Description
This is a capstone course comprised of two components: 1) an executive speaker’s seminar, and
2) an applied field project similar to an internship or service learning experience. In the first component, keynote speakers will interact with the students discussing and analyzing contemporary policy, finance, and health care industry-specific issues, such as change management and interacting with and leading physicians. Executives will be drawn from regional health systems to share their experiences with students. The second component ties together the prior academic requirements of the degree program. The focus will be on understanding the management of the broad, complex system of organizations that make up the “system” of healthcare financing and delivery. The student will learn how to effectively navigate through the system to achieve strategies and goals that most effectively deliver excellent and affordable care to patient-customers. The project includes writing a report on how t