Chairperson: Edmund M. Ricci, PhD
Department Office: A621 Crabtree Hall; (412) 624-3100, FAX (412) 624-3146
Vice Chairperson: Judith R. Lave, PhD
Office: A649 Crabtree Hall; (412) 624-2821, FAX (412) 624-3146
The Department of Health Services Administration prepares students for positions in public and private organizations that provide public, community, and institutional health services and programs. The administration of health services in a changing health environment requires an understanding of the relationships among the ethical, economic, political, social, psychological, biological, and technological factors underlying the health of the public. Students in the department learn to manage programs and organizations that apply preventive measures and approaches for the prevention of disease, as well as organizations that provide care for the untimely complications that result from disease. The function and structure of health care organizations and their impact on health status constitute the primary focus for the conduct of multidisciplinary research by departmental faculty, students, and staff.
The department accommodates students who desire careers in the full range of health care settings. The programs for the master's degree train students to function professionally in the delivery of preventive, emergency, curative, rehabilitative, and long-term health services. The doctoral program prepares persons to teach in schools of public health or other professional schools, or to conduct health services research or health policy analysis in a variety of settings.
Students in the department may select from a variety of master's degree programs, one of which (Master of Public Health) is managed in the department while the others are provided in collaboration with other University academic programs. In addition, departmental faculty offer a doctoral program leading to award of the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree.
The course requirements for the various degree programs are structured sequentially, so that the student is first taught the basic concepts and skills necessary for coping with problems arising in the administration of health programs and organizations. Subsequent courses are intended to expand the student's knowledge of health administration and help the student to acquire specific skills. The field work requirement, where theory is related to practice, allows the student to apply his or her skills and knowledge to real-life situations under the tutelage of a professional administrator.
Through a new program in Health Services Administration and theology, a student in the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary who expects to enter the ministry providing services to health care institutions can earn the Master of Divinity degree and a master's degree from the Graduate School of Public Health. Course work and field placements are scheduled in such a way as to intermingle course work at both schools and to introduce the health component early in the theological training.
The professional who elects this health care institutional pastoral role will be given an understanding of the workings of the health care institution and of private, non-profit, and governmental health care systems.
Director: Ravi K. Sharma, PhD
Office: 228 Parran Hall; (412) 624-3107, FAX (412) 624-5510
Program Coordinator: Joanne F. McVay, DrPH
Office: 220 Parran Hall; (412) 624-3107; FAX (412) 624-5510
The Public and Community Health Services master's program prepares students for staff and leadership positions in both the United States and internationally that require skill in assessing, planning, administering, and evaluating public health programs and policies designed to maintain and promote health and prevent disease in families, communities, and populations. The program has three interrelated foci: understanding how social, cultural, political, and economic systems acting alone or through communities influence community health and quality of life; using assessment and policy planning tools to develop policies and community efforts that are integrated with other social and human service programs to enhance community health; and evaluating the extent to which these policies and programs have been effective in reaching their intended goals.
An essential part of this mission is the utilization of multidisciplinary knowledge based on social, behavioral, biomedical, and policy/administrative sciences to craft tools for planning, assessing, and evaluating programs for preventing disease and illness-causing behaviors and for promoting healthy behaviors in the community and in its residents. The practicum/field experience allows the students to apply their knowledge of public health principles and public health practice skills in urban, rural, and international community agencies.
The PCHS division has created a unique learning environment (a community health services laboratory) that includes faculty resources, departmental projects, and the network of public and private health agencies that have agreed to collaborate in this endeavor. This laboratory provides students with an opportunity for hands-on experience in addressing real life public health issues. Students work in multidisciplinary teams with individuals from other cultures and social backgrounds.
Master's students in the PCHS program are recruited primarily from the full range of health professional fields. Typically, PCHS students have earned, or are in the process of earning, a degree in a health or health-related profession, or they are employed in the field of public health and are looking to acquire additional formal training. In addition, international students who are health professionals and who, in their own countries hold responsible positions in ministries of health, are eligible to apply to the PCHS master's program.
PCHS students are taught the following:
The PCHS master's program requires 36-40 credit hours to complete. With full-time effort, the program can be completed in three academic terms. The program can also be completed on a part-time basis. The PCHS curriculum includes 9 credit hours in School core courses; 12 credit hours in PCHS core courses; 11-13 credit hours in elective courses relevant to the program area of study; 2 credit hours in essay requirement; and 2 credit hours in supervised field experience of varying length. In certain instances, selected curriculum requirements may be met in other ways. Any such options require approval of the department with demonstration of competency in or equivalency to curriculum requirements. A listing of PCHS core courses is given below:
HSADM 2503 Practicum (if no public health experience) HSADM 2512 Health Program and Project Management HSADM 2513 Financial Management in Health Care Organizations HSADM 2535 Analysis of Health Promotion HSADM 2552 Introduction to Public Health Law HSADM 2558 Health Program Evaluation HSADM 2563 Community Health Assessment
In addition, elective courses may be taken throughout the Graduate School of Public Health and the University.
Students in the PCHS program may take courses in specialized areas of study/concentrations that include the following:
The Division of Public and Community Health Services offers students the opportunity to specialize in Public Health and Aging during their graduate program. Students will complete the required core curricula in their respective program. In addition, the specialty track requires a minimum of 15 credits. There are two required courses, HSADM 2532 (Dimensions of Aging: Culture and Health) and HSADM 2533 (Issues in Long-term Care Services), and ten credits of elective courses.
The Division of Public and Community Health Services has agreed with the Management of Non-profit Organizations Specialization program, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), to offer students in the Master of Public Health degree program the opportunity to enroll in the Management of Non-profit Organizations Specialization program. This educational program is designed for students pursuing careers in management and policy analysis in the non-profit sector. The program emphasizes practical as well as theoretical approaches in the management of non-profit organizations. The program requires a minimum of 15 credits to qualify for the specialization in management of non-profit organizations. There is one required 3-credit course and 12 credits of elective courses.
Correspondence and information concerning any of the Public and Community Health Services programs described above should be addressed to: Joanne F. McVay, DrPH, Program Coordinator, PCHS Master's Program, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 220 Parran Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, (412) 624-3107, FAX (412) 624-5510, E-mail: PHADM@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU or
E-mail: POPPH @VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU
Director: Kenneth J. Jaros, PhD
Office: 222 Parran Hall; (412) 624-3102, FAX (412) 624-5510
The Public Health Social Work Training Program in Maternal and Child Health has been in operation since 1965. The program's primary objectives are to train social workers for leadership positions in public health systems and to prepare them for research and teaching positions. The program offers two distinct options for students who qualify for the program. Students may pursue the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree only, or they may enter the joint program involving study for the MPH as well as the PhD in Social Work. This joint training program is coordinated directly with the University's School of Social Work. A limited number of traineeships are available annually for this program.
Co-Director: Jeanette M. Trauth, PhD
Office: A667 Crabtree Hall; (412) 624-0968, FAX (412) 624-3146
Co-Director: Marigold A. Edwards, PhD
Office: 109 Trees Hall; (412) 648-8263
This new program became operational in the Fall of 1996. It is offered jointly by the School of Education and the Graduate School of Public Health. The program leads to a Master of Health Promotion and Education (MHPE) degree. Each school contributes 21 credits to the degree. Six of the 42 total credits are a supervised on-site internship in a professional role. The goal of the program is to prepare professionals who can assess, plan, implement, and evaluate educational programs designed to promote healthful knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and practices in diverse settings including community, clinical/medical, worksites, and schools. The School of Education provides the wellness emphasis; the Graduate School of Public Health provides public health skills. All aspects of this joint program are administered by combined committees from both schools. Students completing the master's degree may pursue advanced work in research, management, and evaluation at the doctoral level in either school.
Interim Co-Directors: Edmund M. Ricci, PhD
Robert Nachtmann, PhD
Contact: (412) 624-3123, FAX (412) 624-3146
The Health Administration program, established at the University of Pittsburgh in 1950, provides a unique approach to educating managers for the health sector. The objective of the program's curriculum is to provide a master's-level education that equips students with enduring and transferable skills, values, and conceptual abilities sufficient to permit entry into the practice of management in the health sector and, with appropriate experience, advancement into senior management positions.
The program offers three graduate degree tracks:
MHA: The Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree is jointly granted by the Graduate School of Public Health and the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business. The resources of these two schools are combined to provide a strong analytical background in the management disciplines while emphasizing the unique aspects and responsibilities of organizations in the health sector. The 17-month MHA program consists of 3 1/2 terms of didactic course work and a three-month supervised management residency. The program is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration (ACEHSA).
MHA/MBA: Students interested in preparing for a career in a specific functional area of health care management, such as accounting and finance, human resource management, or marketing, may obtain both a Master of Health Administration (MHA) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with an additional term of didactic courses (14.5 credits).
MHA/MPH: Students interested in preparing for a career in public policy management or public health administration may obtain both a Master of Health Administration (MHA) and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with an additional term of didactic courses (13.0 credits).
Students may also pursue studies on a part-time basis. A lecture series in health management and policy runs throughout the curriculum and serves to expose students to key health issues and important managers and policy makers from the health sector. Elective credits in both Pitt's Graduate School of Public Health and the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, as well as other schools of the University may be used to strengthen background in disciplinary areas or to broaden exposure to the myriad forms of health care delivery. A management residency is served in the Summer Term. The management residency is arranged by the program from among an extensive and carefully developed set of sites where students receive exposure to excellent management role models. Students are remunerated during the residency.
The program is active in the placement of its graduates, linking the placement services of the Graduate School of Public Health, the Katz Graduate School of Business, and an active alumni association. In addition to professional placement in management positions, one- and two-year administrative fellowships and advanced residencies in some of the nation's most prestigious health care organizations are also available.
Correspondence and information concerning the Health Administration program should be addressed to: Duane S. Kavinsky, Program Coordinator, Health Administration Program, University of Pittsburgh, A646 Crabtree Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, (412) 624-3123, FAX (412) 624-3146, E-mail: DSCHULTZ@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU
MHA FULL-TIME PROGRAM
ORIENTATION (July 1997)
TRANSITIONAL MODULE (July 14 - July 30, 1997)
Workshops on accounting, economics, statistics, research, finance, computing*
School Credits
MODULE Yr1-1 (August 1 - August 29, 1997)
Accounting (A)** KGSB 1.5 credits
Economic Analysis for Managerial Decisions (A) KGSB 1.5 credits
Statistical Analysis (A) KGSB 1.5 credits
Organizational Behavior (A) KGSB 1.5 credits
Medical Care Organization (A) GSPH 1.5 credits
Subtotal 7.5 credits
PROFESSIONAL WORKSHOPS
Students select from a series of applied professional workshops that focus on such areas as interviewing, writing skills, time management, project management, conflict management, problem management, performance management, and managing group time.
MODULE Yr1-2 (September 2 - October 24, 1997)
Accounting (B)*** KGSB 1.5 credits
Economic Analysis for Managerial Decisions (B) KGSB 1.5 credits
Statistical Analysis (B) KGSB 1.5 credits
Organizational Behavior KGSB 1.5 credits
Medical Care Organization GSPH 1.5 credits
Managing Professional Organizations (A) GSPH 1.5 credits
Subtotal 9.0 credits
MODULE Yr1-3 (October 27 - December 17, 1997)
Introductory Functional Field Course #1*** KGSB 2.0 credits
Competing in a Global Environment (A) KGSB 1.5 credits
Organizational Transformation KGSB 1.5 credits
Business Ethics and Social Performance KGSB 1.5 credits
Managing Professional Organizations (B) GSPH 1.5 credits
Subtotal 8.0 credits
MODULE Yr1-4 (January 5 - February 20, 1998)
Competing in a Global Environment (B) KGSB 1.5 credits
Introductory Functional Field Course #2 KGSB 2.0 credits
Health Accounting and Finance (A) GSPH 1.5 credits
Health Economics (A) GSPH 1.5 credits
Health Law and Ethics GSPH 1.5 credits
Health, Disease and Environment, Part 1 GSPH 1.0 credits
Subtotal 9.0 credits
MODULE Yr1-5 (February 23 - April 24, 1998)
Managing Strategic Performance**** GSPH 2.0 credits
Health Accounting and Finance (B) GSPH 1.5 credits
Health Economics (B) GSPH 1.5 credits
Health Law and Ethics (B) GSPH 1.5 credits
Health, Disease and Environment, Part 2 GSPH 1.0 credits
Subtotal 7.5 credits
SUMMER TERM (April 27 - June 12, 1998)
Management Residency GSPH 1.0 credit
MODULE Yr2-2 (August 28 - October 18, 1998)
Introductory Functional Field Course #3 KGSB 2.0 credits
Health Policy (A) GSPH 1.0 credits
Principles of Epidemiology (A) GSPH 1.0 credits
Strategic Management of Health Organizations (A) GSPH 1.0 credits
Elective #1 GSPH/KGSB 1.5 credits
Elective #2 GSPH/KGSB 1.5 credits
Subtotal 8.0 credits
MODULE Yr2-3 (October 31 - December 14, 1998)
Introductory Functional Field Course #4 KGSB 2.0 credits
Health Policy (B) GSPH 1.0 credits
Principles of Epidemiology (B) GSPH 1.0 credits
Strategic Management of Health Organizations (B) GSPH 1.0 credits
Elective #3 GSPH/KGSB 1.5 credits
Elective #4 GSPH/KGSB 1.5 credits
Subtotal 8.0 credits
REQUIRED TOTAL 58.0 credits*****
* Actual dates change each year
** A=first part and B=second part of each module
*** Functional Fields are Financial Management, Human Resources Management, Marketing Management, and Operations Management
**** Required for students completing the MHA/MBA dual-degree option
***** Required total for students seeking only the MHA degree. Students seeking dual-degree options will receive both degrees upon completion of all requirements for both degrees.
In addition, two programs are administered by the Health Administration program.
A dual-degree program with the School of Law is also offered. This program leads to JD and MPH degrees. It is designed to prepare students for roles in health care regulation, policy, or the practice of law with a health care focus.
Various types of program-specific financial aid are available.
This certificate program offered jointly with the School of Nursing is tailored to health professionals who have completed an initial professional degree but who are not currently enrolled in and have completed a master's in management. Students must complete fifteen credits, six of which may be electives.
Correspondence and information concerning these programs should be addressed to: Duane S. Kavinsky, Program Coordinator, Health Administration Program, University of Pittsburgh, A646 Crabtree Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, (412) 624-3123, FAX (412) 624-3146, E-mail: DSCHULTZ@VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU
Director: Myrna A. Silverman, PhD
Office: A211 Crabtree Hall; (412) 624-3109, FAX (412) 624-3792
Program Coordinator: Karen S. Peterson, MPH
Office: 221 Parran Hall; (412) 624-3107, FAX (412) 624-5510
The doctoral program prepares persons to teach in schools of public health or other professional schools, or to conduct health services research or health policy analysis in a variety of settings. Persons desiring to pursue doctoral study in the Department of Health Services Administration will earn the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree. This professional degree program is designed to supplement students' previous academic preparation and to develop a set of skills, conceptual abilities, and values that serve as a foundation for their careers.
The curriculum is designed specifically to develop:
1. skills that contribute toward critical thinking and problem solving using statistical methods, philosophical reasoning, economic and legal principles, epidemiology, and computer
technology;
2. conceptual abilities that permit the understanding of the context in which health services are provided and financed, and the conduct of research;
3. consideration of and sensitivity to the ethical issues that influence public health, health policy, and the delivery of health and medical care.
Multidisciplinary research projects provide students with opportunities to become involved in health care research at the local, state, and national levels.
To complete the program, the student must have 72 credits. Up to 24 credits may be awarded for the master's degree in public health or a related field. The program is designed for full-time students, although under certain circumstances students may be admitted on a part-time basis. The requirements are two years of successful course work followed by a comprehensive examination, completion of a dissertation, and an oral defense of the dissertation. The dissertation and oral defense are expected to be completed within three years of the comprehensive examination.
The comprehensive examination will evaluate the student's mastery of the field of study and the ability to use health service research methods. After successful completion of the comprehensive examination, the student will be admitted into candidacy. Once admitted into candidacy, the student begins dissertation study under the direction of a dissertation committee. The dissertation usually involves a significant amount of empirical research. In writing the dissertation, the student should demonstrate skills in analysis of a major public health services administration problem or issue. Correspondence and information concerning the doctoral program should be addressed to: Karen S. Peterson, Program Coordinator, Doctoral Program in Health Services Administration, Graduate School of Public Health, Room 221 Parran Hall, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, Telephone: (412) 624-4756, FAX (412) 624-5510, E-mail: POPPH @VMS.CIS.PITT.EDU
The primary goal of the Department of Health Services Administration is to improve public health through better planning, design, management, and evaluation of the myriad organizations, both public and private, that provide health care services. In response to the changing health care climate, the department is increasing its research on the relationships among health care costs, financing, and quality, and on numerous health policy issues. The department also supports major research efforts focusing on public health gerontology, maternal and child health, and community health promotion and education. Department faculty continue their interest in disaster medicine to relieve suffering and reduce morbidity and mortality associated with major disasters and in injury prevention. In addition, the legal aspects of hospital and public health have been a long-standing research interest.
Beaufort B. Longest, PhD, Director
Office: A635 Crabtree Hall; (412) 624-6104, FAX (412) 624-7747
Founded in 1980, the Health Policy Institute's mission remains to enhance health by improving the policies and decisions that influence health in Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the nation.
This mission is pursued through three core activities:
1. analysis of and research on policies and decisions that affect health;
2. education of present and future decision makers who do or will affect health; and
3. direct participation in organizations whose policies and decisions influence health.
The institute's operation is guided by an Advisory Council of foundation and corporate executives and professionals in the health care system. Its funding has been provided by grants from a number of foundations, health care organizations, and the University of Pittsburgh.
Judith R. Lave, PhD, Co-Director
Office: A649 Crabtree Hall; (412) 624-0898, FAX (412) 624-3146
Wishwa N. Kapoor, MD, Co-Director
Office: 933 Montefiore Hospital; (412) 692-4821, FAX (412) 692-4825
The multidisciplinary Center for Research on Health Care (CRHC) was established at the University of Pittsburgh in 1992 and restructured in 1994 with the following objectives:
1. assemble an interdisciplinary research team capable of conducting large-scale studies in health services research;
2. establish a nationally recognized research agenda;
3. stimulate health services research at the University of Pittsburgh by providing a center where ideas can be transformed into feasible projects;
4. train future leaders and investigators in health services research;
5. educate the University of Pittsburgh community about issues relevant to health services research;
6. promote communication and collaborative relationships between divisions, departments, and schools to conduct meaningful health services research;
7. identify resources and expertise in the University community as well as the broader Pittsburgh community that would contribute to the overall health services research program; and
8. serve as a consultant to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
The CRHC is co-directed by Wishwa Kapoor, MD, from the School of Medicine and Judith Lave, PhD, from the Graduate School of Public Health.
In the past year, the CRHC has established a weekly seminar series, open to all interested members of the community; developed collaborative associations with a network of health services researchers at the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and Carnegie Mellon University; and recruited a core faculty of investigators. Programs are being developed in variations in care, substance abuse, health care for the disadvantaged, medical effectiveness/outcomes research, managed care, and mental health services. In addition to an education and training component, support services will soon be available for consultation in methodology and data analysis, data management, and grants administration.
Research interests represented in the department are:
Dr. Broussard: Community mental health, maternal and child health, child welfare
Dr. Carrasco: Maternal and child health, child abuse and neglect
Dr. Camillus*: Strategic planning and policy
Dr. Erlen: Ethics of health, history of public health, history of medicine
Mr. Ettinger: Multi-institutional systems
Dr. Evans*: Accounting
Dr. Feick*: Marketing
Dr. Gal-Or*: Economics
Dr. Grant*: Strategic planning and policy
Dr. Hegde*: Operations
Mr. Hershey: Health law, institutionalprofessional relations, managed care
Dr. Hwang*: Accounting
Dr. Jaros: Public health social work, maternal and child health, health program evaluation
Dr. Jernigan: Evaluation research, substance abuse, women's health issues
Dr. Keane: Health program evaluation, community development public health interventions, medical sociology
Dr. Kilmann*: Environmental/organizational studies
Dr. Klingensmith: Health care planning and policy
Dr. Lave: Health economics, federal health policy, health outcomes research
Dr. Lederer*: Management information systems
Dr. Lewis*: Accounting
Dr. Lin: Health economics
Dr. Longest: Health policy, health services management
Dr. MacLeod: Medical care evaluation, health services management, health care financing
Dr. Marx: Historical and social perspectives of public health, medical sociology
Dr. Masters*: Human resources
Dr. May*: Management information systems
Dr. McAllister: Ethnographic methodologies, economic and culture change, maternal and child health
Dr. McCarthy: Health care financial management
Dr. McVay: Community health assessment, epidemiology
Mrs. Medsger: Health needs assessment, evaluation research, survey research methods
Dr. Moser*: Accounting
Dr. Nath*: Organizational studies
Dr. Nguyen*: Economics
Mr. Nesbitt: Health management information systems, database design and implementation, emergency management systems
Dr. Peele: Health economics
Ms. Peterson: Maternal and child health, population and family planning, women's health issues, public health policies, health care program evaluation
Dr. Pistella: Public health social work, maternal and child health, family planning, women's health issues, rural health care, health profession services in underserved areas
Ms. Potter: Health policy/health law
Dr. Prakash: Accounting
Dr. Ricci: Health services research, health program evaluation
Dr. Rudov: Hospital risk management
Dr. Sharma: Community health assessment, demographic and statistical methods, human reproduction, international health, population and family planning, computer-based learning strategies
Dr. Shastri*: Finance
Dr. Silverman: Public health gerontology, health program administration, and evaluation of long-term care
Dr. Trauth: Health and environmental risk, communication and policy implementations, issues in public perception of risks, societal aspects of hazardous technology, media communication of environmental risks
Dr. Watzlaf: Public health gerontology, long-term care
Dr. Wood*: Environmental studies
*Faculty from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
For admission to full graduate status, an applicant must meet the general admissions requirements for the School and the specific departmental program requirements. An admissions committee for each master's degree program evaluates the applications specific to its program, assisted in some instances by scheduled interviews with applicants, and makes recommendations to the School's Admissions and Student Performance committee for final action. The doctoral committee follows a similar process.
The PCHS master's program admission requirements include, in general, at least one year's prior work experience in public health, health agency, or other health-related experience. In cases in which a student has not met this admission requirement, the PCHS master's program field experience (practicum) requirement would be extended. Those persons considering applying to this graduate program should carefully review the requirements and purposes of the program and have a clear understanding of how the curriculum will benefit them in achieving their career goals.
Applicants who apply to and are not accepted by another program in GSPH may apply for admission to the PCHS program after one year. Such applicants are encouraged to gain initial or additional field experience in public health and improve other aspects of their records during that year.
Applicants to the PCHS master's program are expected to have attained a QPA of 3.00 or higher in their undergraduate work and to have taken the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), unless they hold an earned master's degree. All prerequisites must be met and documentation received before the PCHS admissions committee will review the application: GRE exam scores, three credits of college mathematics, three credits of college biology, and six credits of social and behavioral science.
The application process has two phases and deadlines:
1. May 1 is the deadline for receipt of complete application materials for the Fall Term (September) admission. Applicants will be notified no later than June 15.
2. October 1 is the deadline for receipt of complete application materials for Spring Term (January) admission. Applicants will be notified no later than November 15.
Applicants who have taken GSPH and PCHS courses as non-degree or special students and have been accepted into the program will not be accepted retroactively. Therefore, only six credits of advanced standing will apply to the minimum 36 credits required for the program.
This joint program will require that students meet the admission standards of both the School of Education and the Graduate School of Public Health. Program admission requirements include:
A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required for admission. Undergraduate performance is a crucial indicator reviewed by the admissions committee, as are scores on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) and letters of recommendation. The committee looks for evidence of good interpersonal and communication skills in applicants. A first course in calculus is the only specific course requirement. Students are encouraged to apply as early as possible because applications are reviewed as they are received, and decisions are made shortly after a completed application is reviewed.
See requirements for admission to Law School and to MPH program in PCHS.
(joint program with School of Nursing)
A health profession degree from an accredited University is required, as is a competitive score on the GRE, GMAT or MCAT, and a QPA of 3.00 or better (on a 4.00 scale) for both graduate and undergraduate degrees applicants must have successfully completed at least three credits of human biology and three credits of college-level mathematics. In addition, applicants must have at least two years of relevant work experience in a health care setting.
Applicants to the doctoral program must have earned a master's degree in public health, or its internal equivalent, or a graduate degree in a field relevant to the objectives of this program with an attained QPA of 3.00 or higher in their graduate program. Applicants must have had a course in statistics equivalent to the GSPH course, Biostatistics 2011, and are encouraged to have had mathematics through the calculus level. Those who do not hold an MPH will be required to make up deficiencies in the core areas of that degree. Applicants also are to have taken the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and submit the scores received. March 30 is the deadline for completed applications for the Fall Term (September) admission. Students are admitted only in the Fall Term.
HSADM 2000 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION: 1.5 credits; Spring Session I
An introduction to present-day personal and public health care systems primarily in the United States. The course begins with a historical perspective. It reviews the influence of social, behavioral, political, economic, and legal aspects of health care services and how health care organizations can provide a framework for the management of health care and disease-prevention programs. Health and human development focuses on the beginning of life, through adolescence, and adulthood, including the problems of aging.
HSADM 2002 LAW AND THE PUBLIC'S HEALTH: 3 credits; Spring Term; cross-listed as PIA 2280; prerequisites: graduate-level study in public health, law, public policy, or political science
Provides graduate students with an understanding of the legal structures that define, support, and limit government's authority and responsibility in the interest of public health. The course consists of both didactic and case-related materials selected from primary legal sources as well as from scholarly analysis in public health research and policy. Students will analyze case studies of contemporary public health issues in light of both the law and the practical aims of government's public health functions.
HSADM 2028 MICROECONOMICS APPLIED TO HEALTH: 3 credits; Spring Term
An introduction to microeconomics. The study of resource allocation with particular emphasis on the role of markets. Course focuses on the competitive model. Examples of the use of economic concepts are drawn primarily from the health and medical care delivery systems.
HSADM 2034 THE ART OF IMPLEMENTATION: 1.5 credits; Spring Term; admission by permission of instructor
Focuses on the role of the general manager in four diverse situations; (1) managing a start-up company, (2) managing a new product initiative within an existing company, (3) managing change in strategic direction for a mature company, and (4) creating a conceptual framework and applying this framework in a variety of management settings. Material presented will be drawn from faculty professional experience.
HSADM 2037 ESSAY: HEALTH ADMINISTRATION: 1 to 3 credits; hours to be arranged; admission by permission of instructor
The essay requirement is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to integrate the major components of the public health learning experience. The student is expected to demonstrate verbal and technical proficiency in expository writing.
HSADM 2049 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT/LABOR RELATIONS IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR: 3 credits; Spring Term; cross-listed as HRS 2445
Encompasses both personnel administration and labor relations concepts, processes, and issues presented within a broad human resource management perspective. The emphasis of the course is on behavioral implications of legal-regulatory, economic, cultural, and technical forces affecting the management of people in health care organizations viewed as an open system.
HSADM 2105 HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE ORGANIZATION: 3 credits; Fall Term; admission by permission of instructor
Course touches upon the structure of health care delivery systems and prevailing patterns and methods of delivery of health and medical care services. It reviews the historical, ethical, and legal basis for consumer behavior. The course covers personnel and facilities, organizations, financing, and quality assessment with special attention given to managed medical care. Students develop skills in analyzing contemporary policy issues from an interdisciplinary vantage.
HSADM 2110 MANAGING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: 3 credits; Spring Term;
admission by permission of instructor; prerequisite: HSADM 2105
Focuses on structure and functioning of hospitals, corporate systems, health maintenance organizations, and preferred provider organizations. Considers key aspects of governance, medical staff organization, and the chief executive officer's role.
HSADM 2115 MANAGEMENT RESIDENCY: 1 credit; hours to be arranged; Health Administration students only; admission by permission of instructor
Designed to provide the student with an educational experience in the student's field of interest. It is a temporary (i.e., usually May through August) full-time (i.e., at least 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) field experience performed under the supervision of a preceptor (i.e., a respected professional manager in the health field). Potential sites include a broad range of organizations such as hospitals, multi-unit systems, HMO's, consulting firms, insurance organizations, health policy and planning agencies, and health divisions of corporations.
HSADM 2120 HEALTH ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE: 3 credits; Fall Term; admission by permission of instructor; prerequisite: BACC 2041
Emphasis is on budgeting and control decision making in the health care industry and upon principles and techniques of financial management as applied to health care organizations.
HSADM 2125 HEALTH ECONOMICS: 3 credits; Fall Term; admission by permission of instructor; prerequisite: BFAE 2401
Examines the market for medical services, with the view that the special nature of the market demands careful economic analysis rather than the abandonment of economic principles. Topics include the demand for health and the derived demand for health/medical care and insurance; the supply of medical services (physician and hospital in particular); the roles of uncertainty and information; and problems of pricing, production, and distribution of health and medical services.
HSADM 2130 HEALTH LAW AND ETHICS: 3 credits; Fall Term; admission by permission of instructor for students not enrolled in Health Administration
The impact of law and ethical constructs upon the furnishing and administration of health services, particularly personal health services. Topics include basic constitutional principles, professional and institutional liability, government regulatory methods, and issues concerning informed consent, confidentiality of health information, termination of care, and medical-moral matters such as abortion and sterilization.
HSADM 2135 HEALTH POLICY: 2 credits; Fall Term; admission by permission of instructor
An introduction to federal and state legislative, administrative, and budget systems as they affect health services. Course focuses on the study of selected health policies, considering them in their historical perspective, present status, and future direction within their social economic and political contexts.
HSADM 2140 CAPITAL FORMATION: 1.5 credits; Spring Term; prerequisite: HSADM 2120
Examines relationship between the strategic planning process and capital investment and financing decisions. Considers organization of the decision process, development of decision criteria, and techniques for evaluating alternative investment and financing proposals in the health sector.
HSADM 2150 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS: 3 credits; Spring Term; admission by permission of instructor; prerequisite: HSADM 2120
This "capstone" course for the program stresses the application and integration of knowledge and techniques learned in the context of specific functions and disciplines, focuses on identifying strategic issues in complex environments and formulating realistic responses. The emphasis throughout is on understanding how to improve the major patterns of resource allocation within the organization in order to create lasting value.
HSADM 2202 THIRD-PARTY REIMBURSEMENT: 1.5 credits; Spring Term; admission by permission of instructor; prerequisite: HSADM 2120
Designed to provide an introduction to the methods used to pay for health care services in the United States. In addition to reviewing the historical development of various payment mechanisms and their current status, consideration is given to the various strategies used by providers and payers of health care services.
HSADM 2203 FINANCING AND REGULATION OF LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES: 1.5 credits; Spring Term; admission by permission of instructor
Designed to provide the student with an overview of the financing and regulation of long-term care services in the United States. The student will understand the interrelationship between the methods chosen to finance health care services and state regulations governing the quality and quantity of long-term care that has evolved. The student will understand the role of demonstrations as a method to inform policy makers about how to change long-term care policy. Finally, the students will examine the traditional role of insurance and the characteristics of the markets that have inhibited the growth of insurance programs for long-term care.
HSADM 2204 PRACTICAL MEDICAL GROUP PRACTICE MANAGEMENT: 1.5 credits; Spring Term; admission by permission of instructor
Designed to provide students with a general understanding of the management of medical group practiceincluding a conceptual framework, operational issues for the practice manager, financial management and control, competitive forces of medical group practice, strategic positioning and political issues facing the practice executive. The subjects covered will provide the student with analytical skills for evaluating day-to-day management and strategy, as well as financial and political matters encountered in the management of a medical group practice.
HSADM 2205 INDEPENDENT STUDY: HEALTH ADMINISTRATION: Credits and hours to be arranged; admission by permission of instructor
Students with major interests in specialized areas participate in individual study, research activities, or advanced readings with a specified faculty member.
HSADM 2208 MANAGED CARE: A PRACTICAL REVIEW OF HOW IT WORKS: 1.5 credits; Spring Term
Presents and analyzes the key elements of a successful, managed care organization focusing on both Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) and Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs). Tools and organizational structure of managed care are described; departmental functions are analyzed and on-site health center and headquarters field tours are included.
HSADM 2209 SELECTED HOSPITAL LEGAL ISSUES: 1.5 credits; Spring Term; prerequisite: HSADM 2130 (class limit 20)
This course is concerned largely with business and organizational matters of health care organizations, particularly hospitals, with the focus on the law's impact on those matters. Specific subject areas include: conflicts of interest; the scope and nature of, and sources of challenges; governing board discretion; the nature of the hospital-medical staff relationship; rights of practitioners; health services contracting; managed care structures; utilization management; and emergency services. Considerable time is devoted to reviewing the content of actual documents, e.g., hospital and medical staff bylaws, hospital-physician contracts, and preferred-provider agreements.
HSADM 2214 FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH CARE GOVERNANCE: 2 credits; Fall Term; admission by permission of instructor
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a better understanding of responsibilities of governing boards of voluntary hospitals and to enable them to interrelate with their boards appropriately and constructively. The substance of interrelationships between governing boards and management is as varied as are the forms of the organizations to which they relate and the personalities of the individuals involved. Subjective perceptions are often more important than formal rules and effective governance is more art than science. The course provides guidelines to this art.
HSADM 2216 HEALTH INSURANCETWO PERSPECTIVES: INSURER VS. PROVIDER: 1.5 credits; Fall Term and occasionally Summer Term; prerequisite: knowlege of the health care sector either through prior work experience or course work
Course examines the concerns and practices of private health insurance; the relationships and activities established by the insurance contracts among the insurer, insured, and providers; the insuring process of marketing, underwriting, and pricing; the interrelationships of private and public insurance programs; and the varied government activities related to insurance. The objective of this course is to increase understanding of the access, funding, and insuring issues surrounding health care and to explore the alternative strategies being pursued in response to environment.
HSADM 2218 INTEGRATED DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS: 1.5 credits; Spring Term; admission by permission of instructor
The course will explore three aspects of integrated delivery systems: (1) efforts to develop vertically integrated services; (2) integration of physician and hospital services, and (3) integration of payer and providers. Students enrolled in the course will complete an in-depth analysis of a successfully operating integrated system.
HSADM 2219 REENGINEERING OPERATIONS IN HEALTH CARE: 1.5 credits, Summer Term; admission by permission of instructor
To provide students with an understanding of a critical component of health care reformone which leads to improved quality and dramatic cost reduction. Students will be led through the various components of a reengineering effort by industry experts, and through lecture and by sharing actual experiences, will be taught the key elements of a successful reengineering project.
HSADM 2300 HEALTH LAW FIELD EXPERIENCE: 3 credits; hours to be arranged; JD/MPH students only; admission by permission of instructor
Required placement in a law firm or in a house counsel office in a health care organization or system, a public health agency, or a health policy agency.
HSADM 2502 SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE: 1.5 credits; Spring Session 2
Provides an overview of the social and behavioral factors that are associated with the design and implementation of public and community health programs.
HSADM 2503 PRACTICUM: PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES: 1 to 3 credits; hours to be arranged
Short-term field placement relevant to the student's area of interest in an operating organization or agency.
HSADM 2505 MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY: 3 credits; Spring Term every other year; cross-listed as SOC 2406; admission by permission of instructor
Provides an overview of the sociology of health, illness, and medical care as a major specialty area of scholarly activity and empirical research. Three competing conceptual frameworks in medical sociology will be examined, compared, and then used to analyze issues in public health, health policy, medical care, and clinical medicine on the basis of recent research.
HSADM 2507 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH SERVICES: 2 credits; Fall Term; cross-listed as EPIDEM 2200; prerequisites: EPIDEM 2110; BIOST 2110 or 2041
Surveys epidemiologic methods and approaches, as applied to the study of health services and medical technologies. The course places particular emphasis on measurement and design issues that impact on the validity of health services research studies. The course develops a systematic approach to the assessment of medical technologies and to the application of epidemiologic and other scientific information to the formulation of health policy.
HSADM 2508 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS: 2 credits; Summer Session II; admission by permission of instructor
Designed to prepare students to assist in the design and development of a management information system, or components therein, for use in reporting and decision making. This will include learning a database management package, learning the benefits of displaying data/information spatially using a geographic information system (GIS), and the manner in which public and nonprofit organizations generate, communicate, and manage information.
HSADM 2511 INDEPENDENT STUDY: PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES: 1 to 3 credits; hours to be arranged
Students with major interests in specialty areas participate in courses of individual study, research activities, or advanced readings with a specified faculty member.
HSADM 2512 HEALTH PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT: 2 credits; Fall Term
The objective of the course is to assist students in developing their working knowledge of the functions, skills, and managerial roles that are useful in the effective management of health programs, projects, and product lines.
HSADM 2513 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS: 2 credits; Fall and Spring Term
Principles and techniques of financial management as applied to health care organizations. Considers financial information and its use in making health care industry decisions.
HSADM 2521 ESSAY: PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES: Variable credits; hours to be arranged
The essay requirement is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to integrate the major components of the public health learning experience. The student is expected to demonstrate verbal and technical proficiency in expository writing.
HSADM 2530 INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL: 2 credits; Fall Term
Provides (1) an overview of major causes of unintentional, intentional, and occupational injury morbidity and mortality, and (2) a description of planning, implementation, and evaluation of injury prevention and control programming.
HSADM 2532 DIMENSIONS OF AGING: CULTURE AND HEALTH: 2 credits; Spring Term; cross-listed as HRS 2480 and ANTH 2715; admission by permission of instructor
Provides an overview of the aging experience from a cross-cultural and a public health prospective. The ways in which people cope with and adapt to the aging process is the major theme.
HSADM 2533 ISSUES IN LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES: 3 credits; Spring Term; cross-listed as HRS 2484
Long-term care is a system of institutional and community-based services for the aging population. Using this framework, services and delivery systems are analyzed for adequacy and appropriateness; system-wide issues identified and discussed; and selected components of the delivery system examined for administrative problems.
HSADM 2534 CLINICAL ASPECTS OF DEMENTIA CARE: 2 credits; Fall, Spring, or Summer Term; admission by permission of instructor
This course is designed as an independent study for students in the Public Health and Aging program. Its focus is on the methods and technology for diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
HSADM 2535 ANALYSIS OF HEALTH PROMOTION: 2 credits; Summer Session I
Takes a multidisciplinary approach to analyzing strategies for health promotion. Students are acquainted with information on the effectiveness of education, behavior medicine, and economic and legislative strategies to promote healthier lifestyles.
HSADM 2540 SEMINAR IN ADMINISTRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH/MENTAL RETARDATION PROGRAMS: 2 credits; Spring Term
Administration problem areas such as record keeping, budgets, mental health legislation, commitment laws, patients' rights, relationships with professionals, lay boards, and community groups are discussed.
HSADM 2541 RESEARCH METHODS ON AGING: 2 credits; Summer Session I; cross-listed as HRS 2488
Designed to familiarize students with methods for conducting research on aging populations. Through lecture, discussion, and examples of current research, the instructors will provide a basic understanding of the appropriate methods for data collection and the problems and issues related to the conduct of research on older adults. Students are required to have taken some courses in aging or be familiar with the basic concepts on aging theory and research design.
HSADM 2544 THE REGULATION OF HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS: 3 credits; Fall Term; cross-listed as EOH 2016 and PIA 2290
Addresses the panoply of government policies aimed at managing risks to the public's health and safety. Its scope includes regulation of toxic substances, injury prevention in the workplace and on the highway, reductions in violent crime, and reductions in risky behavior.
HSADM 2545 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH: 2 credits; Summer Session I
Overview of field; background material regarding philosophical, social, and psychological impetus for community-based mental health programs.
HSADM 2548 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CONSULTATIVE TECHNIQUES: 1 credit/session; Fall Term (Part 1), Spring Term (Part 1), Spring Term (Part 2), or Summer Session I: admission by permission of instructor
Through seminar and actual consultation experience, the processes that extend the effectiveness of mental health specialists to other personnel in areas of community organization, program development, education, and service are studied.
HSADM 2552 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH LAW: 2 credits; Fall Term or Spring Term; (other than PCHS students, admission by permission of instructor)
Provides an overview of principles established by the U.S. Constitution, federal and state legislation, and judicial decisions affecting the provision of preventive and therapeutic health services, with the focus on how health services administrators recognize principles and concepts applicable to specific situations. (HSADM 2130, 3 credits, may be substituted for HSADM 2552.)
HSADM 2555 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT: 2 credits; Fall Term
Critically reviews comprehensive analytical approaches to formulation of health policies that take into account the multidimensional nature of health and its determinants. Focuses on the policy implications of the dynamic interaction of social, cultural, economic, and political factors that determine health status in developing countries.
HSADM 2557 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH PRACTICUM: Credits and hours to be arranged; admission by permission of instructor
Students will be assigned to international health projects for experience abroad or on campus. Assignments will be arranged according to student goals and capabilities and coinciding program availability and appropriateness.
HSADM 2558 HEALTH PROGRAM EVALUATION: 2 credits; Spring Term; prerequisite: BIOST 2011 or equivalent
Surveys the evaluation and policy research methods applied to health. Students learn to critically assess the adequacy of evaluations and how to plan and pilot test an evaluation.
HSADM 2560 INTRODUCTION TO POPULATION PROBLEMS: 2 credits; Fall Term
The impact of population growth, distribution, and change on social, economic, environmental, and health relationships is presented with a focus on the sociopolitical responses to population dynamics.
HSADM 2561 DEMOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES: 3 credits; Fall Term
Covers demographic techniques including rates and ratios, standardization, complete and abridged life tables, fertility, mortality, migration measurement, and population projection and estimation.
HSADM 2562 SEMINAR IN FAMILY PLANNING: 2 credits; Spring Term
Participants explore the history of contraception and the birth-control movement. Issues related to contraceptive care and the broader concerns of women's health are discussed.
HSADM 2563 COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSESSMENT: 2 credits; Spring Term; prerequisites: BIOST 2011 and EPIDEM 2110 or their equivalents
Techniques for assessing and projecting selected community characteristics and population health status from the viewpoint of community health programming. Covers both primary and secondary data such as demographic data, health care utilization, and survey data.
HSADM 2565 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH APPLIED RESEARCH: 2 credits; Summer Session 1
This course considers the historical, social, and economic factors in the design, implementation, and analysis of maternal and child health applied research.
HSADM 2566 POPULATION, HEALTH, AND DEVELOPMENT: 2 credits; Summer Session I
Three interrelated issues are examined: (1) rationale for comprehensive multisectoral planning for health in the context of development, (2) formulation of policy based on such a rationale, and (3) implementation problems and alternative solutions.
HSADM 2568 HUMAN DIVERSITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE: 2 credits; Summer Session I; cross-listed as IDM 2032
Provides a theoretical framework for designing policy, research, and programs for diverse populations. Opportunities for expanding understanding and examining attitudes about human diversity will be presented. Community organizing and marketing methods related to program design and recruiting and sustaining volunteer or patient participation in programs will be a major focus of the course.
HSADM 2570 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SERVICES FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN: 2 credits; Spring Term
The scope, organization, and financing of national and local health promotion, disease prevention, early detection, diagnostic treatment, and rehabilitative services are surveyed with respect to historical trends and current issues.
HSADM 2575 SEMINAR IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH: 2 credits; Fall Term
Oriented toward professional growth of students with concentration in maternal and child health, this seminar deals with current issues in society affecting the health of children and their families, such as child abuse and neglect: prevailing attitudes and responses, etiology and risk factors, and preventive multidisciplinary strategies.
HSADM 2585 HISTORICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN PUBLIC HEALTH: 3 credits; Spring Term; admission by permission of instructor
This weekly seminar will examine through assigned readings and discussions the historical and sociological influences on specific topics within the broad field of public health. Particular attention will be placed on the impact of five general themes on the evolution and current status of public health: the role of government, urbanization, industrialization, religion, and advances in science and technology.
HSADM 2592 INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR IN PUBLIC HEALTH SOCIAL WORK: 1 credit; every term; hours to be arranged; admission by permission of instructor
Provides the social worker with an opportunity to integrate previous course content into a framework relevant to the practice of public health social work.
HSADM 2599 PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACHES TO WOMEN'S HEALTH: 2 credits; Summer Session I
Public health problems affecting women, i.e., alcoholism and other addictions, occupational health risks, nutritional disorders, cancer and other chronic diseases, injuries and disabilities, reproductive health risks and sexually transmitted diseases, as well as health and social problems relating primarily to women are discussed. Etiology of health problems, prevention and treatment, high-risk groups, and controversies related to care are covered.
LECTURE SERIES ON HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND POLICY: Non-credit
This lecture series runs continuously through each year. The series features national and local authorities on health management and policy. Its purpose is to expose students to real-world problems and solutions in the health sector. Speakers are drawn from such sources as hospital and multi-unit systems, health maintenance organizations, health affairs divisions of corporations, consulting firms, insurance organizations, and health policy and planning agencies.
HSADM 3002 HEALTH SURVEY METHODS: 2 credits; Spring Term
Introduction to the techniques for the collection of health data through survey methods.
HSADM 3003 SEMINAR IN ADVANCED EVALUATION TECHNIQUES: 3 credits; Spring Term; admission by permission of instructor
Course in evaluation theory and methodology with emphasis on human service organizations.
HSADM 3004 INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH: 1 credit; Fall and Spring Terms
This is an advanced seminar in which current problems in public health, health policy, and health services research are discussed.
HSADM 3007 ETHNOGRAPHIC APPROACHES TO PROGRAM EVALUATION: 3 credits;
This course will familiarize students with the basic principles and methods of ethnographic researche.g., research design, participant observation, ethnographic interviewing, the integration of ethnographic and quantitative techniques, and ethical questions involved in ethnographic researchand their application to the evaluation of human service and health care programs.
HSADM 3010 RESEARCH AND DISSERTATION FOR THE DOCTORAL DEGREE: Variable credits; hours to be arranged
HSADM 3011 SEMINAR IN HEALTH LAW: 1 credit; Summer Session I; admission by permission of instructor
The status of law and the policy issues inherent in the legal context relevant to selected health matters will be analyzed. Emphasis will be on the convergence of, or inconsistency between, law and policy, developed through student presentations.
HSADM 3012 RESEARCH ETHICS: 1 credit; Spring Term; admission by permission of instructor
An overview of the basic ethical issues that arise in the course of carrying out biomedical and psychosocial research. Emphasis is on research involving human subjects. Each session will provide the theoretical underpinnings of a particular ethical area and its practical implications when carrying out research.
FTDR 0000 FULL-TIME DISSERTATION STUDY: Every term
Doctoral candidates who have completed all credit requirements for the degree, including any minimum dissertation requirements, and are working full-time on their dissertations may register for this course. While the course carries no credits and no grade, students who enroll in "Full-time Dissertation Study" are considered by the University to have full-time registration status.
Interschool Health Administration Program
BACC 2401 ACCOUNTING: FINANCIAL REPORTING AND CONTROL: 3 credits; (1.5 credits each, Modules 2 and 3)
The major objective of this course is to help students understand the basic structure and substance of a firm's reports from a user's point of view. This includes what is (and what is not) included in the reports, how and when events can affect statements, and what can be inferred from these reports about the firm's past activities, present position, and future prospects.
BFAE 2410 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: 3 credits; (1.5 credits each, Modules 1 and 2)
The main objective of this course is to introduce participants to valuation techniques and their applications to corporate finance decisions. Towards this purpose, this course will include a discussion of commonly used valuation models, the techniques used to estimate the inputs to these valuation models, the impact of risk on valuation, and how these valuation models help in decisions related to asset acquisitions and the capital structure of corporations.
BIND 2401 COMPETING IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT: 3 credits; (1.5 credits each, Modules 1 and 2)
Addresses the managerial opportunities and challenges of developing world-class capabilities in globally linked economies. The focus is on organizational prototypes and strategy formulation frameworks and systems in the context of national and international infrastructures, institutional relationships, and diverse cultures.
BIND 2403 ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION: 1.5 credits; Module 3
Recognizes the interrelated web of economic, social, political, and technological forces in the global economy that require organizations to transform their systems and processescontinuously and radicallyif they wish to survive and succeed. Students will examine a variety of today's typical transformations with a number of integrated change models (total quality management, process redesign, reengineering, organizational restructuring, planned change) from the perspective of participant in the change process (a member of a work unit) and from the position of initiator and manager of the change process (a transformational leader). Consideration will also be given to evaluating both the process and the outcomes of various organizational transformations. In all class discussions, students will be expected to draw upon the basic concepts from other coursesparticularly from the fields of economics, the organizational sciences, and information technology.
BMIS 2410 INFORMATION SYSTEMS: 2 credits
Provides an overview of how general managers can apply information technology (IT) to increase their effectiveness. A variety of systems, technologies, and approaches will be covered to provide a broad understanding of how IT can be used in organizations. A number of cases and other assignments will be used to illustrate how IT can provide information to support decision making, cooperative work, organizational competitive advantage, and interorganizational communication.
BMKT 2410 INTRODUCTION TO MARKETING MANAGEMENT: 2 credits; Module 1, 4, 5, or 6
Involves students' discussing in-depth the concepts of marketing, debating their merits and demerits, and developing recognition of the far-reaching implications of marketing for an organization. Besides the traditional topics of developing marketing strategies and implementing them with proper choice of pricing, packaging, advertising, selling, distribution, etc., the course emphasizes the integrative role of marketing in an organization. The course deals with issues such as: who does marketing, i.e., it is not the responsibility of the marketing department only; what does it take to be market oriented; customer satisfaction; quality; cross-functional integration; and new product development teams.
BOAH 2401 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR: LEADERSHIP AND GROUP EFFECTIVENESS: 3 credits (1.5 credits each, Modules 1 and 2)
The effective management of people is a critical component of organizational competitiveness. This course addresses problems concerning leadership, interpersonal effectiveness, and meeting the challenges for managers in the 21st century. The student learns self management as well as management of others in a rapidly changing global environment.
BOAH 2410 HUMAN RESOURCES FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: 2 credits; Module 1, 4, 5, or 6
Examines the design and use of organizational human resource systems to achieve market advantage. Emphasis is placed on exploring the decisions managers must make to obtain an appropriate number of qualified employees and to motivate them to achieve organizational competitive objectives. Participants examine the influences of changing technologies, public policy directives, and international competitive requirements as they affect decisions relating to staffing, compensation, employee relations, and human resource development.
BQOM 2401 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: UNCERTAINTY, PREDICTION, AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT: 3 credits (1.5 credits each, Module 1 and 2)
Discusses how statistics can help managers grasp and solve common managerial problems. Students are provided with a set of integrated statistical tools and methodologies useful in a managerial environment. The emphasis is on the use of real data for modeling and solving problems in the areas of marketing, finance, human resources, and operations management. For example, one of the marketing cases uses multiple regression to choose which features to include in a new product offering.
BQOM 2410 DECISION TECHNOLOGIES IN MANUFACTURING AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: 2 credits
Provides a foundation in the use of decision technologies for solving complex management problems in a variety of functional areas. Emphasis is given to the utilization of optimization and simulation. Particular attention is devoted to problems in manufacturing and operations management.
BSEO 2401 BUSINESS ETHICS AND SOCIAL PERFORMANCE: 1.5 credits; Module 3
Examines concepts, issues, and tools related to the management of ethics and social responsibility in business in a global environment. Students learn how to recognize and respond to ethical problems; to understand their personal responsibility as business managers; to evaluate various ethical frameworks; to apply a process of moral decision-making to ethical problems; to grasp relationships between ethical behavior and organizational structure and processes; and to manage the ethical and social problems and opportunities arising from organizational, institutional, societal, and global dimensions of the business environment.
BSEO 2402 MANAGING PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND REGULATION: 1.5 credits, Fall, Spring and Summer Terms
The public affairs and regulatory environment of the business firm presents special problems and opportunities. Course examines the management of public affairs and regulation as a feature of the competitive challenges facing firms in a changing, global business environment.
BSEO 2405 MANAGING STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE: 2 credits; Fall, Spring and Summer Terms
Course is concerned with the implementation of corporate and business-level strategies in a global environment. The class uses skills and information from disciplines and functional areas to design and implement strategies, administrative systems, and response capabilities.
Chairperson
EDMUND M. RICCI, Professor of Sociology in Public Health and Chairperson of the Department; Director, Division of Public and Community Health Services and the Health Services Research Unit; Professor of Sociology (Faculty of Arts and Sciences). MLitt, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Vice Chairperson
JUDITH R. LAVE, Professor of Health Economics, Vice Chairperson of the Department and Co-Director, Center for Research on Health Care; Professor of Business Administration (Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business); Professor of Economics (Faculty of Arts and Sciences); Professor of Psychiatry (School of Medicine). MA, PhD, Harvard University
Emeriti Professors
JOHN C. CUTLER, Emeritus Professor of International Health. MD, Western Reserve University; MPH, Johns Hopkins University
WILLIAM T. HALL, Emeritus Professor of Public Health Social Work; Adjunct Professor of Social Work (School of Social Work). MSW, University of Denver; PhD, University of Minnesota
Professors
ELSIE R. BROUSSARD, Professor of Public Health Psychiatry; Professor of Psychiatry (School of Medicine). MD, Louisiana State University; MPH, DrPH, University of Pittsburgh
NATHAN HERSHEY, Professor of Health Law; Professor of Business Administration (Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business). LLB, Harvard University
BEAUFORT B. LONGEST, JR., Professor of Health Services Administration and Director, Health Policy Institute; Professor of Business Administration (Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business). MHA, PhD, Georgia State University
GORDON K. MACLEOD, Professor of Health Services Administration; Clinical Professor of Medicine (School of Medicine). MD, University of Cincinnati
Associate Professors
FRANKLIN L. MCCARTHY, Associate Professor of Health Services Administration; Associate Professor of Business Administration (Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business). MBA, University of Chicago; MBA, Golden Gate University; PhD, University of Minnesota; Certified Public Accountant
MYRNA A. SILVERMAN, Associate Professor of Health Services Administration and Associate Director, Health Services Research Unit; Associate Professor of Anthropology (Faculty of Arts and Sciences); Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (School of Medicine); Associate Professor of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences). PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professors
KENNETH J. JAROS, Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MSW, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
JAN C. JERNIGAN, Research Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MPA, University of South Florida; PhD, University of Pittsburgh
JAMES M. KLINGENSMITH, Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MBA, MPH, ScD(Hyg), University of Pittsburgh
CHYONGCHIOU J. LIN, Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MA, Chengchi University (Taiwan); MS, Northwestern University; PhD, Vanderbilt University
CAROL L. MCALLISTER, Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration; Assistant Professor of Anthropology (Faculty of Arts and Sciences); Assistant Professor of Women's Studies (Faculty of Arts and Sciences). PhD, University of Pittsburgh
JOANNE F. MCVAY, Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MS, St. John's University; MPH, DrPH, University of Pittsburgh
PAMELA B. PEELE, Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MA, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
KAREN S. PETERSON, Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MPH, University of
Pittsburgh
CHRISTINE L. PISTELLA, Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MSW, MPH, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
MARGARET A. POTTER, Associate Dean for Practice and Director, Center for Public Health Practice; Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MS, Illinois Institute of Technology; JD, Rutgers University
RAVI K. SHARMA, Assistant Professor of Demography and Public Health. MA, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
JEANETTE M. TRAUTH, Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; MPA, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Research Associates
JEAN T. BLACK, Visiting Senior Research Associate. MM, Northwestern University
CHRISTOPHER R. KEANE, Research Associate. MPH, Tulane University; ScD, University of Pittsburgh
ANNE R. MEDSGER, Research Associate. MS(Hyg), University of Pittsburgh
JAMES E. NESBITT, Research Associate. MPA, University of Pittsburgh
Professors
KATHLEEN M. DEWALT, Professor of Anthropology (Faculty of Arts and Sciences); Professor of Health Services Administration. MA, PhD, University of Connecticut
WISHWA N. KAPOOR, Professor of Medicine (School of Medicine); Professor of Health Services Administration and Co-Director, Center for Research on Health Care. MPH, University of Pittsburgh; MD, Washington University
JOHN H. MARX, Professor of Sociology (Faculty of Arts and Sciences); Professor of Health Services Administration. MA, PhD, University of Chicago
JOHN MENDELOFF, Professor and Director, Public Management and Policy Program (Graduate School of Public and International Affairs); Professor of Health Services Administration. MPP, PhD, University of California
JAY W. PETTEGREW, Professor of Psychiatry (School of Medicine); Professor of Health Services Administration. MD, University of Illinois
Associate Professors
KELLY J. KELLEHER, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Staunton Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry (School of Medicine); Associate Professor of Health Services Administration. MPH, The Johns Hopkins University; MD, The Ohio State University
DAVID C. MARTIN, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine; Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry; Clinical Associate Professor of Health Services Administration. MD, Pennsylvania State University
MARK A. PETERSON, Associate Professor (Graduate School of Public and International Affairs); Associate Professor of Health Services Administration. AM, PhD, University of Michigan
N. MARK RICHARDS, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (School of Medicine); Clinical Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Clinical Associate Professor of Health Services Administration. MS, MD, University of Wisconsin; MPH, University of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professors
MARY M. CARRASCO, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (School of Medicine); Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MB, BS, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College
DENISE CHARRON-PROCHOWNIK, Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Development (School of Nursing); Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MSN, Boston College; PhD, University of Michigan
JEFFREY H. COBEN, Assistant Professor of Medicine (School of Medicine); Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MD, University of Pittsburgh
VALIRE CARR COPELAND, Assistant Professor (School of Social Work); Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MSW, MPH, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
JONATHON ERLEN, History of Medicine Librarian, Falk Library; Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MA, PhD, MSLS, University of Kentucky
KEVIN L. KRAEMER, Assistant Professor of Medicine (School of Medicine); Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MSc, Harvard School of Public Health; MD, University of California
WESLEY M. ROHRER III, Assistant Professor of Health Records Administration (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences); Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MBA, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
VALERIE J. M. WATZLAF, Assistant Professor of Health Records Administration (School of the Health and Rehabilitation Sciences); Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MPH, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
RICHARD K. ZIMMERMAN, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology (School of Medicine); Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MPH, University of Minnesota; MD, Ohio State University
Professor
MELVIN H. RUDOV, Adjunct Professor of Health Services Administration. MS, University of Pittsburgh; PhD, Ohio State University
Associate Professors
GEORGE A. HUBER, Vice President and Counsel, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (School of Medicine); Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services Administration. MS, University of Pittsburgh; MS, University of Southern California; JD, Duquesne University
KENNETH R. MELANI, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services Administration. MD, Wake Forest University
JOEL H. MERENSTEIN, Clinical Associate Professor of Health Services Administration. MD, University of Pittsburgh
ROBERT J. PECARCHIK, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services Administration. MDiv, United Theological Seminary; MA, PhD, Pennsylvania State University
CHARLES W. PRUITT, JR., Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services Administration. MBA, University of Florida
CONNIE S. ROSER, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services Administration. MS, San Diego State University; PhD, Stanford University
GERALD C. ST. DENIS, Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health Social Work. MSW, Boston College; MPH, PhD, University of Minnesota
ROBERT J. SCHULER, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services Administration. MBA, University of Pittsburgh
LAURA A. SIMINOFF, Adjunct Associate Professor of Health Services Administration; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry (School of Medicine). MA, University of New Brunswick; PhD, Johns Hopkins University
MICHAEL A. VOJTECKY, Visiting Associate Professor of Health Services Administration. MA, Pennsylvania State University; MPH, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Assistant Professors
JANET C. ADAMS, Research Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MA, MAT, Vanderbilt University; PhD, University of Pittsburgh
MALCOLM F. BERMAN, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MS(Hyg), University of Pittsburgh
FRANK A. BONATI, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MPH, University of Michigan; MSW, DrPH, University of Pittsburgh
BRADLEY J. BRADFORD, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MD, University of Maryland
MICHAEL D. BUSCH, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MPM, Carnegie Mellon University
JOEL H. ETTINGER, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MHA, University of Minnesota
JULES HEISLER, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MBA, The Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine; PhD, University of Kentucky
CARL W. SMOLLlNGER, JR., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MBA, Shippensburg University
THOMAS P. TIMCHO, Associate Vice President of Managed Care, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Clinical Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MBA, University of Pittsburgh
JOYCE E. WHITE, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MS, Tulane University; DrPH, University of Pittsburgh
GEORGE H. YECKEL, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Services Administration. MSHA, Northwestern University
Instructors
GEORGE BOARD, Director, State Government Relations, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Instructor in Psychiatry (School of Medicine); Adjunct Instructor of Health Services Administration. MPH, University of North Carolina; DrPH, University of Pittsburgh
SAMUEL A. FRIEDE, Instructor in Health Services Administration. MBA, University of Chicago
THOMAS J. HEATHERINGTON, Adjunct Instructor in Health Services Administration. MBA, MHA, University of Pittsburgh
Senior Lecturer
WILBUR A. STEGER, Senior Lecturer in Health Services Administration. PhD, Harvard University
Lecturers
PHILIP B. HALLEN, Lecturer in Health Services Administration. MA, Syracuse University; MS, Yale University
LOIS G. MICHAELS, Lecturer in Health Services Administration. MS(Hyg), University of Pittsburgh
F. STEPHEN MOHN, Lecturer in Health Services Administration. JD, University of Louisville