Health Systems Management (onsite & online)

Program
Overview

Program Overview

Leading Healthcare Systems

At the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, the master's program in health systems management prepares graduates to supervise care and improve the quality and efficiency of the U.S. healthcare system. This program, developed and directed by internationally-recognized Hopkins faculty, leverages nursing's unique perspective at the front line of patient care to manage, evaluate, and improve an evolving healthcare delivery system through evidence-based practice. Coursework and practica tailor your experience to focus on management and administration or expand your scope to include information technology, health policy, or case management/ population management. You may also choose to combine this option with the MBA for a joint degree in conjunction with the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School.

Those who earn a master's of science degree in health systems management:

• Assume leadership positions in a number of healthcare settings, including public and private sector hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, and long-term care facilities
• Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration, provide critical analyses of healthcare outcomes, and develop innovative redesigns of healthcare delivery systems
• Serve as experts in fiscal management, legal and ethical issues, strategic planning, and organizational structures
• Manage a healthcare system that incorporates modern technology, evidence-based decision making, information and outcomes management, and nursing core values of quality care

Program
Requirements

Program Requirements

Students may apply for full- or part-time study.

The school seeks individuals who will bring to the student body the qualities of scholarship, motivation, and commitment. The Admissions Committee is interested in each applicant as an individual and will consider both academic potential and personal qualities. Therefore, school records, test scores, recommendations, and essays about goals and interests are important.

Recommendations about a student's character, intellectual curiosity, seriousness of purpose, and range of extracurricular activities are considered.

Selection factors include:

• Bachelor of Science degree in nursing
• Scholastic Grade Point Average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale from an accredited college or university
• Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores within the past five years (for MSN/MPH and MSN/MBA applicants only)
• Demonstrated commitment to nursing practice and scholarly pursuit
• Community service and professional commitment
• Interview with faculty member*
• Written expression of goals
• Letters of recommendation
• Applicants must submit evidence of current nursing licensure. Students must have or obtain Maryland Registered Nurse licensure for matriculation

*Interview with a faculty member may or may not be requested.

Additionally, applicants for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program

• Will be exceptional students who are carefully chosen based on a number of factors including previous experiences.  Direct care acute care experiences will be required;
  OR 
• Will be required to attend part time during their first year in the program while working as a staff nurse in a critical care unit full time (more than 36 hours per week), and will not begin NP clinical courses until their second year.

Transfer of Credit

Transfer of credit is granted on an individual basis. The decision is based on equivalent content (for required courses), credit allotment and satisfactory completion of courses. You may petition for permission to substitute a course from another college or university by submitting a request to the Office of Admissions and Student Services along with the complete course syllabus.

Up to 6 credits of graduate course work taken at Johns Hopkins University or elsewhere may be accepted for transfer. Course work must have been completed within the last five years. Course work at the undergraduate level will not be considered for advanced standing credit.

Admissions
Procedures

Admissions Procedures

Start Early

Students are strongly encouraged to complete the application process early. Candidates for admission will be notified of a decision in writing after all the application documents are received and the Admissions Committee's review.

Note: The admissions committee for the Public Health Nursing, Nurse-Midwifery Track consists of representatives from both Johns Hopkins University and Shenandoah University.

Follow all instructions carefully to avoid delays in the processing of application materials. To expedite the application process, students may submit all supporting documentation, including official transcripts and recommendations, in sealed envelopes in one package (test scores excluded). Application supporting documentation may also arrive separately. Before a final admission decision can be made, all supporting documentation must be received.

Submit

• Completed and signed application form
• Signed statement acknowledging the School's Ethics Policy
• $75 non-refundable application fee
  (Make check or money order payable to "Johns Hopkins University")
• Goal statement
• Three recommendations:
  • At least one recommendation from an academic source (current or previous professor)
  • Remaining two recommendations may be from either an academic or professional source (employment/volunteer supervisor)
  • Recommendations should be enclosed in sealed envelopes with the recommender's signature across the envelope flap
• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended (including Johns Hopkins University)
• Current résumé
• Official GRE scores, if applying to the MSN/MPH or MSN/MBA programs, sent to the School of Nursing (School code: 5767)
• Verification of current RN license, all RN's must obtain a Maryland RN license and present verification by the time of matriculation

Note: Due to changing clinical site regulations, students are required to undergo a criminal background check prior to matriculation. The School will provide information about this process to accepted students.

Applicants Who Have Studied Abroad

International applicants and applicants who have completed courses outside of the United States must submit:

• Official course-by-course evaluation from the World Education Services (WES) or Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)
  (If any academic credit was granted from an academic institution outside the United States, credits must be evaluated)
• Official Test of English as a Second Language (TOEFL) scores for international students whose native language is not English
• All international students seeking an F-1 visa are required to submit official documents in English showing proof of funding

More information for international applicants 
Office of International Student, Faculty, and Staff Services

Full
Curriculum

Full Curriculum

Required Courses - 35 Credits

There are three additional requirements: a Financial Theory Management course (2 credits), a Organization Management Theory course (2 credits), and Management electives (4 credits).

* NR.110.607 Health Systems Management I, NR.110.609 Health Systems Management II, and NR.110.611 Health Systems Management III include clinical components.

Onsite
Option

Sample Course of Study

Program Plan (full-time)

This 35-credit degree program may be completed in 4 semesters.

Fall I (12 credits)
Philosophical, Theoretical, and Ethical Basis of Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credits)
Statistical Literacy & Reasoning in Nursing Research (3 credits)
Context of Health Care for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credits)
Health Systems Management I* (3 credits)

Spring I (11 credits)
Leadership and Management in Nursing and Healthcare (3 credits)
Health Systems Management II* (3 credits)
Financial Management Theory Requirement (2 credits)
Organization Management Theory Requirement (2 credits)

Summer I (5 credits)
Program Development and Evaluation in Health Care (2 credits)
Application of Research to Practice (3 credits)

Fall II (8 credits)
Health Systems Management III* (3 credits)
Business Plan (1 credit)
Management Elective (4 credits)

* Course includes a clinical component

Online
Option

Online Option

Program Plan (full-time)

Fall I (11 credits)
Philosophical, Theoretical, and Ethical Basis of Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credits)
Statistical Literacy & Reasoning in Nursing Research (3 credits)
Health Systems Management I* (3 credits)
Financial Management Theory Requirement** (2 credits)

Spring I (11 credits)
Application of Research to Practice (3 credits)
Health Systems Management II* (3 credits)
Leadership and Management in Nursing and Healthcare (3 credits)
Organization Management Theory Requirement** (2 credits)

Summer I (4 credits)
Program Development and Evaluation in Health Care (2 credits)
Management Elective** (2 credits)

Fall II (9 credits)
Context of Health Care for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credits)
Health Systems Management III* (3 credits)
Business Plan (1 credit)
Management Elective** (2 credits)

* Course includes a clinical component
 ** Completion of electives in given time frame contingent upon availability

Program Plan (part-time)

Fall I (6 credits)
Context of Health Care for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credits)
Statistical Literacy & Reasoning in Nursing Research (3 credits)

Spring I (7 credits)
Application of Research to Practice (3 credits)
Financial Management Theory Requirement** (2 credits)
Organization Management Theory Requirement** (2 credits)

Summer I (4 credits)
Program Development and Evaluation in Health Care (2 credits)
Management Elective** (2 credits)

Fall II (6 credits)
Philosophical, Theoretical, and Ethical Basis of Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credits)
Health Systems Management I* (3 credits)

Spring II (6 credits)
Health Systems Management II* (3 credits)
Leadership and Management in Nursing and Healthcare (3 credits)

Summer II (2 credits)
Management Elective** (2 credits)

Fall II (6 credits)
Health Systems Management III* (3 credits)
Business Plan (1 credit)

* Course includes a clinical component
 ** Completion of electives in given time frame contingent upon availability

Tuition
 

Tuition

Tuition and Other Costs

*Full-time: 12 credit hours per semester
**All students must have health coverage.  Purchase of the School’s plan is optional.
***Amounts for other expenses vary based upon student's selection of books, supplies, and living arrangements.

Billed expenses are subject to change without prior notice.