Management Development Program in Health Care

The USC Management Development Program in Health Care is designed for managers representing various areas of health care. This certificate program is designed 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, integrated delivery networks, health care accounting and finance, strategic planning, marketing and communication, the critical role of HMOs, policy issues, health care trends 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, nurses and insurance personnel. The Management Development Program is scheduled twice each year; the Executive Institute annually. For additional information, call the Center of Excellence in Health Care Management at (323) 442-1364; FAX (323) 442-3213 or email: : MNGMTDEV@hsc.usc.edu

Minor in Health: Social Ecology

This minor presents many different views of health and health care as it examines health from an ecological viewpoint. It is designed both for the student who anticipates a future in health care but wants to learn more about promotion of health and how the system that provides health care in the United States is managed (understanding from either a provider or a consumer viewpoint). See the Department of Nursing section of this catalogue.

Continuing Education Division

The School of Pharmacy, Office of External Programs, 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 offered and 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 contact: Office of External Programs Continuing Education Division, 1985 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033, (323) 442-2403, FAX (323) 442-3600,
email: pharmce@hsc.usc.edu , www.usc.edu/go/pharmce.