grad/pharmd-mba

Pharm.D./MBA in Healthcare Management

The Pharm.D./MBA in Healthcare Management provides increasingly valuable administrative skills to individuals with a healthcare focus.

Description

Combines business fundamentals and theory with a specialization and practical applications in the healthcare industry. The joint degree program gives students insight into the analytical and managerial aspects of healthcare, providing excellent preparation for management and executive-level careers with healthcare institutions, managed care firms, third-party program administrators, pharmaceutical companies, or community pharmacies. The Union Graduate College (UGC) MBA in Healthcare Management is accredited by both the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)-a distinction shared by only 21 healthcare management programs in the nation.

Is this program for you?

Generally, an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 is required for admission.

You can submit an application through the ACPHS Office of Graduate Education following the fall semester of the junior year at ACPHS. A meeting with the Combined Program Advisor at UGC is also necessary (Contact John Huppertz at huppertj@union.edu or 518.388.8738).

What can you do when you graduate?

Having a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and a MBA in Health Care Administration will prepare you for a variety of careers in pharmacy and health care administration. Examples of possible career opportunities include:

Third Party Administration - opportunities in drug program auditing, analysis of outcomes, pharmacy provider relations, physician detailing and program administration.

Healthcare Informatics - possible careers in analysis of prescription and medical claim information to analyze past physician and other health care provider performance, and forecast future trends.

Community pharmacy administration - possible opportunities in pharmacy unit management, marketing, staff recruitment.

Pharmaceutical industry - graduates will be better prepared for positions in quality management, operations, marketing and sales, and have the skills to move up to positions of greater responsibility in general management.

Curriculum (subject to change):

The MBA in Healthcare Management is a 20-course degree program. Seven course requirements are met through course substitutions. The remaining 13 courses are usually completed on a part-time basis over a three-year period (years four to six at ACPHS). Combined Pharm.D./MBA candidates usually take summer MBA courses at Union Graduate College. The MBA program also requires an administrative internship. Selected Pharm.D. practicums can be applied to the internship requirement.

ACPHS Courses	UGC Courses
Calculus	Mathematics of Management (half course)
Mathematical Concepts	Probability (half course)
Economics of Health Care and Pharmacoeconomics	Health Economics
Three Electives*	Three Electives (satisfied by ACPHS courses listed below*)
	Financial Accounting (accepted as an elective at ACPHS)
	Health Systems Marketing (accepted as an elective at ACPHS)

Remaining MBA Courses (all at UGC)

Introduction to Health Systems

Health Systems Management

Managing Ethically in a Global Environment

Statistical Models for Management

Managerial Accounting and Finance

Principles of Economics

Operations Management

Healthcare Finance

Introduction to Strategic Use of IT (half course)

Health Information Technology (half course)

Structural Dynamics in Health Systems

Legal Aspects of Healthcare

Health Policy and Managerial Epidemiology

Strategic Issues for Healthcare Organization

*Any three of the following courses:

Pharmacy Administration
Pharmacy Marketing
Organizational Management Behavior
Total Quality Management in Health Care
Topics in Technology
Use and Abuse of Persuasion Advertising
Social Aspects of Health
Topics in Institutional Pharmacy Administration
Bioethics
Introduction to Sales and Marketing in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Issues in Health Systems in Pharmacy Administration

Further information about the program and the application process can be obtained from:

Angela Dominelli, Ph.D.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Assessment

Tel: 518.694.7333

Fax: 518.694.7063

Email: dominela@acphs.edu

After speaking with an Albany College of Pharmacy

academic advisor, students may contact Union Graduate College.

Admissions questions should be directed to:

Rhonda Sheehan

Union Graduate College

807 Union St.

Schenectady, N.Y. 12308

Tel: 518.388.6238

Fax: 518.388.6686

Email: sheehanr@uniongraduatecollege.edu