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MBA Healthcare Leadership Concentration

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Lead with purpose. Transform healthcare. Drive impact.

The healthcare industry is evolving rapidly-with new technologies, regulatory shifts, and complex organizational challenges reshaping how care is delivered and managed. The MBA concentration in Healthcare Leadership at the Mitchell College of Business prepares professionals to navigate this transformation with confidence and clarity.

Designed for those working in-or aspiring to lead within-healthcare systems, insurance organizations, pharmaceutical companies, and medical technology firms, this concentration blends advanced business knowledge with real-world healthcare insight. Offered collaboratively by the Mitchell College of Business and the College of Medicine, it empowers leaders to make informed, ethical, and strategic decisions that move healthcare forward.

Why Choose This Concentration?

The Healthcare Leadership concentration equips professionals to:

  • Lead and manage transformational change in healthcare organizations.
  • Navigate crisis and uncertainty with strategic focus.
  • Understand the financial, regulatory, and operational forces shaping the healthcare landscape.
  • Apply leadership principles that strengthen teams, systems, and outcomes across the industry.

This interdisciplinary approach helps professionals become adaptive leaders capable of driving innovation, improving efficiency, and advancing patient and organizational success.

Career Impact

Graduates are prepared for advancement in:

  • Hospital and clinical administration
  • Health system leadership
  • Insurance and healthcare operations
  • Pharmaceutical and medical device management
  • Consulting and policy development
  • Academic or healthcare education leadership

Coursework

Students complete three specialized courses (3 credit hours each):

  • Leading and Managing Transformations in Healthcare – Explore how to lead innovation and change across healthcare organizations.
  • Leading in Times of Crisis – Strengthen your ability to guide teams and organizations through uncertainty and high-pressure environments.
  • Healthcare Leadership Capstone – Apply strategic, analytical, and ethical decision-making to complex healthcare challenges.

Take the Next Step

If you’re ready to shape the future of healthcare—whether from the hospital floor, the executive suite, or the boardroom—the MBA concentration in Healthcare Leadership provides the skills, perspective, and confidence to lead lasting change.