was willing to move to almost anywhere in the country and have had a career I never dreamed of having. Obtaining my MHA was the best thing I ever did. Having said that, I paired the degree with a healthcare technical background so I started out with relevant experience to help me sell myself to potential employers.
Grad School For Health Care Administration LOW GPA?
Hi! While a 2.5 GPA is low relative to other graduate students, don't count yourself out yet. Here is a link to an index of graduate schools that offer masters programs in healthcare administration: http://www.gradschools.com/search-progra... From here, you ca narrow your search by location and program type. Then you can request more information from the school of your choice right from the site! I would suggest asking schools what the average GPA of their accepted students is before spending the time and money applying. Hope this helps and good luck in your graduate career!
Public Health or Public Administration?
Also consider the Master of Health Administration (MHA) in your options. I suspect that any of these (with some practical experience for a few years) would qualify you to manage a "health organization" (generic) and which is ultimately best would depend on the type of health organization. I also suspect that the MPA would offer the most alternative options should you decide to leave public health administration or if employment opportunities become limited. An MBA might also be an option if you don't need a specific higher degree in health for the intermediate career. I suspect that if you're leaning toward the sciences side (disease control, epidemiology, community health education...) that the MPH would be more useful. If you're leaning toward the administrative side of public health then possibly the MPA or MHA might be more useful. It's going to depend a lot on what you plan to do while you gain the experience to manage a health organization.
Which is better: Masters in Hospital Administration or MBA in Healthcare/Hospital management?
Masters of Hospital Administration and MBA in Hospital Management are one and same course with same course material. They focus on hospital and hospital industry. You can work in various fields allied to hospital, I have written about it in detail in Gaurav Sharma's answer to What exactly is the nature of work of a person who completes the course of health management after doing MBBS?. The graduates work in hospitals, IT firms, Analyst firms etc.MBA in Healthcare Management is a different course. It focuses on healthcare systems and delivery and is closely related to public health. It is much more focused on population wide healthcare needs and delivery and it’s professional management. Graduates work in policy think tanks, government programs, NGOs, health care programs etc.Good colleges and examsAIIMS:AIPGMEE(AIIMS)TISS: TISS-NET (Master of Hospital Administration (MHA))IIHMR: MAT/CAT/CMAT/ATMA/XAT( https://www.iihmr.org/admissions)MANIPAL: Interview and qualifiying exam marks(Master of Hospital Administration - Manipal University)SYMBIOSIS: SIHS (Admission)Both the courses have their own strengths and weaknesses. You have to evaluate your interest and the options before you settle for any one. Hope this helps.