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Students may choose a general or specialized track and are encouraged
to develop areas of emphasis with their faculty mentors.

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Postdoctoral Program in Health Services

PhD Program in Health Services

Master of Health Administration (MHA)

Master of Public Health (MPH)

Extended Master of Public Health (MPH)
 (a partial-distance program)

Master of Science in Health Services (MS)

Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Health Information
 Management

Undergraduate Major in Public Health

Graduate and Professional Certificate Programs

Postdoctoral Program in Health Services

This postdoctoral program has been training students for over
twenty-five years. The majority of our trainees have been physicians
with an interest in clinical research and they have chosen to obtain a
MPH/MS degree in health services. They recognize that the skills
obtained with this degree can jump start their research careers. Our
long history of training postdoctoral students in health services
research has resulted in many excellent physician role models for
fellows to emulate. We admit physicians from primary care and
subspecialties, which creates a stimulating intellectual environment.
Non-physician postdoctoral trainees with a degree in a non-health
services field may want to pursue an MPH/MS degree in health services.
Those with a PhD in a health services-related field often prefer to
pursue an independent research program and career development toward a
junior faculty position by writing grants, such as K awards.
Non-physician postdoctoral trainees pursue individually-tailored
course work and research experience to learn new skills. They spend
most of their time conducting research under mentor supervision.

Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities

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PhD Program in Health Services

This doctoral program trains health services researchers and health
policy analysts for careers in academic institutions, health delivery
systems, public health departments, government agencies, and the
private sector. An in-residence program, it prepares students to
conduct high-quality independent, collaborative research and policy
analysis by offering multidisciplinary, applied research opportunities
on a wide variety of topics under the close mentorship of faculty.
Students obtain advanced knowledge of the determinants of population
health and of the health care system and they are exposed to several
competing theoretical frameworks for conceptualizing both population
health and the provision of health care. They develop research skills
to identify and critically analyze the social, behavioral and health
system effects on health and how organization, delivery, financing,
and management of health services affect system performance.

http://depts.washington.edu/hservphd/

Admission Information

Pre- and Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities

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Master of Health Administration (MHA)

The Two-year, In-residence Program

This interdisciplinary program uses both a managerial and clinical
perspective to guide students in mastering theoretical knowledge and
analytical skills applicable to management roles in "real world"
health care settings such as hospitals, medical groups, managed care
organizations, and long-term care facilities. It prepares students for
careers in management, planning, consulting, and policy-making.

In addition to the core MHA degree program, we offer three concurrent
degree programs with our academic partners, the University's Schools
of Business, Public Affairs and Medicine - leading to MHA/MBA,
MHA/MPA, and MHA/MD degrees.

http://depts.washington.edu/mhap/

Admission Information

The Executive MHA Program

Designed for mid-career clinically oriented health professionals and
managers, building on their experience, this degree program is closely
modeled on the in-residence program. It offers advanced curriculum in
planning, organizing, and implementing programs that improve the
cost-effectiveness and quality of patient care.

http://www.uwexecutivemha.org/

The Certificate Program in Medical Management

The four-course CPMM is designed to introduce experienced
practitioners to principles of health services management. Students
may apply CPMM credits to the Executive MHA program.

Web Site at UW Extension

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Master of Public Health (MPH)

The Two-year, In-residence MPH in Health Services

The MPH in Health Services is a 2-year graduate degree program that
offers analytical and practical knowledge and skills to candidates who
have some experience in health fields and who want to assume positions
of greater responsibility in improving the public's health and the
effectiveness of health care and population health services.

Beginning in 2010, the In-Residence MPH in Health Services is changing
from a course of study organized around five specialized tracks to an
MPH offered in two educational formats -- the MPH in Health Services
(General Program) and the MPH in Community-Oriented Public Health
Practice (COPHP). All applicants must choose either the General
Program or the COPHP.

Overview of Changes for 2010

Choosing between the two educational formats in which the MPH in
Health Services is offered is best made by considering career goals,
both upon graduation and in early career. If the student's career goal
is to pursue advanced research opportunities, the general format
should be chosen. If the student's career goal is to earn a doctorate
in Health Services or a similar field, the general format is usually
the better choice. With some exceptions, students wanting to pursue a
second degree concurrently should also choose the general format.
Students who wish to pursue careers in public health practice or
health policy might choose either format, depending on their learning
style and the relative mix of knowledge and skills that they wish to
acquire. The COPHP has been uniquely designed for individuals who want
to go into public health practice, and should be chosen by those who
favor a collaborative, problem-based learning method and extensive
fieldwork as preparation for this kind of career.

When applying to the General Program, applicants may choose a
generalist focus, or one of the Program's concentrations:

General questions about the MPH, MS or affiliated concurrent programs
can be directed to hservmph@u.washington.edu

General MPH Program in Health Services (MPH)
 http://depts.washington.edu/hservmph/

Health Care System Performance Concentration

Health Policy Concentration

Maternal and Child Health Concentration

Social and Behavioral Sciences Concentration

Community-Oriented Public Health Practice Program (MPH)
 http://depts.washington.edu/cophp/

Maternal and Child Health (MPH)
 http://depts.washington.edu/mchprog/

Concurrent Degree Programs

Concurrent MD/MPH Program

Admission Information

MPH in Health Services Learning Objectives

Graduate Certificates in Public Health

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Extended Master of Public Health (MPH)

The Extended MPH Degree Program is an accredited, nationally
recognized partial distance-learning, partial on-site program for
professionals in healthcare or connected to public health who wish to
earn a Master's degree in Public Health through the School of Public
Health at the University of Washington. Its integrated curricula
concentration is in health services management and includes
environmental, educational, and personal health approaches to the
solution of public health problems. Additional pathways in health
education and maternal and child health are also available.

http://depts.washington.edu/hsedp

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Master of Science in Health Services

Students in the MS degree program pursue a curriculum that focuses on
research methods in health services. The MS degree program is often
chosen by physicians and post-doctoral fellows and is sometimes
undertaken as the first step toward a doctorate in Health Services.

http://depts.washington.edu/hserv/ms

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Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Health Information
Management

The Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics and Health Information
Management addresses the use of data in health care and focuses on
areas such as patient data systems and electronic records. The program
also offers a Post-baccalaureate Certificate.

http://depts.washington.edu/hihim

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Undergraduate Major in Public Health

The major introduces undergraduates to public health issues such as
emerging infectious diseases, chronic diseases, access to health care
and modes of health care delivery, the geography of health, the
effects of environment on health and disease, and the tools medical
researchers use to understand the biological mechanism of disease and
the modes of disease spread, prevention, and cure.

Application Information for the Undergraduate Major in Public
 Health

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