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Graduate Certificate Program
in Health Management (CHM)

Overview:

Note for Department of Health Services Students: 

Core requirements of a degree program can not be counted toward a graduate certificate.

MHA program students will not be eligible for the certificate.

MPH program students may use HSMGMT 510 instead of HSMGMT 560 to satisfy the management course requirement for the MPH degree, but will then need to add an elective course to satisfy the credit requirement for the certificate.
see details . . .

The Graduate Certificate in Health Management program serves students with an interest in additional academic training in management and leadership aspects of health care and public health organizations and systems. Most Master of Public Health (MPH) graduates find that development of basic management skills and competencies is essential for progressing in operational and managerial roles within health care and public health programs, organizations, and systems. Graduates will obtain basic core competencies around management, personal leadership, and health care financial management.

Certificate students must be enrolled in a UW graduate degree program with priority given to students in the Department of Health Services and the Department of Global Health. Students from other departments and schools will be considered on a space-available basis.


Course Requirements:

The certificate curriculum consists of four required courses and the Capstone Integrative Seminar.

HSMGMT 505,   Managing Health Care Organizations  (4 credits)

HSMGMT 507,   Group Dynamics and Team Leadership  (4 credits)
(2-quarter course, extends through Autumn and Winter quarters)

HSMGMT 510,   Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management  (4 credits)
(special instructions for HSERV MPH students see details . . .)

HSMGMT 574,   Financial Management I  (4 credits)
(offered through the Executive MHA program)

HSMGMT 545,   Capstone Integrative Seminar  (1-4 credits)
(typically taken as 4 total credits over 2 quarters (1 in Winter, 3 in Spring), but 2-3 credits allowed in certain circumstances see details . . .)

Note:  All courses counting toward the certificate must be taken for grades. 

Application Process:

Deadline: May 15
(autumn admission)

Interested students should apply during the first year of their graduate degree program and plan to attend certificate classes in their second year. Admission decisions are made by early June.

Application materials:
  1. CHM application form
  2. statement of purpose
    (instructions provided in the CHM application form)
  3. current resume or CV
  4. current UW graduate school transcripts
Email completed materials to:
Program Coordinator
Graduate Certificate in Health Management
Department of Health Services, SPH, UW
mhap@u.washington.edu

For More Information:

Additional program details, special instructions

Application Inquiries:
mhap@uw.edu
206-543-8778