Health Sector

Management Program

The health sector is undergoing transformational growth and change, offering compelling opportunities and challenges for emerging managers and leaders. With the Health Sector Management Program (HSM), founded in 1972, we prepare students for leadership roles throughout the health industry, including bio-technology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, health information technology, health systems management, consulting, and public policy.

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Program Aim

• To provide a strong education in the fundamentals of leadership and management as embodied in the Boston University MBA
  
• To provide courses tailored to the unique issues, skills, and content relevant to filling key management roles in the broad and expanding health sector:

To equip students with the skills, credibility, contextual understanding, and contacts to obtain desirable positions reflecting their particular areas of interest.

Mark Allan is the faculty director of the Health Sector Management Program and teaches several courses each year.

In the News

• Prof. Mark Allan presents at AUPHA '08 on "Teaching Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Health Sector”
• Prof. Mark Allan tells the Boston Business Journal why “Tomorrow’s Health Care Leaders Require Support Today.”
• Video: Business trends, care implications, and innovation in the health sector
• Slide Show: India Field Seminar 2009: Bringing MBA Students Face-to-Face with Global Forces in the Health Sector