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Program pro praktiky v oboru managementu zdravotnictví a zdravotní politiky nabízí School for Social Policy and Management na Brandeis University v USA. Základním předpokladem pro udělení stipendia je minimálně dvouletá praxe v oboru. Detailní informace o programua a stipendiu následují.
Brandeis University The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
Master of Science in International Health Policy and Management
Striving for Equity in Health Systems through Effective Policy and Management
Application Deadline: January 31, 2004
The Master of Science in International Health Policy and Management (IHPM) Program is pleased to announce a competition in which a full tuition and fees scholarship will be awarded to an early to mid-career development professional with a demonstrated commitment to effective health policy and management. The Scholarship for this one-year degree begins in August 2004.
The M.Sc. Program is designed to train students to take on increasingly responsible roles in health policy planning, and in the management of policy and program implementation in health ministries and planning agencies, multilateral and bilateral development organizations, and NGOs. Students in this one-year program learn how to make the best use of policy analysis to determine which plans work, which are the most cost-effective, and which are sensitive to a country’s values and culture.
The IHPM Scholar will receive full tuition and fee remission for the 2004/2005 academic year. The scholarship does NOT cover airfare or any living expenses. Although nominations are encouraged from international and governmental development institutions and NGOs, self-nominations are accepted. Women, and candidates with experience in HIV/AIDS policy and education-related work, are especially encouraged to apply.
Nominators may fax (781-736-2774) or email (sidrecruit@brandeis.edu) a letter of nomination to the SID Admissions Office.
Applications (to be submitted by the applicant) should include:
A Letter of Interest in the IHPM Scholarship;
A completed SID Application Form (which can be downloaded from our website or submitted on-line);
A Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume;
A detailed Statement of Purpose describing your career objectives and work experience;
Three original letters of recommendation (at least one professional and one academic) on official letterhead sent directly to the SID Admissions Office from the recommenders. These letters must be accompanied by a Brandeis University Recommendation Form. (Faxed letters are acceptable to begin the review but originals are required before any offer of admission or award can be made.)
Original or certified true copies of transcripts from all university-level studies, sent directly to the SID Admissions Office from each university. (An unofficial transcript of university record is acceptable to begin consideration but the original is required to complete the application.) Transcripts in languages other than English must be accompanied by an official English translation.
An official TOEFL score report is required for international applicants.
Official GMAT or GRE scores are encouraged, but not required.
Detailed instructions on completing an SID application can be found in the Admissions section of the SID website.
To learn more about the SID Master of Science Program, please visit our website at http://heller.brandeis.edu/sid.
The Heller School is considered to be one of the top 10 schools of social policy in the United States.
Brandeis University is located outside of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Master of Science Degree in International Health Policy and Management
Improving health care is crucial for development but health care policy makers and managers face complex challenges with severely limited resources. The Master of Science Degree (M.Sc.) in International Health Policy and Management is designed to tackle these problems and teach skills necessary to design and implement effective programs.
A comprehensive understanding
The task of translating new policies in health care systems into successful programs often encounters barriers including weak management, or policy makers and managers who do not share a common understanding of desired health outcomes. The M.Sc. Program addresses the need to align policies, organizations and health outcomes.
In this rapidly globalizing arena, health care policy makers and managers also need a comprehensive knowledge of the principles underlying the economics and management of health systems, resource mobilization, and allocation -- including issues of equity, cost effectiveness and efficiency, building public-private partnerships, and regulation. The M.Sc. Program prepares students to address these challenges by bringing together experts in the fields of international development, health financing and health systems.
Integrating learning with action
Bringing together planners and implementers, the M.Sc. Program facilitates shared learning to translate research into policy and action. And because the M.Sc. Program trains students in both policy and management, we address the critical gap that often exists between planning and implementation of health programs. Students learn how to make the best use of policy analysis to determine which plans work, which are the most cost-effective, and which are sensitive to a country’s values and culture. The M.Sc. Program provides the student not only with a conceptual framework, but the tools and techniques to engage in policy development and evaluation, and to manage implementation.
By bridging these gaps, recipients of this M.Sc. Degree are better equipped to meet such challenges as helping governments manage health care markets; dealing with the relationship between chronic illness, including HIV/AIDS, and macroeconomic growth; or managing the transition from diseases of poverty to those of higher income populations.
Who should apply?
The M.Sc. is designed to prepare early to mid-career professionals, who have at least two years of relevant experience working in low and middle income countries, or with the marginalized communities in high income countries, to play increasingly responsible roles in health policy planning and in the management of policy and program implementation in government health ministries and planning agencies, multilateral and bilateral development agencies, and in NGOs.
The M.Sc. community
Students matriculating in the M.Sc. Program will join over a hundred other early to mid-career professionals in the Sustainable International Development (SID) Programs cluster of degree offerings. SID students come from all over the world and form a close partnership each year working on problems of underdevelopment, marginalization, and project implementation.
The M.Sc. faculty
The M.Sc. Program is a joint undertaking of two major groups of scientists and faculty of The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University.
The Schneider Institute for Health Policy (SIHP) is an internationally recognized health care policy and research institution. Since its establishment in 1978, the Schneider Institute has conducted research, policy analysis, and technical assistance on issues of organization, delivery, regulation, and financing of the U.S. and selected international health care systems. In line with its collaborative approach in addressing health care system problems, the Institute works with other academic and health service research organizations, as well as with service delivery systems that serve as laboratories for demonstrating and testing new financial and delivery strategies. SIHP is the largest research and training center at Brandeis.
The Programs in Sustainable International
Development (SID) was founded in 1992. Its teaching and research programs have gained international recognition for their innovation in examining models of development for their achievements in reducing poverty and inequality, in raising quality of life, in enhancing the status of women, in advancing effective health care systems, and in conserving the biodiversity of fragile environments. SID seeks fresh thinking about complex relationships, bridging areas of concern reserved traditionally to scientists or social scientists, policy makers, human rights advocates, or development practitioners.
In addition, the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Program faculty group is participating in the M.Sc. curriculum and teaching. The M.B.A. Program prepares managers for leadership positions in organizations pursuing social missions, particularly in the health and human services, in nonprofit, public, and for-profit sectors.
The senior M.Sc. faculty combines academic expertise with practical knowledge. They have held senior positions in the highest level of government, are engaged in policy discussions and dialogue with multilateral and non-governmental organizations, and are successfully designing and implementing major health system innovations in the United States and throughout the world including low and middle-income countries. Their areas of expertise include:
1. Health care financing and resource mobilization
2. Provider payment including rate setting for services
3. Designing provider networks both for primary and hospital based care
4. Health information systems
5. Understanding the diffusion and adaptation of technology (including pharmaceuticals)
6. Policy analysis and dialogue to support health systems change
7. Development policy, poverty alleviation strategies, sustainable change.
8. Program and project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
M.Sc. program leaders
The Heller School has a distinguished faculty and research staff of over 100 persons. Students study or work with many faculty either in courses or on research projects. For a full listing of faculty and research staff, visit our web site.
Curriculum
The program is an intensive academic year from late August to a May graduation and incorporates intensive workshops and short seminars during winter break.
As a M.Sc. student, you are required to take twenty credits each semester. You must also take workshops during the winter break that include short two to three day sessions to build personal competencies useful to management including self-analysis of management style, interpersonal communications, exercises in delegating tasks or in mediating conflict. Participatory skill-building workshops complement classroom learning about health management and human resource management. The M.Sc. experience culminates in a Capstone Seminar in which students focus on a particular issue and apply the analytical and managerial skills that they are developing to a specific problem.
Policy and Management Tracks
The program offers two tracks: policy and management. Certain required courses are common to both and students study together. Other courses are required or electives for one track.
One of the hallmarks of The Heller School and of the M.Sc. curriculum is the interdisciplinary and integrative nature of its education programs.
Required courses that are common to both tracks include:
International Health System: Where are we and how did we get here?
Managing Policy and Practice Change in Health Systems: The Implementation Challenges
Health Financing for Developing Countries
World Health
Capstone Seminar
Additional required courses for the policy track include:
Intermediate and Advanced Statistics
Resource Allocation
National Health Accounts
Intermediate Economics
Additional required courses for the management track include:
Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Accounting and Financial Management
Strategic Management
Operations Management
Marketing
Students are also allowed to take approved electives from within The Heller School (including the M.A./SID, M.B.A., and Ph.D. programs), the Brandeis International Business School, The Brandeis School of Arts and Sciences, and the Boston-area Consortium of Universities.
Curriculum and course listings above are subject to change.
Criteria for Admission
Applicants are assessed for the following qualifications:
Demonstrated competencies in fundamentals of economics and statistics sufficient to engage in master’s level courses. See Summer Enrichment Program below.
Minimally two years of relevant work experience
TOEFL (English language proficiency examination)
Outstanding recommendations
Strong professional potential
Strong commitment to a career in health policy and management in low and middle income countries or in international agencies
A personal statement (see application for more details)
Official GRE or GMAT score is preferred but not required
Summer Enrichment Program
If otherwise outstanding applicants lack basic quantitative competencies in economics and statistics or need to improve their writing or computer skills, they may be required (at additional cost) to attend the Summer Enrichment Program prior to the formal start of M.Sc. program in late August. Students who are not required to attend the Summer Enrichment Program may voluntarily enroll to refresh or improve their competencies.
Additionally, an intensive English as a Second Language summer course is available at other universities in the Boston area.
Housing
Graduate student housing is generally only available for international students without families. Brandeis University’s housing office will provide assistance to others who seek to live off campus.
Financial Support
Visit our web site for more information on sources of support.
http://www.heller.brandeis.edu/sid/degree/financial_aid.asp
Brandeis University
Known for academic excellence since its founding in 1948, Brandeis is a private research university ranked in the top tier of the nation's universities. Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts approximately 10 miles from Boston and 8 miles from Cambridge on a park-like campus of 235 acres. Cambridge and Boston are easily accessible by the commuter rail and buses that stop at Brandeis.
Costs
Estimated Expenses
Academic Year 2004 – 2005
Following is a list of estimated expenses for the Master of Science degree. Please note that the amounts are based on actual amounts for the 2003 – 2004 academic year and are subject to change. Tuition rates and university fees for the academic year 2004 - 2005 will be set by the Brandeis Board of Trustees during their annual meeting and will be announced in June.
Academic Enrichment Summer
Year (if necessary)
Tuition $28,999 $1,700 / course
Mandatory fees $100 ----
Living expenses
(Room, Board) $10,000 $1,100 / month
Personal expenses
(Clothing, Laundry) $900 $300
Books and copies $600 $200
Mandatory medical
Insurance $1,3091 $205
Airfare See note2 ----
1. Required if student has no acceptable alternative health insurance coverage in the United States
2. Students should estimate round-trip airfare costs for both first and second year
How to apply
You can download application materials from the Admissions section of our website, http://www.heller.brandeis.edu/sid/degree/admissions.asp, or contact our Admissions Office at 781-736-2770 or email at sidrecruit@brandeis.edu.
Mr. James Sabourin, Assistant Director of Admissions
Programs in Sustainable International Development
Brandeis University / Mailstop 078
Post Office Box 549110
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
USA
TEL: 781-736-2770 FAX: 781-736-2774
Email: sidrecruit@brandeis.edu Website: http://heller.brandeis.edu/sid
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