The program starts in the summer with a six credit hour jump-start course in the Kelley School of Business, which will enable you to develop a solid foundation for your graduate coursework. The remaining two semesters will consist of 12 to 15 credits of coursework.

Develop skills unique to the healthcare industry to become the leader employers want. You'll dive deep into the industry with our holistic immersion experience in a healthcare setting. Spend 5 to 20 hours a week leading a multi-disciplinary healthcare team to gain valuable perspective beyond what a traditional internship can offer.

From health policy to healthcare analytics, you’ll find course offerings that equip you to address today’s healthcare challenges. Choose from an expanding list of courses regularly updated to reflect changing needs. A sample of current courses include:

• Accounting for Executives in Life Sciences
• Building Your Personal Leadership Practice
• Healthcare Industry Regulation
• Health Care Law
• Health Economics for Policy and Management
• International Healthcare Systems
• The Value Chain in Healthcare

• Begin the MS in Healthcare Management program with an online onboarding class that prepares you to access and navigate required technology.
• Participate in an orientation that equips you with the skills to succeed in the rigorous MS in Healthcare Management program. (50 hours)
• Prepare with Kelley Graduate Career Services to enter a competitive job market with confidence that sets you apart. (10 hours)
• Complete 36 credit hours of coursework:
  • Kelley School of Business: 18 credits
  • Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs: 18 credits
• Create and defend a portfolio demonstrating mastery of all 18 program learning objectives designed to develop transformational healthcare leaders.
• Document and demonstrate self-care behaviors on a semester basis including effective utilization of the 8 Dimensions of Wellness.

Develop skills critical to successful healthcare leaders:

• Healthcare Literacy: Understand systems that inform healthcare strategy including reimbursement structures, multiple payer groups, and regulatory compliance.
• Business Acumen: Build a strong foundation in finance, marketing, accounting, operations and supply chains, organizational behavior, and strategy.
• Problem Solving: Learn how to navigate complex issues associated with business process and understand how they impact people, logistics, and resources.
• Leadership Skills and Emotional Intelligence: Develop leadership ability and advanced communication skills to inspire collaboration and lead high-performing teams.
• Data and Analytics Competency: Gain tools that enhance your ability to make decisions based upon the collection, appraisal, and analysis of data.
• Career Foresight: Realize your career goals through defining your personal brand and vision.

Distinguish yourself in the job market with multiple nationally recognized certifications included in the program. These certifications are a signal to potential employers that you’ve mastered the skills needed to succeed.

• Executive Certificate in the Business of Life Sciences (ECBLS)
• Lean: Green Awareness
• Lean: A3 Thinking
• Professional Agile Scrum Master Training delivered by Agility Consulting
• Presentation Advantage®
• Project Management Essentials®
• The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity®
• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® Foundations Program
• Writing Advantage®
• Meeting Advantage™
• Speed of Trust®
• Tableau Consumer©
• Tableau Analyst©
• Microsoft Excel Essential Series©
• Microsoft Office Productivity Series©
• Unconscious Bias

As a healthcare leader, you’ll need to know how to coach yourself and your team to ensure maximum performance. You’ll learn how to model a variety of self-care strategies for your staff and your peers.