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Health Services Policy & Management

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 Department of Health Services Policy and Management’s mission is to be actively involved in improving quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of health services and health systems locally and globally. (Adopted Fall 2021).


Degrees Offered

We offer seven advanced degrees related to health services policy and management. Each graduate degree has specific application deadlines and requirements.

 

Health Services Policy & Management News

Tiffany Sullivan

Health care executive Tiffany Sullivan leads community-focused career grounded in Arnold School training, mentorship

Tiffany Sullivan, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Physician Services, shares how the Arnold School's MPH in Health Administration program and graduate assistantships at Prisma Health launched her career.

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Young Alumni Council names two Arnold School graduates to 2025 Gamecocks35

Arnold School alumni Adam Mayer (Exercise Science, '15) and Jamiko Cooper (Public Health, '11; MHA, '13) have been selected by the Young Alumni Council as part of Gamecock35 — a cohort of outstanding USC graduates under the age of 35.

Will Owings

Master of Health Administration graduate committed to improving health in South Carolina

Will Owings graduated in May with a 4.0 GPA and is the recipient of the Susie B. Yates Award for Excellence in Scholarship and the Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Contributions to Access and Collective Engagement in Research or Practice.

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Health services policy and management student award winners announced

The Department of Health Services Policy and Management is proud to announce the recipients of their 2025 Student Awards. These students were selected for their outstanding performance, both academically and outside the classroom. 

Salome-Joelle Gass

Two Arnold School doctoral students recognized by the USC Graduate School

Salomé-Joëlle Gass (Ph.D. in Health Services Policy and Management student) and Berthe Abi Zeid (Ph.D. in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior student) have been awarded Trustee Fellowships. 

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2025 Access & Collective Engagement Awards announced

These awards are designed to recognize alumni, faculty, staff and students (graduate and undergraduate) who have made exceptional contributions to advancing access and collective engagement.

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