Certificate in Health Policy & Management: Course of Study
Objectives
Enrollment in the certificate program is limited to ensure active participation and interaction among faculty and program participants. The program offers students the option of selecting four courses (11 credits) from a list of five approved courses from the Master of Public Health program. Courses are offered at the Muskie School in Portland as well as at all University of Maine System campuses through UNET (the University's Interactive television Network).
Requirements
The certificate typically consists of the following courses (11 credits) courses from the graduate Health Policy & Management program:
- HPM 570 The American Healthcare System
- HPM 574 Community Health and Medical Care
- HPM 530 Fundamentals of Leadership in Healthcare
- HPM 676 Health Care Planning and Marketing
Students may request substitution of one of the following courses for any one of the preceding four courses:
- HPM 636 Health Information Management
- HPM 678 Health Law
- HPM 681 Quality and Outcomes of Health Care
Certificate Students
HPM certificate students have varied work experiences, interests and educational backgrounds, hold a variety of positions in health and service organizations, public agencies, nonprofits and the private sector. Examples include:
- Maine Medical Center
- Central Maine Medical Center
- Midcoast Hospital
- Parkview Hospital
- Center for Medical Advocacy
- Western Area Agency on Aging
- Community Health Services, Inc.
- Shoreline Community Mental Health Services
- Tyco International
- Maine Hospital Association
- Maine Alzheimer's Association
- U.S. Navy
- U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
- National Governors Association
- Mid Coast Medical Group
- Medical Network, Inc.
- Maine State Legislature
For More Information
For more information, please contact:
Andy Coburn, PhD
Chair, Public Health Program
Phone: (207) 780-4435
andyc@usm.maine.edu
Student Affairs Office
(207) 780-4864
mspssao@usm.maine.edu
