Committee
Committee
In my Health system administration course, I served on a healthcare committee designed to stimulate real organizational governance. We evaluated system-level issues, reviewed evidence, discussing stakeholder perspectives, and recommendations for leadership. We all had different roles within the committee.
What I learned
This course helped me understand the decisions within complex healthcare systems. I learned how committees function, balance competing priorities, and evaluate system-level challenges. This was an important project to me because it showed me how healthcare committees work. It helped me build my group conversations and collaborations.
Program Competencies
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Build and manage a network of healthcare professionals, including peers, supervisors, and clients.
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Demonstrate effective written communication and oral communication skills.
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Collaborate in teams utilizing interpersonal skills, recognizing and demonstrating sensitivity to different points of view.
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Demonstrate behaviors that align with ethical, legal, and professional standards.
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Develop leadership skills to ensure all team members are valued, inspired, and respected.
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Describe the structure and functioning of health delivery, public health, and health services organizations and the importance of a population health perspective.
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Apply quality, strategic planning, management, organizational behavior, marketing, and human resource theories and tools to manage organizational resources, confront industry challenges and improve outcomes in health organizations.
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Apply data and health information technology to inform organizational performance and decision making.
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Utilize financial tools, principles, concepts, and practices to analyze budgets and financial documents to determine the financial performance of health services organizations.