The degree program is designed to give graduates of health disciplines (in particular) greater understanding of management issues and prepare them for senior management roles, and is awarded by many American, European, Australian, Indian and Sri Lankan (Post Graduate Institute of Medicine – University of Colombo)[1] universities.
MHA programs are thus intended to provide students with the essential knowledge required for senior managerial and planning work in the health services and systems sectors.
Leadership of this human capital is uniquely challenging because of the diversity of both the workforce and the customer base and because of the life and death nature of our work."
Programs in schools of public health or business tend to have a more 'traditional' structure; courses are typically taught by academicians and have a focus on theory as well as analysis.
In the United States, the official academic honor society for Master of Healthcare Administration graduates is Upsilon Phi Delta.