The Health Management Sciences Program is located in the Department of Health Sciences and Management of the Division of Allied Health Sciences, College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences, Howard University. The program offers the Bachelor of Sciences in Health Science, which is designed to prepare students to perform management roles and achieve lifelong career in a wide variety of organizations that deliver health care services, as well as pursue graduate education nationally and internationally.
The Howard University Health Management Sciences Program has full certification and is a full member of the American University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). AUPHA is a non-profit organization that accredits and certifies Health Administration Programs located in Schools of Allied Health Sciences and the United States.
Students enrolled in the Health Management Sciences Program are expected to complete at least one required semester of internship in an appropriate health care setting. The current required three (3) credit hours of 120 internship clock hours per semester for internship for students enrolled effective Fall 2012 will continue. Additional three (3) credit hours of 120 internship clock hours for subsequently Spring semester each academic year will be offered as elective. The interns of both semesters will be able to rotate for 8 hours per day as divided by the number of semester weeks during which the student is enrolled in the Program. The internship coordinator of Health Management Program, supervisors and preceptors of units and departments will determine the work schedules, hours and regular attendance of the interns at the internship settings.
Designed as an introduction to the history of the development and growth of Health Services Organizations (HSO) in private and public sectors in the United States. Covers principles of health care delivery and management, leadership coordination, human resources, strategic planning and communication, and quality managment in various health care delivery settings.
MGMT 301, ECON 001&002 and/or Junior/Senior Standing.
HLMN 102, HLMN /AHCC 202, MATH 009. AHCC 003 or major in Allied Health Sciences and Nursing Professions.
This course provides the core microeconomic theories and concepts needed to understand health and health care issues in both the developed and developing world. It describes how the markets for health and health services are different from other goods, with a particular emphasis on the role of government and market failure. In addition it discusses the theoretical and empirical aspects of key health economics issues, including the demand for health and health services, supply side concerns, health insurance, the provision of public goods, and related topics. The course encourages students to fundamentally and rigorously examine the role of the market for the provision of health and health services and how public policy can influence these markets.
