Online Master of Clinical & Healthcare Operations Management

Healthcare is a constantly-evolving, dynamic field, with new challenges and opportunities being created each day. A specialized degree such as a master’s in clinical and healthcare operations management helps students understand the industry and its developments. Many universities offer online master’s programs in healthcare management, thus helping working professionals take their careers to the next level while studying at their own pace.

An MS in clinical and healthcare operations generally comprises 30 to 36 credits and can be completed in two years. The coursework typically includes topics such as human resource development, finance for healthcare, clinical informatics, long-term care management, and leadership in a healthcare organization. Students are introduced to the day-to-day challenges that healthcare organizations face and how they can overcome these in an ethical way. They are also encouraged to reduce business expenses, develop new administrative plans, and bring about an overall positive transformation in their organization.

This article examines exceptional online master’s programs in clinical and healthcare management and three notable faculty members teaching them.

Professors to Know in Clinical & Healthcare Operations Management

  • Leslie Davidson, PhD, MA, BA, MSe The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences

    Dr. Leslie F. Davidson is the chair of the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership and associate professor of clinical research and leadership at George Washington University. She teaches courses in the occupational therapy and translational health sciences programs. Before she joined George Washington University, she taught at Shenandoah University.


    Dr. Davidson is a member of professional organizations such as the American Medical Association and the American Occupational Therapy Association. She has published her work in top journals such as the American Journal of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. She earned her PhD from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, her MSe from John Hopkins University, her MA from New York University, and her BA from Indiana University.

     

  • S. Kingsley Gnanendran, PhD, BS, MEng The University of Scranton

    Dr. S. Kingsley Gnanendran is a professor of operations management and director of the online MBA program at the University of Scranton. He teaches or has taught courses in the areas of inventory and production planning, management science, database applications development, and supply chain and logistics management. Presently, his research revolves around the application of optimization modeling to supply chains.

     

    Dr. Gnanendran is a member of professional organizations such as INFORMS (The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences) and APICS (The Association for Operations Management). Professor Gnanendaran's work has been featured in respected journals such as the European Journal of Operational Research, the SIAM Journal of Discrete Mathematics, and the International Journal of Production Economics. He completed his PhD at the University of Tennessee, his MEng at The Asian Institute of Technology, and his BS at the University of Sri Lanka.

     

  • Christopher Myers, PhD, BS Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

    Dr. Christopher Myers is an associate professor in the management and organization discipline and the faculty director of the Center for Innovative Leadership at the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School. Some of the courses he teaches or has taught include foundations of leadership and management, leadership development expedition, and high-reliability leadership, among others. Before joining Johns Hopkins University, he worked at Harvard University and the University of Michigan. His research focuses on leadership development, healthcare organizations, learning & knowledge management, and organizational behavior.

     

    Dr. Myers’s work has been featured in prominent journals such as the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the Journal of Applied Psychology, and Academic Medicine. He received his PhD from the University of Michigan and a BS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

     

Farheen Gani
Farheen Gani
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Farheen Gani has written many how-to career, online program, and scholarship guides related to master of healthcare administration degrees since 2018. Some guides she has written include online healthcare management programs, master's in regulatory science programs, and health administration scholarships. She writes about healthcare, technology, education, and marketing. Her work has appeared on websites such as Tech in Asia and Foundr, as well as top SaaS blogs such as Zapier and InVision. You can connect with her on LinkedIn and Twitter (@FarheenGani).

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