Program Overview

As a professional associated with the expanding healthcare industry, you are facing an environment that is changing dramatically and rapidly. In this competitive workplace, you are seeking ways to manage your organization more effectively. The Executive MPH Program (EMPH), a Program in Healthcare Management and Policy, offers mid-career managers, clinicians, and professionals affiliated with the healthcare industry with the tools needed to meet these challenges, whether in the private or public sectors of the healthcare community.

You don't have to give up professional responsibilities to attend the EMPH program at UCLA. Classes are conveniently scheduled on alternate weekends (Friday afternoons and evenings, and all day Saturdays) over two academic years. An applied field project and a comprehensive business plan will be completed during the course of study, along with several other course related projects.

The students (approximately 35) in each cohort follow the same rigorous course of study in management and healthcare. The curriculum is filled with current, applied information and cases relevant to real life situations. You will learn from world-class faculty in the UCLA School of Public Health and leading practitioners in the field.

• Formal courses
• Seminars
• Individual and group projects
• Field studies
• Interaction with prominent healthcare practitioners
• Independent work and training in your areas of interest

• Analytical thinking and problem solving
• Management of information and data resources
• How the U.S. healthcare system is financed and organized
• Principles and realities of healthcare economics
• Financial management skills in operational management and organizational strategic planning
• Population-based approaches to health and illness, i.e. societal and behavioral factors that influence health and wellness
• Managerial methods of leadership, organizational design, conflict resolution, decision making, and effective use of human and financial resources
• The path toward long-term personal growth and career development

Healthcare Leaders

The Program invites leaders from the field to discuss their current management practices. Interaction with the "real world" of healthcare practice is central to the EMPH Program.

Current Events Discussion / Literature Review

Friday evenings are dedicated to a discussion of current events. These include a regular review of major management and healthcare journals and publications. The sessions are designed to keep students apprised of the latest developments in healthcare management.

Alumni and Friends

The UCLA School of Public Health has a long-standing network of friends, alumni, and colleagues who work in all aspects of healthcare in Southern California--as well as in other parts of the state, the nation and the world. This network forms an important resource for students in their studies both in the classroom and in the field, providing easy access to different aspects of current management practice.