Director of Executive Education
Mariya Thompson, mariya.thompson@cornell.edu
Overview
The Executive Master of Health Administration program consists of 36.5 credits over 18 months, delivered through online and residential experiences. The curriculum covers fundamental health care management competencies and theories, and offers electives in leadership, strategy, design, and the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors among others. The curriculum includes two intensive session’s on-campus in Ithaca and a biennial health care innovation trek to Boston that brings together two Executive Master of Health Administration cohorts and the Sloan Master of Health Administration residential students. A capstone project, where students work with executive mentors to apply their coursework to a work project deemed strategically important by their organization, completes the program’s academic requirements. All courses have been developed by Cornell faculty and are supported by Executives-in-Residence who mentor students in their capstone projects.
Students
The Executive Master of Health Administration program is delivered as a cohort model designed for working professionals. Students learn 80% online, with two week-long sessions on Cornell University’s campus in Ithaca, NY and one weekend session in Boston.
Executive Master of Health Administration students are required to have at least five years of experience. Typical experience in a cohort ranges from five to thirty-five years with an average of approximately fourteen years. U.S.-based and international students represent a broad array of healthcare organizations and functions including hospitals and health systems, health insurers, senior living and post-acute care organizations, private practices, consultancies, and the government, among others.
Students are supported in their professional development by their Executives-In-Residence, through hosted sessions throughout the program, by a Sloan Assistant Director with a focus on career services and by an engaged Sloan alumni network.
Program Details and Policies
- Part-time, 18-month program accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Health Management education (CAHME)
- 36.5 credits required to graduate
- 30.5 core credits and 6 elective credits
- Students take 6 or more credits each semester, qualifying for financial aid
- Students need a 2.5 GPA for graduation and cannot received any grade below a C- in a required course-students who receive below a C- in two or more courses in a semester may be asked to take a leave of absence
Core Courses (30.5 credits)
Online
Ithaca, NY Courses
Field Course
Elective Areas of Study (7 credits)
Students may select from approved elective courses, some possible areas of study include:
- Advanced Leadership
- Biotech and Pharmaceutical Management
- Danish Health Care System (study abroad)
- Design Thinking
- Digital Transformation
- Diversity and Inclusion
- Disruptive Innovation in Health Care: Incumbent Response
- Process Thinking
- Senior Living
- Service Excellence
- Six Sigma
- Startup Funding