Master of Healthcare Administration

从2016年到2026年，医疗和卫生服务经理的就业预计将增长20%(美国劳工和统计局). Due to recent changes in the healthcare landscape, the need for qualified healthcare administrators has never been higher.

据《十大正规赌平台平台》报道，医疗管理硕士学位提供了最好的长期就业机会. Concordia University Irvine's unique approach places special emphasis on leadership, practical application, and professional development. 我们为学生提供基础和创新的学习机会，使早期的野心家具备必要的知识和技能，以拥抱和塑造充满活力的医疗环境.

The MHA program prepares students for leadership positions in a variety of healthcare settings, including: hospitals, corporate medical systems, outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, private practice offices, nonprofit, and community-based healthcare organizations. Our graduates are employed in a variety of sectors within the health services industry. Examples include: operations, human resources, insurance, medical devices and supplies, marketing, finance, data analytics, and information technology.

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Program Highlights

Student Testimonial: Julia

CAHME-Accredited康考迪亚大学的MHA项目获得了医疗管理教育认证委员会(CAHME)的认证。, which is considered the gold standard for graduate education in healthcare management. The only online MHA program on the west coast with this distinction, 你可以确信你在康科迪亚的教育是与行业一致的，受到雇主的高度追捧.
Curriculum:强调在以下领域广泛的医疗保健管理角色所需的基础知识和能力:领导, professionalism, communication and relationship management, healthcare environment knowledge, and business skills and knowledge.
Faculty: Our dedicated professors have backgrounds in a variety of sectors of healthcare administration; many are still employed as practitioners or consultants in the healthcare industry. 教师积极参与学生，并确保课程工作的相关性，创新性和实用性.
Advisory Board: Consisting of Healthcare Directors, Executives, and Administrators, alumni, 以及致力于通过他们的时间和资源为MHA项目增加价值的教师.
Capstone Course: As a culmination of their studies, 医疗管理学位的学生在医疗机构完成一个顶点项目，该项目旨在整合之前的课程和经验.

Upcoming Start Dates

Start Term	Start Date
Spring 2024	March 4, 2024
Fall 2024	August 2024 (date: TBD)

Deadline for Spring 2024 Applications:
Priority deadline: January 19, 2024
Final deadline: February 16, 2024

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Featured Alumni

Discovering Passions. Developing a Career.

Lauren Illescas, MHA '18

当劳伦·伊勒斯卡斯(Lauren Illescas)在一家为医院和门诊手术中心(ASC)处理账单和日程安排的公司工作时，, she fell in love with the healthcare industry.

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Alumni Interview: Keya Gupta

Keya Gupta, MHA '22

"Early on in the program, I was eager to get involved in something that would supplement all that I was learning. Dr. Sinardi immediately connected me with Dr. Tricia Kassab, a seasoned executive who was looking for help on a project from a student. 这是我参与ACHE的开始，也是我与Dr. Kassab, who is very much a part of my journey in healthcare today."

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Alumni Interview: Lauren Williams

Lauren Williams, MHA '22

"Concordia is a smaller university that takes pride in its students. Through educational and professional support, Concordia allowed me to reach my full potential. I enjoyed connecting with my peers, the faculty and the community. I am proud to have chosen this university as it has helped me become greater in my achievements."

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Curriculum

MHA课程是围绕医疗保健领导联盟(HLA)的五个领域设计的，这些领域定义了医疗保健管理的专业卓越性." The program consists of 40 required units (no elective units). A program orientation, prior to the first day of the program, is offered either on-campus or via live stream. Courses are seven weeks in length, taken one course at a time offered over spring, summer, and fall semesters.

Twice a year, MHA项目在康科迪亚校园举办研讨会，为学生提供与同龄人面对面交流的机会, alumni, and faculty. 研讨会的重点是专业发展，内容包括:来自行业的演讲嘉宾的演讲, executive coaches, resume writing seminars, job search training, and a professional photographer. MHA学生必须亲自或通过直播参加主题演讲.

Sample Courses

MHA 501: Healthcare Organizational Management
3

本课程提供美国卫生服务系统中医疗管理的介绍和概述. Governance and management of organizational structures are explored, and the functions, roles, and relationships of the various components are analyzed. Students will examine operational concepts related to delivering quality, consistent, and cost-effective services across the healthcare system.

MHA 506: Healthcare Law
3

本课程将提供美国医疗保健服务的法律监督和监管的当前和历史概述.S. 因为它审查的原则和影响医疗保健提供者的业务决策的法律的实际应用, payers, and managers, as well as how that impacts development of markets for healthcare products and services. The social, moral, and ethical issues encountered in trying to balance the interests, needs, and rights of individuals against those of the larger society will also be examines.

MHA 514: Healthcare Quality Assurance
3

This course will examine methods and tools for managing quality in health facilities, physician practices, managed care, and public health organizations including developments in quality assurance and improvement, utilization review, risk management, and patient satisfaction.

MHA 525: Financial Management of Healthcare Organizations
3

本课程将着重于医疗机构的财务管理和分析，包括财务管理概念, capital acquisition, cost of capital and capital structure, capital allocation, working capital management, forecasting, control systems, capital budgeting, and institutional financing.

MHA 571: Leadership I
3

This course focuses on leadership theory and project management, and their application to health service organizations. The foundation and principles of lean leadership are emphasized, 并将介绍提高个人领导风格及其对组织功能影响的自我理解的工具.

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Capstone Project Options

The capstone course is taken during your final semester of the MHA program. As part of the Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA) program, 我们的学生需要完成一个顶点项目，其中学生与设施一起完成一个项目，这将有助于他们展示对项目学习成果的掌握.

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Faculty

One of our greatest strengths at Concordia University Irvine is our dedicated faculty. In a small learning environment, 我们的教授关心你作为一个人，并与他们所教的学生培养师徒关系. Throughout the MHA program, 您将与在该领域工作的合格教师合作，并希望推动您在医疗保健行业的职业发展.

Dr. Catherine Sinardi, Ed.D. MFT

Dr. Sinardi holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from St. Cloud State University and a Master's degree in Counseling from California State University, Long Beach. She became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in 2006. In 2011, Dr. Sinardi在La Verne大学完成了她的组织领导教育学博士学位.

Program Director and Professor

Dr. Sinardi holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from St. Cloud State University and a Master's degree in Counseling from California State University, Long Beach. She became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in 2006. In 2011, Dr. Sinardi在La Verne大学完成了她的组织领导教育学博士学位.
Todd Kane, MBA MAED MIT

他获得了Northcentral University的工商管理硕士学位，主修医疗保健管理. 他还拥有教育硕士学位，专注于组织领导和信息技术硕士学位，专注于计算机安全和保障. Professor Kane's experience in business, healthcare, and healthcare administration spans more than 20 years. 在此期间，他曾担任一家价值数百万美元的私人国家医疗保健招聘公司的总裁兼首席执行官, human resources, and outsourcing firm for more than a decade.

Assistant Professor

他获得了Northcentral University的工商管理硕士学位，主修医疗保健管理. 他还拥有教育硕士学位，专注于组织领导和信息技术硕士学位，专注于计算机安全和保障. Professor Kane's experience in business, healthcare, and healthcare administration spans more than 20 years. 在此期间，他曾担任一家价值数百万美元的私人国家医疗保健招聘公司的总裁兼首席执行官, human resources, and outsourcing firm for more than a decade.

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Faculty Publication and News

Perspectives and Insights from Concordia Healthcare Faculty

Studying Loss in Lockdowns

By Magazine Editorial Team
Posted on June 21, 2021

In early 2020, during the unprecedented public health lockdowns, Dr. Erin Nelson felt an urgency to dive in and study what was happening in society. 尼尔森在社交媒体上发布了一份公开邀请，看看谁有兴趣合作研究应对病毒爆发的沟通相关方面. Dr. Cathi Sinardi, who directs Concordia University Irvine's Master of Healthcare Administration program, and Master of Public Health program, 康考迪亚大学欧文分校(Concordia University Irvine)的两名医疗保健管理专业的本科生是首批做出回应的学生之一.

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Healthcare Roundtable

By Orange County Business Journal
Posted on April 19, 2021

Concordia University Irvine’s Director of Healthcare Programs Dr. Catherine Sinardi participated in a Q&A with Healthcare Professionals for the Orange County Business Journal. Take a look at her answers, extracted from the full OCBJ article.

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Three Positives in This Pandemic

By Todd Kane
Posted on May 15, 2020

Yes, there are positives in this pandemic though we may have to look closely to find them. Here are a few of the observations that Professor Kane has made that are surprising, inspiring, and provide confidence that we will get through this.

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Tuition and Financial Aid

Tuition/Fee	Fall '24 / Spring '25
Student Success Fee	$50
Non-refundable Application Fee: Domestic	$50
Graduation Fee	Graduation Fee
Cost per Unit	$644

*Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice

我们很自豪能够以具有竞争力的学费价格提供医疗保健管理硕士学位，并提供经济援助. For your convenience we offer payment plans for our graduate students. Our counselors are available to help you plan how to finance your education. We can also walk you through the process of applying for financial aid.

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Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission to the master’s program, a student must:

提供一份官方成绩单，显示从地区认可的学院或大学获得的确认学士学位.
Submit a statement of intent.
Provide a minimum of one professional reference.
Submit a current professional resume.

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International students, please note: the MHA program is a fully online program. Concordia University Irvine does not issue the Form I-20 for this fully online program. For more information, please contact [email protected].

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Master of Healthcare Administration

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