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Health Policy and Management |
Welcome to the Department of Health Policy and Management at
the Boston University School of Public Health, an internationally renowned academic
department for studying the financing, organization, and delivery of health
care services. The Department of Health Policy and Management (HPM) offers
courses of study for three degree programs:
masters of public health degree (M.P.H. with concentration in Health
Policy and Management), masters in health services research (M.Sc.), and
doctorate in health services research (D.Sc.).
Within the M.P.H. concentration, students have the option of
specializing in one of three areas, health policy, health care management, and pharmaceutical
policy and administration. The
pharmaceutical policy and administration option is new and offers student
opportunities for preparing for a variety of careers in the pharmaceutical
industry or in sectors of the health care industry that support or engage with
pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies.
The HPM Department consists of over 25 faculty members who
are experts in many of the most critical issues and challenges facing the US
health care system. HPM faculty members
are actively engaged in innovative research pertaining to such topics as
reducing the number of uninsured, assessing the competitive effects of hospital
mergers, and developing more effective ways to manage surgical services. HPM
faculty members serve as consultants to private industry and government
agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs with which the department
is closely affiliated through two VA funded research centers.
HPM faculty members are also dedicated to excellent teaching
and student advising. Many of our
classes are small and designed to promote a high degree of faculty-student interaction.
In addition, each HPM student is
assigned an academic advisor who works collaboratively with the student to
shape his or her academic as well as career goals.
The HPM Department is an exciting and rewarding place for
individuals who are interested in careers in the health policy and management
fields. We hope you will invest more
time in learning more about the department and its academic programs.
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Boston University School of Public Health 