Singh D A, Stoskope C H, Ciesla J R
School of Business, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104, USA.
J Health Adm Educ. 1996 Fall;14(4):401-14.
Based on a survey of the departments of health services administration in accredited schools of public health, this study presents (1) a profile of the M.P.H. and M.H.A. (and similar) programs concentrating in health administration, and (2) a comparison of the M.P.H. and M.H.A. degrees. All 27 schools currently accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) are represented in this research. The curriculum from each school was broken down and classified into eight components: (1) epidemiology, (2) statistics, (3) accounting/finance, (4) management theory, (5) management application, (6) public health policy, (7) electives, and (8) other. That the M.H.A. programs compared to the M.P.H. programs, have higher course requirements to furnish skills in business management and quantitative/analytical areas is the main hypothesis tested. Statistically significant differences were found in seven of the eight curriculum components for M.P.H. and M.H.A. degrees. Overall, the M.H.A. degree was found to be more rigorous in applied management and analytical courses. Implications and recommendations are discussed.
基于对经认可的公共卫生学院卫生服务管理系的一项调查，本研究呈现了：（1）专注于卫生管理的公共卫生硕士（M.P.H.）和卫生管理硕士（M.H.A.）（及类似）项目的概况；（2）公共卫生硕士学位和卫生管理硕士学位的比较。本研究涵盖了目前由公共卫生教育委员会（CEPH）认可的所有27所学校。每所学校的课程被分解并归类为八个组成部分：（1）流行病学；（2）统计学；（3）会计/财务；（4）管理理论；（5）管理应用；（6）公共卫生政策；（7）选修课；（8）其他。本研究检验的主要假设是，与公共卫生硕士项目相比，卫生管理硕士项目在提供商业管理和定量/分析领域技能方面有更高的课程要求。在公共卫生硕士和卫生管理硕士学位的八个课程组成部分中的七个中发现了具有统计学意义的差异。总体而言，发现卫生管理硕士学位在应用管理和分析课程方面要求更严格。文中还讨论了相关影响和建议。
