Dental graduates often get confused about choosing between Masters of Health Administration (M.H.A.) and Masters of Business Administration (M.B.A) with Healthcare.
You can read more about M.B.A. in Healthcare in the previous post –
A Master of Health Administration offers a curriculum that revolves around business as it relates to the healthcare industry. If you are contemplating a career as a healthcare administrator, a health insurance administrator, a managed care analyst, or a healthcare consultant, an M.H.A. will give you the tools to succeed in these specialized roles. It includes a wide range of responsibilities that provides for managing finances, scheduling direct care providers, hiring and employee management, health information management.
The M.H.A. program curriculum includes human resources, health care delivery, finance, ethics, health policies, and business management. M.H.A. students become versed in health care scheduling, budgets, and laws. The course focuses on:
Health Economics
Financing and Management Accounting
Social Science Perspective in Health
Organizational Behavior in Healthcare
Epidemiology
Bio-statistics
Public Health Administration
Management of Clinical and Non-Clinical Services
Hospital Planning and Organization
Healthcare Analytics
Research Methodology
Health Insurance and Risk Management
Materials and Inventory Management
Ethics and Equity in Hospitals
Financial Management
Health Law
The opportunities that a Masters of Health Administration provide will be in some of the following settings:
Ambulatory Health Facility
Consulting Practice
Health Insurance Companies
Emergency Medical Services Facility
Medical Information Management
Medical Billing
Healthcare Firms
Pharmaceutical Management
Biotechnology Administration
Healthcare Clinic, Nursing Homes, Hospitals
Hospice
Public Health Organizations
Research Setting, Academic Setting
Rehabilitation Centers
Some of the colleges and universities providing Masters of Health Administration program in India are:
Tata Institute of Social Sciences - https://admissions.tiss.edu/view/10/admissions/ma-admissions/master-of-hospital-administration-mha/
Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences - http://www.msruas.ac.in/academics/life_sciences
St John’s Medical College - https://www.stjohns.in/ahs/COURSES
Father Muller Medical College - http://fathermuller.edu.in/medical-college/allied-courses.php
K.L.E. University - https://kledeemeduniversity.edu.in/allied-courses/#1562051970622-39e58ce2-f0ea
Manipal University - https://manipal.edu/doph/program-list/mha-master-of-hospital-administration.html
Indian Institute of Public Health - https://iiphg.edu.in/master-of-hospital-administration/
Yenepoya University - https://www.yenepoya.edu.in/admission/offered-courses#emha
King George Medical University - http://kgmu.edu.in/mha2018/
Christian Medical College - https://admissions.cmcvellore.ac.in/process.aspx
For more colleges, please visit - http://entrance-exam.net/colleges-offering-master-in-hospital-administrationmha/
There are various options for pursuing a Ph.D. in the Healthcare Administration sector, as well.
If you wish to pursue M.H.A. abroad, there are specific masters programs provided in different countries. Countries like Canada also offer postgraduate diplomas for Healthcare Administration.