The Health Systems Management program prepares future managers and leaders who will improve the healthcare delivery services in diverse organizational settings worldwide. Students learn the fundamental areas of management of health services through coursework and practicum experience, preparing them for entry-level managerial roles in healthcare settings. Taking a systems approach, courses emphasize active management in planning, financing, implementing, evaluating, and maintaining complex systems.
Career paths of graduates:
Chief executive officers, physician executives, medical directors, preventive medicine physicians, consultants to healthcare organizations, group practice leaders, and senior management of health systems.
Please visit the university course catalog for degree program competencies, requirements, and model course schedules.
Other Elective Credits (10 credits)
- MD/MPH students receive 10 credits transferred from the Tulane SOM for successfully completing specific coursework with public health relevance.
Practicum (SPHL 9980)
All HPM MD/MPH students must complete a 200-hour field practicum during the MD/MPH Rotation, for which they will register in the SOM during their T3 or T4 year.
Integrative Learning Experience (SPHL 7950)
All students must complete an Integrative Learning Experience (ILE) (formerly culminating experience) that demonstrates the synthesis of foundational and concentration competencies.
MD/MPH students earning a MPH in Health Systems Management conduct a Public Health Analysis, typically between the end of T2 and T4 year.
Students applying to the Master of Public Health in Health Systems Management program must meet the school's general admission requirements.
MD/MPH Director: Rachael Ruiz Currier
MD/MPH Senior Program Coordinator: Taylor Schwab
MD/MPH HPM Faculty Advisor: Gene Beyt, MD, MS
Email: mdmph@tulane.edu
Phone: (504) 988-7055
