黑洞社区

Mission:
The Health Management Program prepares students to be essential drivers in health administration, public health or aging-related careers. 

Vision:
To be the premier health management program educating the next generation of change agents.鈥� 

Values:
Leadership,鈥疩uality, Dedication, Equity, Collaboration, Service 

1. Communication: Communicate healthcare information, in oral and written forms using appropriate media tailored to specific audiences. 
2. Analytic Assessment: Use healthcare information for analysis and decision making. 鈥�鈥� 
3. Healthcare Policy and Administration: Describe the evolution of the healthcare system and roles and issues across local, national, and global health systems.鈥� 
4. Evidence Based Practice and Quality Improvement: Demonstrate how to connect and use data to promote, protect and assure improved health outcomes and knowledge.鈥� 
5. Leadership and Management: Exhibit an understanding of healthcare leadership, management, and policy, using systems thinking.鈥� 
6. Health Equity and Justice: Describe social, behavioral, cultural, and environmental factors that impact health. 
7. Professionalism: Demonstrate a commitment to professionalism, ethics, stewardship and lifelong learning in healthcare.

Program Goal 1: Prepare students to be leaders in healthcare management

Program Goal 2: Foster a high-quality academic experience for BSHM Students.

Program Goal 3: Engage students in professional experiences.

• Fall, spring entry.
• The BSHM program can be completed in a hybrid format, combining asynchronous online and in-person courses, or fully online. 
• Can be completed in two (2) years.

• Accommodates flexible study plans including full-time, part-time, with a combination of hybrid courses offered during the day and asynchronous online  classes. The program can be completed fully online, with the offical major option expected in Spring 2025. 

• Minimum GPA for admission 2.00.

Students will choose one of the following concentrations for further study in the major. 

• Aging Studies (choose one option)
  • General aging studies
  • Senior living management
• Health administration
• Health science
• Public health

The current course rotation for the Bachelor of Science in Health Management allows students to develop their plan of study based on the course formats of their preference:

• HYB1 - Hybrid instruction combining various methods including in-person and online; more than 25% in-person instruction. 
• OLA - Online asynchronous instruction via internet only.
• OLS - Online synchronous instruction via internet at required days/times.
• TCI - 100% In-person instruction.

Students are required to complete a 160-hour practicum (). The practicum typically takes place in the final semester of the health management program. Students should enroll in PHS 494 Health Management Practicum Preparation two (2) semesters prior to enrollment in PHS 495 Practicum. 

Students enrolled in the fully online BSHM program pay in-state tuition regardless of where they live, making it an affordable option.The overall tuition and fees will vary depending on how many semesters it takes to graduate and how many credit hours needed to complete in the program.

As part of the BSHM program, students can utilize prior credit for educational and work experience to decrease the overall cost of the degree.

 

• Acquire leadership skills. Build personal and professional leadership, analytic and administrative skills that allow you to serve in a leadership capacity necessary for entry-level managerial positions in the health care sector.
• Gain hands-on experience. Gain firsthand experience through local community initiatives while completing a practicum in a local healthcare organization.
• Establish a network in professional field.  Establish relationships within a spectrum of local health care services such as acute care medicine, public and community health, and long-term care.
• American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE). The health management program is a member of the ACHE Higher Education Network.
• Dual/Accelerated Bachelor's to Masters options. Earn your master's degree in less time by taking advantage of a dual/accelerated bachelor's to master's degree in the areas of health administration or aging studies.
• Caring professors. Compassionate, experienced and student focused faculty. 
• Applied Learning Portfolio. Professional development activities are required to provide applied experiences beyond the classroom. Provides a structure to build experiential reflections and educational outcomes, both of which will provide you an edge as you prepare your resume. Evidence of completed activities along with written entry for each activity is required. 
• Departmental Honors. In-depth exploration of the research area of your choice, one-on-one faculty mentorship and collaboration in scholarly activities.
• HEALTH Student Association . Involvement with HEALTH provides the opportunity to make a difference in your community and provides leadership opportunities. 

The healthcare industry offers diverse management roles in both healthcare delivery organizations and supporting entities. Entry-level positions include supervisors, section heads, department managers, or managing directors in larger and smaller organizations. For those aiming for executive leadership, the dual accelerated bachelor's-to-master's in health administration is an option. The field promises significant career growth (28%), with faster-than-average job growth expected from 2022 to 2032, as per the ().

• The median wage for all medical and health services managers in 2023 is $110,680 per year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $67,900, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $216,750.*  
• The median wage for all health education specialists and community health workers in 2023 is $62,860 per year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $39,630, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $107,920.*

Location and type of job will also play a key role in the amount you are able to earn upon graduation.

Our extensive network of alumni serve throughout Kansas and beyond in various health care sectors including, hospitals and health systems, medical practice management, long term care, insurance, electronic health records management and public service.

*Median wage data are from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

Visit the Health Management Alumni Directory to view what program alumni are doing with their degree. 

While 黑洞社区 participates in the  (NC-SARA), 黑洞社区 has limited authorization to offer internship, field experience, clinical placement, or practica in the state of Colorado due to the  (the 鈥淎ct.鈥�) The Act requires students to be covered by workers鈥� compensation insurance when completing an unpaid internship, field experience, clinical placement, or practica within the state of Colorado. The Act requires the institution sponsoring the student (黑洞社区) to either: (1) insure the student through the institution鈥檚 workers鈥� compensation policy; or (2) work with the host site to negotiate a reasonable level of compensation to the host site for the host site鈥檚 expense of providing workers鈥� compensation insurance for the student. 黑洞社区 is not permitted, under Kansas law, to add students to 黑洞社区鈥檚 institutional workers鈥� compensation policy. And while some Colorado host sites are willing to work with 黑洞社区 and/or individual students to ensure coverage through the Colorado host site or through a private carrier, this is not guaranteed. The Act does not allow students to purchase their own insurance for workers鈥� compensation.

Students enrolled in either online or on-campus programs cannot be placed in on-ground internships, field experiences, clinical placements, or practica in the State of Colorado without the appropriate workers鈥� compensation in place. For questions please contact Dr. Amber Anderson or Dr. Brett Bruner.