The Department of Health Policy and Administration (HPA) at Penn State prepares students for leadership positions in one of the nation's largest and fastest growing sectors, health care.
Health care systems of the future will focus on greater efficiency and superior quality through technology advances, cutting-edge research, improved organization, and strong management. The HPA department prepares tomorrow's leaders to guide these systems and shape health care policy in an ever-increasingly complex and dynamic environment.
Penn State's HPA department has been training health care leaders for more than thirty years and has over 3,600 alumni. It is one of a handful of health administration programs in the country to offer degrees at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.
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Student accepted to Kaiser Foundation scholars program
Sharita R. Thomas, a Health Policy and Administration student, is taking part in the Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars program this summer in Washington, D.C. Established by the Henry J. Kaiser Foundation in partnership with Howard University, the scholars program places college seniors and recent graduates in congressional offices, where they focus their work on health policies issues affecting racial and ethnic minorities and underserved communities. continued >>
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Department of Health Policy and Administration
604 Ford Building
University Park, PA 16802-6500
Phone: 814-863-2900
Fax: 814-863-2905
