Healthcare MBA

The Healthcare MBA is a joint degree program offered by Portland State University’s School of Business and the Oregon Health & Science University’s School of Medicine. The Healthcare MBA is offered in a part-time, two-year format. Courses are online with two required residencies per year. Students in this program learn the knowledge, skills, and tools to function as effective managers and leaders in healthcare organizations. Specifically, graduates will be able to:

• Analyze the complex healthcare system across critical domains and scales.
• Apply analytic frameworks to complex and ambiguous environments to create evidence-informed recommendations.
• Use awareness of self and others to lead and manage in complex organizations.
• Communicate with clarity and brevity, as appropriate to the audience and content.

The curriculum consists of 63 credits of courses and is arranged in thematic categories: Healthcare System, Leadership, Operations and Quality, Business and Financial Planning, and Application Projects and Capstone. Courses balance theory and knowledge with practical application.  Healthcare is thoroughly integrated throughout the curriculum; however, where appropriate, attention will be called to best practices in other industries that could be beneficial in healthcare.  Faculty are a blend of OHSU and PSU faculty and healthcare practitioners.  The student cohort is comprised of individuals in roles across the healthcare spectrum, including those serving in direct patient care capacities as well as those in administration; students represent large and small healthcare systems, clinics, government, biotech industry, pharmaceuticals, research, medical device companies, and many more.

Curriculum offered through OHSU: