Doctor of Health Administration
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The Doctor of Health Administration or D.H.A. degree
was started in the U.S. in the late 1990s at the Medical University of South Carolina
as an advanced professional doctorate in health leadership. The founding director and chief architect for the degree was Dr. James A. Johnson. Prior to this the only D.H.A. diplomas were awarded in Canada and Europe. The American version of this doctoral degree focuses on advanced professional knowledge and applied research in health administration, policy, and leadership. Two new programs have been instituted at other universities providing substantial amounts of online coursework. This includes Central Michigan University
. Most D.H.A. students are working health professionals who seek doctoral education. The three year degree typically requires two years of coursework beyond the master's degree
(i.e. M.H.A., M.P.A., M.S.A., or M.P.H.) and an applied dissertation to be completed in the third year.
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
was started in the U.S. in the late 1990s at the Medical University of South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
The Medical University of South Carolina opened in Charleston, South Carolina in 1824 as a small private college for the training of physicians. It is one of the oldest continually operating school of medicine in the United States and the oldest in the Deep South...
as an advanced professional doctorate in health leadership. The founding director and chief architect for the degree was Dr. James A. Johnson. Prior to this the only D.H.A. diplomas were awarded in Canada and Europe. The American version of this doctoral degree focuses on advanced professional knowledge and applied research in health administration, policy, and leadership. Two new programs have been instituted at other universities providing substantial amounts of online coursework. This includes Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...
. Most D.H.A. students are working health professionals who seek doctoral education. The three year degree typically requires two years of coursework beyond the master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
(i.e. M.H.A., M.P.A., M.S.A., or M.P.H.) and an applied dissertation to be completed in the third year.
See also
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- Doctor of Public Health
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