Online Executive MHA Programs (5 Years of Professional Experience Required)

Experienced healthcare professionals looking to advance into leadership, management, or executive positions may want to consider enrolling in an executive master of healthcare administration (EMHA) program online. These programs are designed for senior managers, directors, and executives with five or more years of experience and help prepare graduates to lead better healthcare organizations from executive positions in the clinical, public, and corporate sectors.
These programs offer advanced, cross-disciplinary instruction in leadership, marketing, epidemiology, operations management, economics, and quality control, among other areas. In addition, by providing courses online, on-campus requirements are minimized, enabling busy working professionals to advance their knowledge and skills during times of their choosing and without having to relocate.

That said, some executive MHA programs schedule periodic symposiums where classmates in a specific cohort get together either in person or in a real-time (synchronous) online meeting area to interact and learn, leveraging one another’s experience.

Discover what to expect from an online EHMA program, including typical admissions requirements, duration, curricula, tuition, exceptional faculty members, and other features.

Professors to Know in Schools with Online EHMA Programs

  • Judith Bentkover, PhD

    Dr. Judith Bentkover is a Critical Challenge Project Adviser for the executive master of healthcare leadership program at Brown University. She’s also a professor of health services, policy, and practice in the School of Public Health. Notably, she was the first executive and academic director of the executive master of healthcare leadership program.

    As the former President and CEO of Innovative Health Solutions, a consulting firm providing research and strategic analysis to healthcare manufacturers, providers, and payers, Dr. Bentkover has worked throughout Europe and Asia, earning considerable experience and knowledge of various healthcare systems.

  • Leonard H. Friedman, PhD

    Dr. Leonard Friedman is a lecturer and program director at MHA@GW. Prior to joining the faculty at GWU, Dr. Friedman was a professor in the Department of Public Health and coordinator of health management and policy programs at the University of Oregon.

    During a long career in academia, Dr. Friedman explored organizational responses to cataclysmic events, system approaches to reducing medical errors, and the roots of organizational excellence in healthcare. Over the years, Professor Friedman has taught classes in healthcare management, organizational theory and behavior in healthcare, healthcare law and regulation, strategic management, and leadership in healthcare organizations.

  • Margaret S. Thomas, MHA

    Margaret S. Thomas is an assistant professor in health policy and management at UNC, where she has taught for more than 16 years. Ms. Thomas teaches financial management, leadership, governance, and strategy for the executive MHA and the DrPH programs at UNC.

    An alumnus of UNC, Thomas earned her MHA in 2000. In addition to her work at UNC, Thomas serves on the board of a Georgia public health advisory non-profit and provides consulting services to the boards of professional services firms, healthcare entities, and other nonprofits.

Rachel Drummond, MEd
Rachel Drummond, MEd
Writer

As a contributor on MHAOnline, Rachel Drummond has brought her expertise in education and mindfulness to the healthcare management field since 2019. She writes about integrating innovation into healthcare administration, emphasizing the importance of mental and physical well-being for effective leadership and decision-making in the fast-paced world of healthcare management.

Rachel is a writer, educator, and coach from Oregon. She has a master’s degree in education (MEd) and has over 15 years of experience teaching English, public speaking, and mindfulness to international audiences in the United States, Japan, and Spain. She writes about the mind-body benefits of contemplative movement practices like yoga on her blog, inviting people to prioritize their unique version of well-being and empowering everyone to live healthier and more balanced lives.

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