Health Services Policy and Management (HSPM) is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the promotion of personal and public health through planning, organizing, directing, controlling, coordinating and evaluating health services.
Career opportunities exist in hospitals and clinics, state and federal health care agencies, physician practices, long-term care facilities, professional organizations, consulting firms, insurance companies, health departments, and hospital and medical associations. Individuals from a wide range of undergraduate majors can expect to succeed in health administration, given the many career opportunities the field offers.
The MPH program emphasizes the management of public health agencies and public sector health services. Graduates from the MHA program find jobs in finance and business development, operations management, information technology management, human resources, patient and community relations and other fields. The Ph.D. prepares students to conduct health services research and/or teach at a university level; the DrPH program prepares students to assume senior positions in teaching, policy and/or management in public or private research institutes or government.
We offer nine advanced degrees related to health services policy and management. Each graduate degree has specific application deadlines and requirements.
The Arnold School celebrated master's and doctoral graduates at the 2018 Hooding Ceremony on May 10. Arnold School and department award winners, along with Delta Omega inductees, were also recognized.
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, the second Discover USC showcase included more than 1,000 projects from students, postdoctoral fellows, and medical scholars. Arnold School students were well represented among the presenters.
During her doctoral program in health services policy and management, Duaa Aljabri developed expertise in analyzing and implementing national healthcare policies as well as assessing outcomes in both the managerial and clinical practice levels.
This summer, experience an innovative teaching and learning approach while exploring how Taiwan transitioned from a segmented health care system to a national health insurance program.
The $100,000 grant from the Foundation for Physical Therapy will be used to advance an existing Greenville Health System program that has already shown promise in lowering costs and improving outcomes for patients with musculoskeletal issues.
His growing expertise of the rural experience and community health led organizers of the Salzburg Global Seminar’s Health and Healthcare Innovation event to invite Adams to participate in a session on The Smart Utilization of Technology.