Mission Statement
The mission of the Department of Health Systems Management is to develop managers and leaders for health services and public health organizations through excellence in education. To achieve this mission, the Department’s faculty disseminates knowledge of health systems through teaching, writing, and professional practice. It advances knowledge of health systems through applied research and publication. Underpinning this mission is a Practitioner-Scholar Philosophy. This philosophy values using professional management and leadership experience as a guide in setting research and educational priorities. In striving to accomplish its mission, the Department recognizes the critical contributions of its stakeholders: the Department’s students, faculty, staff, alumni, health care providers, and University, as well as local, national, and international communities. Vision
We in the Department of Health Systems Management will be nationally and internationally recognized for the development of executive leaders to serve the complex needs of the health services industry. Our faculty will be well known for the quality and relevance of their scholarship and use of their research and service activities to enliven and enrich the educational programs. We will foster a collaborative culture that is intellectually stimulating, emotionally supportive, professionally challenging, and that encourages innovation and risk-taking. The individual and team contributions of faculty, staff, students, and alumni will be consistently and publicly rewarded, recognized, and celebrated. Values
The mission is based on the following values of the department: - A commitment to excellence in teaching and research;
- A commitment to a curriculum which links management theory and practice through close operational relationships with other organizations engaged in health care delivery and in the assessment and maintenance of health;
- A commitment to fostering an environment of diversity;
- A commitment to advancing critical thinking skills of students;
- A commitment to nourishing collegiality among faculty members across clinical, tenure, and research tracks as a means of ensuring equal status among all faculty and or enhancing the educational process for all faculty and students;
- A commitment to an environment of professionalism to promote learning, scholarly work, and to serve as an example for students of the Department;
- A commitment to advancing faculty and student understanding of health care cost, quality, and access.
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