title: The early career progress of baccalaureate healthcare management students.
abstract: Programs in healthcare management are increasingly asked to demonstrate program outcomes by identifying graduates working in the profession of healthcare management. In particular, standards under AUPHA's certification process for undergraduate programs require that programs identify programmatic and educational outcomes. However, little is known about the career track of undergraduate healthcare management graduates. This paper describes management roles and settings for the graduates of a baccalaureate program in healthcare management, and presents salary and career progression information obtained from a recent alumni survey. Findings and implications are important to highlight the success of program graduates, and support the value of undergraduate programs in healthcare management.
authors.affiliation: Health Services Administration Program, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807, USA. thompsjm@jmu.edu
authors.forename: Jon M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Cockley
authors.forename: Anthony E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Bopp
mesh_terms: D002322:Career Mobility; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities / Q000592:standards