Health Administration



Health Administration is a field that relates leadership, management and administration to health care systems. Health Administration encompasses individuals who plan, direct, coordinate and supervise the delivery of health care. Medical and health services managers and executives include specialists and generalists. Specialists are in charge of specific clinical departments or services, while generalists manage or help to manage and entire facility or system.

For more information about this major, please visit the following links from the FAU University Catalog








Related Major Skills

Analyze and interpret data
Computer literacy
Coordinating activities
Critical thinking
Cross-cultural skills
Directing activities and staff
Flexibility
Interpersonal skills
Leadership
Numerical computation
Oral & written communication
Organizing activities
Planning activities
Problem solving
Sound decision-making
Team player



 


 

Sample Work Settings

Ambulance Service
Assisted Living Facilities
Blood Banks
Custodial Care Facility
Drug Abuse Facilities
Free-standing Emergency Centers
Health Maintenance Organization
Home Health Care
Hospital/Nursing Home Care
Insurance Companies
Medical/Dental Group Practice
Migrant Health Projects
Pharmaceutical Firms
Poison Control Center
Prison Health Service
Private Practice
Public Health Services
Vision, Speech & Hearing Clinics
Vocational/Rehabilitation Centers