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FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF NURSING & HEALTH SCIENCES
ADDS NEW HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM
Program addresses growing need for healthcare team managers
MIAMI (March 7, 2012) – Florida International University’s College of Nursing & Health Sciences has
expanded its curricular offering with the addition of the new Health Services Administration education
department. The department offers a Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration (BHSA) which
complements the already diverse curricula provided by the CNHS’s other academic disciplines of Nursing,
Athletic Training, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy.
Originally a unit of the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work, the Health Services
Administration department was transitioned to the CNHS to further embody the multi-disciplinary makeup of
today’s healthcare teams, including the management component.
“Today’s healthcare system needs expertly educated individuals to handle this critical ‘facilitator’ role that
combines politics, business, and science in managing the human and fiscal resources needed to deliver
effective health services,” said Dr. Ora L. Strickland, dean of the College. “As healthcare policy and insurance
reform continue to change, demand will be greater for administrators who can effectively mange procedure and
policy so that healthcare providers can still provide optimum patient care. Our College is ready to meet this
demand head-on.”
FIU’s BHSA program focuses on scientific and values-based approaches to healthcare management and
policies that promote better community healthcare with an emphasis on urban and multicultural populations.
Graduates will be prepared to be outstanding business managers at either an entire facility or a specific
department. During the program, students will become equipped to create and implement policy and
procedures, hire and supervise staff, control finances, order supplies, and coordinate long and short-term plans
with other healthcare managers.
For information on the Health Service Administration program, please visit http://cnhs.fiu.edu/programs/hsa.
-###About the FIU College of Nursing & Health Sciences: Established in 1982, the School of Nursing at Florida
International University (FIU) in Miami, Florida was elevated to the College of Nursing & Health Sciences (CNHS) when it
joined with the School of Health Sciences in October 2006. The College is the second-largest producer of nursing
professionals in the state, offering undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, baccalaureate completion and specialty programs in
nursing education, including the nation’s first, and award-winning, Foreign-Educated Physician to Nursing program. The
College also offers a bachelor’s degree in Health Services Administration, entry-level master’s degrees in Athletic
Training, Speech-Language Pathology and Occupational Therapy, and a Doctor of Physical Therapy.
About Florida International University: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university.
Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering,
international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida’s anchor institutions, FIU is worlds ahead
in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes
research as a major component of its mission and enrolls 46,000 students in two campus and three centers including FIU
Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. More than 140,000 alumni live and work in South Florida. FIU
is a member of the Sun Belt Conference and has 400 student-athletes participating in 17 sports.For more information
about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.