Careers in Management and Health Policy
Program tracks within the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy develop analytical and critical thinking as well as effective management skills. Therefore, our students engage in a wide variety of potential career paths in both the private and public sectors. Recent Department of Health Care Organization and Policy MPH graduates have obtained entry-level jobs with:
- Price Waterhouse
- Brookwood Medical Center
- Health Partners
- Ohio Department of Human Services
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Santa Rosa Health Care
- Jefferson County Department of Health
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Aetna US Healthcare
- Alabama Department of Public Health
- U.S. Public Health Service
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Ernst & Young, LLP
| - United Health Care Corporation
- Alabama Medicaid
- Guidestar Health Systems, Inc.
- Heath Strategies, Inc.
- Alacare Home Health Services
- Premier Eye Health
- Legislative Fiscal Office
- Baxter Healthcare, Inc.
- Providence Hospital
- University of Texas Health Center
- VA Medical Center
- Medcath, Inc.
- KPMG
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Some positions currently held by recent graduates include:
- Senior Consultant
- Contract Administrator
- Regional Analyst
- Director of Financial Operations
- Business Development Associate
- Manager of Pharmacy Benefits
- Director of Quality Improvement
- Medical Staff Coordinator
- Director of Operations
- Vice President for Strategy
| - Director, HIV/AIDS Communication
- Pharmacy Director
- Fiscal Officer
- Practice Management
- Clinical Coordinator
- Program Manager
- Senior Staff Associate
- Director of Public Affairs
- Director, Region III Health Team
- Research Analyst in Health Care
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The program tracks within the Department of Health Care Organization and Policy also prepare students for further graduate studies and they are regularly admitted to advanced degree programs. After graduating from our programs, students have been admitted to:
- Harvard University
- USA School of Medicine
- University of Minnesota
- University of Alabama Medical School
- RAND Graduate School
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Tulane Law School
| - Medical College Virginia
- Samford University
- University of Miami
- University of Washington
- George Washington University
- Berne University
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