Executive MBA in Health Management & Policy

Objective

The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the need for health care leaders equipped to solve complex operational issues while harnessing opportunities for innovation. Miami Herbert’s Health Executive MBA program (HEMBA) prepares executives and other health care professionals to meet that challenge.

With its distinguished business faculty, close ties to UHealth and the University of Miami’s medical school, and partnerships with health care leaders worldwide, HEMBA offers a rich learning experience that positions graduates for new leadership roles and career paths across health care.

Who's It For?

The program teaches diverse business applications as well as broad strategic and readily applicable perspectives to those in mid to senior level positions who wish to expand their knowledge of management and administration and excel as a leader in the health care industry.

Program Type
Specialized Masters

Location
On Campus

Duration
1-2 years

Time Commitment
Full Time

Start Date
Jan 25

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Healthcare Executive MBA

Differentiators

The health care industry is rapidly growing, approaching 20 percent of the U.S. economy. Health care executives and professionals face the need to understand where business meets health care to successfully navigate critical challenges, influence policy advocacy, and lead value-based solutions, thus advancing the business of health care while transforming the lives they touch.

#1

Health Care Management Program

U.S. News & World Report ranks our Health Executive MBA as the No. 1 Health Care Management program in Florida and among the top 20 Best Health Care Management programs in the nation.

Membership

Part of a global network of colleges, universities, faculty, individuals and organizations dedicated to the improvement of health care delivery through excellence in healthcare management and policy education.

Accredited

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Six Sigma Champion Certificate

Students graduate with Six Sigma Champion Certification – for quality and process improvement strategies used in health care organizations around the world.

CAHME Mentorship Circle

An honor reserved for university programs that excel within CAHME to mentor other universities seeking accreditation.

1 of 6

In the Nation

The only program in Florida, and one of only six nationwide, with BAHM membership and AACSB and CAHME accreditation.

Membership

BAHM is a collaborative nonprofit organization, comprised of the country’s most prestigious business schools

25

Credits

Medical doctors can apply for 25 AMA PRA Category 1 credits.

15

Years

Health Executive MBA students have an average of 15 years of work experience when entering the program.

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It’s not just about what you learn. It’s who you learn with.

When you graduate from Miami Herbert, you join a diverse community of 45,000+ business leaders around the world. Alumni employers include:

AvMed
Baptist Health South Florida
Boca Regional Hospital
Centurion, Inc.
Cherry Oak Senior Living, LLC
Delray Medical Center
Georgia Oral and Facial Surgery
GWU Medical Faculty Associates
Kendall Regional Medical Center
Kindred Healthcare
Memorial Healthcare System
Miami VA Hospital
Palmetto General Hospital
Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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In Their Own Words

Our Students

The Health Executive MBA brings together a wide variety of health care leaders, allowing you incomparable exposure to a diverse mixture of fields. Learn alongside clinicians, administrators, and health care industry professionals with unifying qualities — a passion for health care and a desire to lead and transform lives.

Alumna 2019

“I would recommend the Miami Herbert Business School to anyone looking to become a leader in their industry. Few programs can claim to have faculty members who are titans of industry, a cabinet member for President Clinton, Presidents and CEOs of leading health care organizations, etc.”

Sasha Davidson, M.D Healthcare Executive MBA

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Faculty

Our outstanding faculty are recognized worldwide for their teaching and cutting-edge research.

All Faculty

Michael French

Department Chair and Professor, Health Management and Policy Academic Director, Masters in Health Administration Program

Steven G. Ullmann

Professor, Health Management and Policy

Karoline Mortensen

Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy

Emma Boswell Dean

Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy

Why HEMBA? Taking you from Health Care Professional to Leader

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Meet Your Enrollment Advisor

Kim Migoya is the director of Graduate Business Admissions and Recruitment. Kim joined the University of Miami community in 2014. With over 10 years of higher education experience, Kim has a passion for guiding students through the admissions process and seeing candidates reach their full potential. She earned her MBA from Miami Herbert Business School in 2018. She describes the connections that she made with her peers and the growth of her network as the most memorable part of the MBA program.

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