Management Development Program in Health Care

The USC Management Development Program in Health Care is designed for managers representing various areas of health care. The primary concern of this certificate program is to increase the participants' knowledge in the areas of management related to health care.

The topic areas covered are designed to increase the manager's competence to lead and make decisions in the increasingly turbulent world of health care. Some of the critical subjects examined are outcomes assessment, capitation, changes in providers' financing, integrated delivery systems, health care accounting, strategic marketing and communication, the critical role of HMOs, policy issues, the future of health care and others.

This program will prove vital to managers in both technical and functional areas who desire increased responsibility or are being prepared for additional responsibilities.

Executive Institute in Health Care Management

This program is especially geared for senior managers who are concerned with strategic planning, policy issues, governmental and major corporate directions and the expected changes in health care administration and financing.

Both of the above programs are accredited for continuing education credit for physicians, pharmacists and nurses. The Management Development Program is scheduled three times each year; the Executive Institute annually. For additional information, call the Center of Excellence in Health Care Management at (213) 342-1364.

Continuing Education Division

The School of Pharmacy, Postgraduate Education Division, is a recognized provider of continuing education by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) and the California State Board of Pharmacy. The school serves as a primary educational resource for pharmacists in California and as a supplementary resource for other health professionals and pharmacists, nationally and internationally. Numerous continuing education courses are designed to improve knowledge in the areas of practice management, patient management, disease states and therapeutics, new drugs and dosage forms. Continuing education programs are held at the School of Pharmacy, prior to many local and national association meetings, and in Las Vegas and Hawaii annually.

For information concerning continuing education programs write to: Postgraduate Pharmacy Education, 1985 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033, or call (213) 342-2403 or (213) 342-3600 (FAX) or via E-mail: pharmce@hsc.usc.edu.

Foreign Graduate Division

The School of Pharmacy has designed special courses for students with foreign professional degrees who are unable to practice because of state licensing requirements. This special three-course series focuses on fundamental principles and skills required for clinical management and evaluation for drug therapy, and emphasizes pathophysiology of diseases, clinical pharmacology and pharmacokinetics of drugs used in therapeutic management of patients. Lectures and case studies are utilized.

For information concerning continuing education and foreign graduate programs write to: Postgraduate Pharmacy Education, 1985 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033, or call (213) 342-2403.

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