You’re wise to consider enrolling in an online master’s in Healthcare Administration program. It’s an ideal way to establish qualifications for medical and health services manager roles, which are projected to rank among the fastest-growing jobs in Alabama for 2022 to 2032.2 By pursuing your MHA degree with AUM, you can gain valuable job skills during your online classes and access resources from our Career Development Center, positioning yourself for success after graduation.
Medical and Health Services Manager $94,200 per year3
Administrative Services Manager $117,780 per year3
AUM’s online Master of Healthcare Administration program prepares you to advance into leadership roles in hospitals and other healthcare settings. The online courses impart skills for conducting data analyses, creating data visualizations, leading teams, and fulfilling other healthcare management responsibilities.
Additional Program OutcomesAt AUM, you’ll feel supported by expert faculty members who bring valuable teaching and professional backgrounds to each online class. Our online instructors have completed extensive training in designing and teaching online courses, further elevating your experience as an online student.
Dr. Michael McEachern
Dr. Michael McEachern brings over 30 years of practical healthcare leadership experience as a Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Sr. Vice President, EMS leader, and educator. He has worked in acute and long-term acute care health systems and free-standing hospitals. His experience includes nonprofit, for-profit, religiously sponsored, government entities, and distressed organizations, where his work focused on developing leaders and transforming delivery systems.
While Chief Operating Officer for a two-hospital regional system, he directed the development of a NeuroSpine Institute, where medical staff membership is contingent on quality outcomes. As Chief Executive Officer of a regional trauma and teaching hospital, he grew a center for research studies in cardiac surgery and Six Sigma programs. His experience also includes transitioning physician-dominated anesthesia services to a collaborative model, including Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and Anesthesiologists. As an EMS leader, he served on Regional and State bodies charged with developing EMS standards.
Dr. McEachern’s education experience at the university level includes undergraduate courses in healthcare, leadership, and development and master’s level courses in finance and leadership. He has taught seminars at The Congress of the American College of Healthcare Executives and presented to CEO groups regarding transformation through Six Sigma, LEAN, and simulation.
Earn your degree online from Auburn University at Montgomery to experience a quality education with the flexibility to succeed in class and your career. You can complete your coursework using your laptop or mobile device with opportunities to study when and where it’s convenient.
*GMAT test scores are not required as long as a student’s undergraduate GPA is 2.75 or higher. The committee will also take into account the GPA of the student’s last 60 hours if that is higher than the student’s overall GPA.