Full-time MBA Program
Health Care
Preparing Leaders for the Healthcare Industry
The Haas School of Business and the UC Berkeley School of Public Health have teamed up to prepare the next generation of management leaders in the healthcare industry. Because of its location in the Bay Area, the program leverages California's cutting-edge managed care, Internet, and biotechnology industries as laboratories for education and research. The program offers a joint MBA/MPH (Masters in Public Health) degree program, and a Certificate in Health Management.
The program is taught by leading UC Berkeley academic researchers from both the business and public health schools, as well as prominent industry practitioners. Faculty members actively engage in applied research that both broadens the educational experience and expands the state of knowledge about how the health services system works. Partnerships with industry are an essential aspect of the program.
Faculty conduct research on physician organizations and management of chronic illness, improving quality of care through changes in technology and provider payment incentives, expansion of health insurance coverage, and models for financing health care for the poor both in the US and internationally.
An active student club, Haas Healthcare and BioBusiness (H2B2) educates students on the multi-faceted nature of healthcare and biotechnology, and connects them with industry alumni and professionals, as well as to students from other associations and schools. In 2007, students in the program launched the first annual Business of Health Care Conference, which attracted more than 350 participants.
"The current challenges in healthcare provide an opportunity for leaders who understand the various components of the industry, patterns of disease, and the healthcare technology explosion," says Kristiana Raube, adjunct professor and executive director of the program.
Graduates of the Health Management Program typically receive multiple job offers from consulting firms, health insurance plans, managed care organizations, and pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and diagnostic firms.
