Mini-MBA in Healthcare
Mini-MBA in Healthcare
Online Certificate
The Mini-MBA in Healthcare certificate provides healthcare professionals with the training and skills to navigate the business of healthcare and to thrive during turbulent times. In this innovative online 12-week program, world-leading faculty, top executives and champion athletes teach the fundamentals of performance, resilience and leadership.
Duration:
12 weeks
Price:
$4,995
CEUs:
24
Partner:
Building Tomorrow's Healthcare Champions
Healthcare has shifted from a ‘practice of medicine’ mindset to a ‘business of healthcare’ approach and the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the way we work and live. This means that today’s health leaders need to be more business savvy than ever before — all while inspiring a resilient work environment that their teams can not only survive in but thrive in.
Our Mini-MBA in Healthcare helps modern health leaders achieve greatness for the future of healthcare — because champions take many forms.
Three
champion athletes who are Olympic medal and Super Bowl-winning top performers give insights into excelling under pressure and gaining a winning mindset.Twelve
academic specialists from the University of Arizona’s Eller Executive Education and Eller College of Management develop and present high-quality learning content.96%
of graduates attribute their job advancement to our Mini-MBA in Healthcare program.24 CEUs
are awarded upon graduation, allowing nurses to meet their CE requirementsA New Kind of Business Program to Push Limits
Today’s health leaders need to have more diversified knowledge than ever before. They need an industry-specific understanding of economics and business, policy and ethics and decision-making — all while continuing to sharpen their interpersonal skills. Eleven passionate and highly-qualified academic experts from the University of Arizona’s Eller Executive Education and Eller College of Management condensed research-based content of an MBA level into 12 weeks so that you can gain a healthcare-specific business foundation in a short time without sacrificing depth.
In an innovative approach, the curriculum features different kinds of champions: two-time Super Bowl champion Max Starks, four-time track and field Olympic medal winner Ato Boldon and two-time shot put Olympic medal winner John Godina. These professional athletes bring their unique perspectives to achieving greatness on the job, overcoming failure while pursuing perfection and performing under pressure.
Learner Outcomes
- Build confidence as a leader to advocate for yourself, your team and patients
- Confidently and fluently communicate about aspects of healthcare business administration
- Exercise your own mindset, and influence the mindset of others, to achieve greatness
System Outcomes
- Elevate team effectiveness and achieve optimal organizational performance
- Enable better patient care, satisfaction, safety and reduced medical errors
- Teach rising leaders to integrate foundational theory in economics, finance, accounting and operations into healthcare business practice with confidence
- Empower rising leaders to make strategic decisions that enhance the performance of themselves and others
Learner FAQs
Shared Common Competencies
- Leadership
- Communication
- Quality and Patient Experience
- Mental Health, Substance Abuse
- Resilience
- Cultural Engagement
Specialty Areas Supported
Unit-Specific Pathways
- MedSurg-Tele
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Acute Rehabilitation Unit (ARU)
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
- Emergency Room (ER)
- Labor & Delivery (L&D)
- Mother Baby Care (MBC)
- Operating Room (OR)
- Cath Lab
- Hospice
- Behavioral Health
- Critical Access Hospitals
Specific MedSurg Competencies
- Surgical Care
- Integumentary
- Respiratory
- Hematology
- Cardiovascular
- Gastrointestinal
- Renal
- Endocrine
- Neurological
FAQs
We are your partners from start to finish. View this FAQ for more information on who brings what to the table.
Curriculum
- Unit 1: Tensions and Dilemmas Facing Healthcare: The Forces of Healthcare Economics (with Keith Joiner, MD)
- Unit 2: Drive Performance Through High-Impact Business Strategy (with Joe Carella, PhD)
- Unit 3: Delivering Value Through World-Class Operations (with Robert H. Owen, MBA)
- Unit 4: Gain a Competitive Edge Through Strategic Human Capital Management (with Elizabeth McClean)
- Unit 5: Leveraging Budgets for Better Healthcare (with Ann McGrath)
- Unit 6: Financial Management for High Performance (with Aamir Khan, PhD)
- Unit 7: Strong, Agile Organizations: Thriving in Change (with Diza Sauers)
- Unit 8: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Practice (with Lehman Benson III, PhD)
- Unit 9: Change the Game: The Science of Influence (with Nathan Podsakoff, PhD)
- Unit 10: Design Thinking: From Starting Blocks to Finish Line (with Mark Peterson, PhD)
- Unit 11: The Heart of a Champion: Resilience and Awareness (with Deborrah Himsel)
- Unit 12: Executing Your Game Plan: From Insight to Action (Capstone with Joe Carella, PhD, and Nicholas Tobey, MSOD)
Learner Outcomes
Our Mini-MBA in Healthcare prepares today’s healthcare professionals for modern healthcare business administration. Among other skills, graduates will learn to:
- Integrate foundational theory in economics, finance, accounting, and operations into healthcare business practice with confidence
- Utilize cash, human capital, other resources, and their flow to impact positive change in their healthcare organization
- Confidently and fluently communicate about aspects of healthcare business administration with all levels and units in their organization
- Make strategic decisions that enhance the performance of themselves and others
- Exercise their mindset, and influence the mindset of others, to achieve greatness
- Apply modern tools of business administration to solve real challenges and win in an increasingly competitive healthcare environment
Who Should Study This Program?
The Mini-MBA in Healthcare is an opportunity for healthcare professionals wanting to grow their career into higher-level positions of management, further their understanding of the business of healthcare, and learn tactics to apply leadership skills to harness productivity and build resilient and sustainable workplaces.
Professionals who will benefit most from this certificate are:
- Administrative professionals who are early in their careers and looking to move up into management and leadership positions in the field of healthcare
- Clinical technicians who plan to transition out of bedside and clinical work to managerial and leadership roles and are looking to have a better understanding of business administration
- Healthcare professionals considering applying for a full MBA program who wish to sample aspects of a full degree before fully committing
Don’t see yourself in the above-mentioned roles? We recommend that you inquire with us to discuss your unique situation with your dedicated Enrollment Advisor.
Learner Experience
- Social: Engage and network with fellow learners
- Relevant: Developed with experienced healthcare leaders and world-class athletes
- Guided: Expert nursing instructors give you guidance and feedback
- Asynchronous: Study on your own schedule
- Bite-sized: 4 hours of study per week
- Compassionate: Focuses on resilience and mental health
John Godina, Mini-MBA in Senior Living
Three-time World Championship winner and two-time Olympic medal winner in the shot put
I opened and owned multiple fitness and sports training businesses since my retirement as an athlete. What is critical is knowing the processes of moving from one industry to another. By bringing the sports perspective into this Mini-MBA, we want to help people understand the nuances of the mental approach, the processes of goal setting, and the experiences around recovery. It provides a knowledge base that helps a medical provider transition into the business aspects of healthcare.
Ato Bolden
Four-Time Olympic Medal Winner in Track and Field
Quite frankly, if it’s been done before, I’m not that interested. When I heard the concept and I saw how unique an approach this was to a Mini-MBA in Healthcare, to infuse knowledge from sports, I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of. I’m here because I feel like this is something that's not been done before.
Max Starks IV
Two-Time Super Bowl Champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers
I wanted to be involved with this program because I knew how important gaining these skills was for myself as an athlete transitioning to a new profession. You need to find resources and tools that will help you take your career from one transition to the next. This Mini-MBA is an opportunity to help people attain more and build the character, skills, and resiliency to make that change.
John Godina, Mini-MBA in Senior Living
Three-time World Championship winner and two-time Olympic medal winner in the shot put
I opened and owned multiple fitness and sports training businesses since my retirement as an athlete. What is critical is knowing the processes of moving from one industry to another. By bringing the sports perspective into this Mini-MBA, we want to help people understand the nuances of the mental approach, the processes of goal setting, and the experiences around recovery. It provides a knowledge base that helps a medical provider transition into the business aspects of healthcare.
Ato Bolden
Four-Time Olympic Medal Winner in Track and Field
Quite frankly, if it’s been done before, I’m not that interested. When I heard the concept and I saw how unique an approach this was to a Mini-MBA in Healthcare, to infuse knowledge from sports, I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of. I’m here because I feel like this is something that's not been done before.
Learn to Give It Your Best Shot… Every Single Time
How do you channel years of training into a top performance when it matters most? How do you overcome failure? How do you deal with pressure when the whole world is watching you? This program features inspiring insights from three renowned athletes to answer these questions.
Two-time Super Bowl champion Max Starks, four-time Olympic medal winner Ato Boldon, and two-time Olympic medal winner John Godina will speak to topics including setting goals on the path to success; gaining a winning mind and the heart of a champion; performing under the lights; pursuing perfection and reaching your pinnacle; becoming a motivating force to inspire teams that dominate; identifying opportunities for innovation; and overcoming adversity and coming back from defeat.
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About Eller Executive Education
Eller Executive Education is passionate about disrupting traditional executive education. By exploring the latest science in leadership development, modern business management theory, and contemporary learning design, they help organizations in over 93 global locations discover new ways to lead, manage, and innovate. Eller Executive Education is the fastest progressing executive education provider and holds a No. 5 ranking in the U.S. and No. 15 ranking globally for Customized Executive Education in the Financial Times Executive Education Ranking 2019.