Examination of specific issues in medical and healthcare ethics involving clinical, legal, professional responsibilities and decision making. The use of economic theory to understand problems of organization, delivery and financing of healthcare services with emphasis on the shift toward a market economy and the application of economic principles and tools of economic analysis useful to the healthcare manager. The student must complete a minimum of 300 hours of managerial or administrative work under the tutelage of a healthcare administrator and will complete a specific project given by the professor of the seminar associated with the internship. The practicum consists of a 3-credit group consulting project related to an area of healthcare administration or management. The practicum typically requires the writing of a management report and the delivery of an oral presentation for the subject organization.
All work is completed under faculty supervision.