MBA Opens Doors for Healthcare Administrators

Your career in healthcare is rewarding, and you're considering moving into administration. An MBA can provide the necessary business training for administrative positions providers, hospitals and clinics, and managed care organizations.

by Karen Lawson
karen.lawson@mba-business-schools.com
MBA Business Schools Columnist

Your background in healthcare can be the first step toward a career in the business of healthcare. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, candidates with experience in healthcare and an MBA or other graduate business training are preferred for many key positions. Career opportunities are expected to increase at a faster than average level through May 2014.

MBA Provides Multiple Career Choices

Your combination of medical experience and an MBA offers potential employers an appealing set of skills and knowledge. It’s important for managers and administrators to understand effective patient care and healthcare protocols. As a healthcare administrator, you’ll establish and oversee administrative policy for your organization, making day-to-day and long-range business decisions that impact patient care and satisfaction.

Depending on where you’re employed, you may work closely with healthcare providers like physicians and nurses, or administrators such as accountants and executive management. Whether you work in a doctor’s office or as part of a team in a huge healthcare system, an MBA can provide the business knowledge and analytical skills you’ll need in healthcare administration.

Highlights of Your MBA Program

Healthcare employers typically seek candidates with a broad range of work experience and education. Although some prefer to employ those with bachelor’s degrees in science, nursing, or healthcare administration, others prefer a liberal arts background with coursework in behavioral science and the humanities.

Your MBA program will probably include coursework in accounting, finance, economics, management, and organizational planning and marketing. If you’re ready for a change in your healthcare career, or want to enter the dynamic field of healthcare administration, an MBA degree can help you realize your goals.

Source

Bureau of Labor Statistics

About the Author

Karen Lawson is a freelance writer whose interests include post secondary education and healthcare topics. She holds BA and MA degrees in English from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Posted on January 12, 2007 at 1:41 PM

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