INTERESTED IN PROVIDING CARE IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS?
A graduate degree can open career doors and unlock personal potential. OHSU School of Nursing’s graduate program helps you advance your health care career while making a difference in the lives of patients and their families, your fellow health care professionals, where you work and where you live.
We offer a strong, diverse program at a School recognized nationally for excellence. The OHSU School of Nursing is ranked among the top 10 graduate schools of nursing in the country.
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The Health Systems Management specialty of the master’s program is designed for nurses and other health professionals who want to make a difference in the delivery of health services. Designed for those who are interested in a management career as well as those who are gradually gaining more management responsibilities, this specialty provides excellent courses in the key areas of health systems management. The specialty’s goal is to prepare health care managers to respond to the challenges of health care delivery in the current turbulent economic environment while maintaining an orientation to high quality care.
The specialty supports an interdisciplinary approach to health care management through courses that prepare a variety of different health care professionals for management at the middle and upper-middle management levels in health care organizations.
Review job opportunities at OHSU upon completion of this degree
Community and Public Health Nursing
Graduates of the CPHN program are prepared to assume leadership roles in a variety of settings, including but not limited to community agencies and health departments, official and voluntary health agencies and organizations, business and industry, and schools and government.
The knowledge and skills needed by community and public health nurses emphasize work with groups, populations, and communities who have health risks and needs. The knowledge and skills differ in many ways from those needed by nurses who work directly with individuals and families. Employers of community and public health nurses want nurses who are adept in collaborating with community leaders and with other health professionals to focus on major community health issues and the systems to address them. Community agencies want assurance that their nurses have advanced knowledge of program planning, implementation and evaluation, care management systems, public health sciences, and the principles and practice of community and public health nursing. A master's of science degree with a specialty in community and public health nursing provides this assurance.