Master’s Degrees
Master of Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
MS in Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
The USC Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy master’s program is conducted collaboratively with the Department of Economics, the Department of Preventive Medicine, and the Public Policy program of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development. Master’s students are trained to use pharmacoeconomics and assessment techniques in practical decision-making environments such as hospital pharmacies, managed-care pharmacies, third-party payers and government agencies.
A distinguishing characteristic of the USC Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy master’s program is the degree to which students are actively engaged in publishable research, either as the lead author or as a secondary author in collaboration with a faculty member.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Jeffrey McCombs
Director of Graduate Studies
Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Economics + Policy
University of Southern California
School of Pharmacy
3335 S. Figueroa St., Unit A, 101V
Los Angeles, CA 90089-7273
Phone: 213-821-7941
FAX: 213-740-3460
jmccombs@healthpolicy.usc.edu
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Master of Health Administration
Master of Health Administration (MHA) Program
Our healthcare system is undergoing profound change unlike any experienced before. Access, quality, and cost of healthcare are critical issues that affect all citizens, residents, and communities.
Healthcare and the healthcare industry – which account for more than 17 percent of the entire U.S. economy – involve complex and fast-moving developments in technology, economics, ethics, finance, policy, and management. Visionary and effective leadership is needed to improve management structures in a highly competitive, market-driven environment.
Tomorrow’s healthcare leaders must address such pressing issues as:
- How will we control healthcare costs as baby boomers become senior citizens and medical technology continues to advance?
- How will healthcare dollars be allocated across generations?
- How can we measure quality of care?
- How can we assure that all U.S. residents have access to healthcare?
As the delivery system changes, career opportunities abound. The field needs leaders and managers – in hospitals, health plans, medical practices, health-related enterprises, and community health organizations – who have the passion, knowledge, and skills to shape the future of healthcare.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Mike Nichol
Director of Graduate Programs in Health
Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Econ. & Policy
University of Southern California
School of Pharmacy
3335 S. Figueroa St., Unit A, 101V
Los Angeles, CA 90089-7273
Phone: 213-821-2355
FAX: 213-740-3460
mnichol@usc.edu
