title: The value of the Doctorate in Health Administration and Leadership at the Medical University of South Carolina.
abstract: This article describes the innovative Doctorate in Health Administration and Leadership Program at the Medical University of South Carolina. It is the first DHA program in the country and has now been in existence for eleven years. The article provides a description of the program's structure and a discussion of the program challenges and benefits to faculty as they deliver the executive doctorate program. Benefits and suggestions from a qualitative study of program graduates are presented, as well as a discussion of future plans.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Health Administration and Policy, 151 Rutledge Avenue, Building B, PO Box 250961, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. whiteand@musc.edu
authors.forename: Andrea W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: James S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zoller
mesh_terms: D004500:Education, Graduate; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000193:education*; D006298:Health Services Administration; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013022:South Carolina