Hospital executives: perceptions of skills and experiences desired in health care graduates.
The modern health care organization is a complex entity with numerous stakeholders having divergent interests. Managing these complex organizations requires individuals with a variety of skills. In this study, an assessment of the academic preparation, skills, and experiential learning desired in health care graduates was made. To determine the perception of executives, a 16-item questionnaire was developed and distributed to over 587 hospital executives. The data showed a significant correlation (.001) between the responses of the executives regarding a preference for individuals with a master's degree with a health specialty and a preference for individuals with some experiential learning activities. The findings showed a strong preference among executives for hiring a health graduate with a master's in health administration. Although there were some limitations to this study, the hospital executives responded positively to questions regarding a preference for individuals with health care management degrees and experiential learning over persons without these experiences.
School of Business, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059.
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D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000193:education*; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008873:Mid-Atlantic Region; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015144:Southeastern United States; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires