Master of Health Administration
Experiential Learning at Iowa
A hallmark of an Iowa graduate is their ability to “hit the ground running” when entering their first position upon graduation. Beginning in the second semester of study, the Department’s coursework provides students with individual and group learning experiences in various health care settings including hospitals, physician group practices, community clinics and managed care organizations. Chief among these organizations is the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC).
The new College of Public Health building is located near UIHC, which is one of the nation’s largest university-owned teaching hospitals. U.S. News and World Report has ranked UIHC as one of the nation’s premier hospitals for fourteen consecutive years. Unique among graduate level health management education programs are the extraordinary learning opportunities afforded to its students by UIHC and its senior executives who are dedicated to the students’ development, teaching various graduate courses and providing work-based project opportunities.
Opportunities may include: OR observations, autopsy viewing, rotations through clinical areas, Graduate Research Assistantships.