The Department of Health Behavior, Policy & Management offers diverse programs, including Health Services Research, Healthcare Administration, and Healthcare Management. These programs prepare students to shape healthcare policy, improve system management, and advance public health through research and practical solutions.
The mission of the Ph.D. in health services research is to develop leaders and problem solvers whose professional services will improve the health of the population far beyond Eastern Virginia. Health services researchers examine health care quality and effectiveness, primary and managed care, new technologies, and other critical health services and related public health research practice topics.
The Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences' at Old Dominion University's Healthcare Administration master's program educates and trains the next generation of healthcare managers and leaders through excellence in competency-based education, faculty and student scholarship, and service-learning focused primarily on Hampton Roads and the surrounding regions.
Healthcare management is a multidisciplinary field of inquiry and practice that is concerned with the organization, financing, delivery and quality of health services for individuals and populations. This program is designed to provide you with leadership and strategic management tools for the healthcare environment.