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Health Management & Policy
Oregon MPH offered at both Oregon State University & Portland State University
The goal of the Health Management & Policy track is to develop and strengthen the knowledge and practice of the delivery and management of health services. The track prepares individuals for the exercise of competent and effective policy and administrative leadership in the health sector. The Health Management & Policy curriculum includes the core concepts of public health with specific instruction in management, finance, strategy, policy, economics, and ethics.
Track Learning Competencies
The Health Management & Policy curriculum includes the core concepts of public health with specific instruction in management, finance, strategy, policy, economics, and ethics.
Students graduating from this track will be able to:
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Conceptualize, analyze and resolve problems related to health services delivery and finance.
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Identify and apply economic, financial, legal, organizational, political, and ethical theories and frameworks.
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Employ appropriate qualitative and quantitative techniques to manage human, fiscal, technological, information, physical, and other resources.
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Establish and manage systems and processes to assess organizational performance for continuous improvement of quality, safety, and effectiveness.
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Act ethically and professionally, and be responsive to community variations in cultures and sociodemographics.
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Lead in all levels of public and private health services organizations.
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Communicate, solve problems and make decisions related to health policy and management in the public and private sectors.
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Integrate theory and practice to plan, implement, and evaluate strategies and policies in health services programs, systems, and organizations.
- The Health Management and Policy Track is offered at both Portland State University and Oregon State University.
Contact Information:
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Admissions Information: Becky Fidler
Curricular Information:
Neal Wallace, PhD
Portland State University Mark O. Hatfield School of Government 503-725-8248 nwallace@pdx.edu Related Web Resources:
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Curricular Information: Nancy Siefert , PhD Oregon State University Department of Public Health 541-737-2323 Nancy.Seifert@oregonstate.edu Related Web Resources:
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Profiles
Meet Melissa Wei!
As a MPH student in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics track at OHSU, excelled in the area of research. Aside from her outstanding achievements at OHSU, Melissa has also impressed the public health community with her efforts as a research assistant at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Her research on calcium and magnesium intake and the risk of colorectal adenomas has important implications for cancer control and public health. She has a great passion for integrating nutrition and prevention principles into the practice of medicine. Melissa has a very bright future ahead of her as a nutritional epidemiologist and researcher, a future that is amply supported by her growing body of scholarly work.
