Health Care Management

Fifteen to twenty students matriculate each year, with diverse undergraduate degrees in fields such as economics, political science and biology. Many students have worked prior to entering the program.

Program Areas of Expertise

• Organizational Behavior and Leadership
• Business Economics and Finance
• Quality Improvement and Implementation Science
• Operations and Information Management
• Cost-effectiveness Analyses
• Hospital and Integrated Delivery System Administration
• Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Industries

The Benefits of Yale HCM

• Combined business and health care curriculum
• Association with a leading academic medical center
• Small faculty to student ratio
• Focus on both private and public health sectors
• Small, individualized program
• Outstanding faculty with diverse research and practical experience
• Access to the resources of a premier university
• Excellent summer and permanent job placement

The Ideal Candidate

• Strong motivation for senior leadership position in the health care sector
• Excellent undergraduate education
• Outstanding written and verbal skills; and/or community service experience is an advantage
• Personal Maturity

Core Requirements:

• Introduction to Statistical Thinking I
• Introduction to Statistical Thinking II
• Social and Behavioral Foundations of Health
• Principles of Epidemiology I
• Introduction to Health Policy and Health Systems
• Introduction to Environmental Health
• Professional Skills Seminar
• Introduction to Research and Professional Ethics Seminar

Choose one of the following four:

• Practice-Based Community Health Research
• Public Health Practicum or Health Management Practicum
• Summer Internship (Approval Required)
• Summer Internship (required whether or not used to fulfill the Public Health Practice Requirement)

All applicants for the MPH program must have a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree or the foreign equivalent. In reviewing your record, we look for one year of science (biology, chemistry, physics) and one year of math (calculus, statistics, biostatistics). The Advanced Professional MPH requires a doctoral level degree or an applicant must have completed the third year of US accredited medical school. Internationals students are required to take the TOEFL if their language of instruction for their degree was not English. Course by course, degree conferral evaluations must be submitted for all international transcripts by WES. This policy does not pertain to students from Canada. English Language Requirements TOEFL iBT® test: 100

Financial aid is offered on the basis of need and merit. U.S. citizens and permanent residents applying to the MPH program are eligible for grants, scholarships and loans. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal loans but can apply for private loans with a credit worthy U.S. co-signer. Each year, one or more students from Central and Latin America who plan to return to their home countries to improve health delivery and policy will be awarded the Overlook International Foundation Scholarship.

Accreditation

The School of Public Health at Yale University provides leadership to protect and improve the health of the public. Through innovative research, policy analysis, and education that draws upon multidisciplinary scholarship from across the graduate and professional programs at Yale, the school serves local, national, and international communities with its knowledge and expertise.