Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Unveils New Master of Health Administration (MHA) Degree
Applications are now open for 2020
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has begun offering a Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree. Applications for the new MHA program are now open for enrollment starting in January, March, or September, 2020.
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, one of the leading medical schools in the nation, is known for its capacity to seamlessly integrate its students into the health care system. Situated in the midst of a thriving academic medical and research center, the school is also in one of the world’s most diverse cities, serving a uniquely complex patient population.
The new MHA program leverages these assets and the deep expertise of its leading executives to prepare the next generation of health care administrators who will become leaders in a landscape shaped by competing and complex political, legal, medical, and financial forces.
Students will also have the opportunity to complete internships and fellowships in the Mount Sinai Health System, earn additional certifications in Lean management, and connect with the system’s talent recruitment office.
“To thrive in an oversaturated marketplace and gain a competitive edge, today’s health care administrators must differentiate themselves by acquiring new skills in strategic thinking, policy creation, management, and systems operation and processes. Through direct access to leading national experts and the vast learning network of the Mount Sinai Health System, graduate students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are uniquely prepared to succeed both personally and professionally,” says Marta Filizola, PhD, Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Sharon and Frederick Klingenstein/Nathan Kase, M.D. Professor of Pharmacological Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine.
Details about the MHA curriculum are available online. The curriculum, designed for completion within 24 months or less, will engage students in a thoughtful exploration of the following areas:
- Environments, processes, and structures of health care systems
- Evidence-based frameworks, management, and value-creation processes
- Organizational tools for effective and efficient management
- Trends, experimentation, and emerging strategic innovations in the health care landscape
“The Icahn School of Medicine brings together a unique proposition for its students: a top-rated medical school and world-class health care delivery system where we provide an engaging and challenging environment in which to learn and thrive, one where students will acquire hands-on experience as well as critical strategic and operational knowledge,”says Arthur Gianelli, President of Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Chief Transformation Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System, who teaches operations management to graduate students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “In this setting, we will teach our next generation of leaders about high-value health care through intellectual inquiry, mentoring opportunities, and direct experiences in the health system.”
To learn about other master’s programs at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, click here.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the nation’s leading integrated academic health systems and one of the largest in the New York metropolitan area. Its comprehensive system includes seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, over 600 research and clinical laboratories, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing. Together, the Health System comprises approximately 48,000 employees, more than 9,000 physicians, and 8,600 nurses.
As a leading learning health system, Mount Sinai combines clinical expertise with scientific discovery to improve patient care while training the next generation of health care and biomedical leaders. The Health System provides care across every stage of life, from prenatal care through geriatrics, while advancing personalized medicine through artificial intelligence, data science, and biomedical research.
Mount Sinai is consistently recognized among the nation’s leading academic health systems for patient care, research, and education. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 1 in New York by Newsweek and No. 5 on the magazine’s World’s Best Hospitals list. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ranks No. 11 among U.S. medical schools and No. 1 among freestanding medical schools for National Institutes of Health funding, reflecting the strength of its scientific enterprise and leadership in biomedical research.
