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. This mission is fulfilled within the Mark O. Hatfield School of Government by facilitating learning, promoting scholarship, improving practice, and engaging in public service.

Track Learning Competencies

The Health Mangement & 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:

1. Conceptualize, analyze and resolve problems related to health services delivery and finance.
2. Identify and apply economic, financial, legal, organizational, political, and ethical theories and frameworks.
3. Employ appropriate qualitative and quantitative techniques to manage human, fiscal, technological, information, physical, and other resources.
4. Establish and manage systems and processes to assess organizational performance for continuous improvement of quality, safety, and effectiveness.
5. Act ethically and professionally, and be responsive to community variations in cultures and sociodemographics.
6. Lead in all levels of public and private health services organizations.
7. Communicate, solve problems and make decisions related to health policy and management in the public and private sectors.
8. Integrate theory and practice to plan, implement, and evaluate strategies and policies in health services programs, systems, and organizations.

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Contact Information

Admissions Information

Becky Fidler
503-725-3920
rfidler@pdx.edu
PublicAdmin@pdx.edu

Curricular Information

Neal Wallace, PhD
Portland State University
Mark O. Hatfield School of Government
503-725-8248
nwallace@pdx.edu

Related Portland State University web resources

• Division of Public Administration
• Mark O. Hatfield School of Government
• Portland State University
  

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