Doctor of Health Administration
The College of Health and Human Services offers the Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) degree program designed to prepare students to meet the needs of a growing field, with competencies of the National Center for Healthcare Leadership and the Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Education in mind.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, “employment of medical and health services managers is projected to grow 32 percent from 2019 to 2029, much faster than the average for all occupations.” This data represents national figures and is not based on school-specific information. Conditions in your area may vary.
The DHA is a professional doctoral program designed to prepare students to critically evaluate research and the political, social, and legal climates in which healthcare functions. In turn, they may use this information to help lead ethically, socially, and culturally responsible organizations that are responsive to market and regulatory demands while serving diverse stakeholders.
Students study core competencies of health administration and healthcare research methods. The culminating experience is a practice-based Doctoral Study Project that the graduate may implement in the workplace.
The Goals/Aims of this program are to develop leaders who can do the following:
- Assess trends and keep their organizations aligned with the latest innovations.
- Effectively communicate to staff, patients, and other stakeholders on relevant health care issues
- Critically evaluate data from various sources and apply it for optimum organizational outcomes.
- Demonstrate accountable and collaborative leadership in a diverse organization.
- Act ethically to abide by current regulatory requirements.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Construct organizational responses to social, economic, and political forces that shape healthcare systems.
- Integrate various leadership styles in healthcare management to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
- Generate data to inform financial, information systems, or organizational decisions.
- Solve healthcare dilemmas using appropriate quality improvement methods.
- Create healthcare administration action plans that incorporate multiple perspectives, organizational theory and emerging healthcare trends.
- Synthesize different sociocultural perspectives to design protocols conducive to patient-centered care.
- Formulate solutions to health administration challenges in compliance with health law, policies, and ethical guidelines.
This program is not designed to meet the educational requirements for a specific professional license or certification that is required for employment in an occupation. As such, Trident has made no determination regarding prerequisites for licensure or certification in any state or jurisdiction.