FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact : Liane Kluge
AUPHA, 703-647-7961
www.aupha.org/HAMPCAS/
AUPHA’s Centralized Application Service Welcomes Its Inaugural Programs
ARLINGTON, Va., March 18, 2011 – The Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting programs into the first national centralized application service for students applying to graduate programs in health administration, healthcare management and health policy. Scheduled for launch in late summer, HAMPCAS (Healthcare Administration, Management & Policy Centralized Application Service) is well into development and is in the initial stages of enrolling programs into the service. AUPHA recently welcomed the following programs to the service:
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health*
- Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College, Health Care Policy & Management
- Des Moines University, College of Health Sciences
- Georgia State University, Institute of Health Administration, Robinson College of Business*
- Governors State University, Dept. of Health Admin., College of Health & Human Svcs. *
- University of Iowa School of Public Health, Department of Health Management and Policy*
- University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Health Policy and Management*
- University of Missouri--Columbia, Health Management & Informatics*
- University of North Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, Dept. of Health Management & Policy
- Ohio State University, Division of Health Services Management & Policy*
- Rush University, Department of Health Systems Management*
- Saint Louis University School of Public Health, Department of Health Mgmt. & Policy*
- Texas A&M Health Science Center, Department of Health Policy and Management*
* Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) accredited program
AUPHA has been conducting webinars to preview and demonstrate HAMPCAS for interested programs daily over the past few weeks. “The enthusiasm not only among our member faculty, but also from admissions directors and staff has made all of our work over the past several months well worth it, “said AUPHA COO, Liane Kluge.
Participation in HAMPCAS is voluntary and free to AUPHA graduate member programs and the service is scheduled to launch in August 2011. For more information on HAMPCAS or information on how to preview the HAMPCAS features, please contact Liane Kluge at lianep.kluge@aupha.org.
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AUPHA is a global network of colleges, universities, faculty, individuals, and organizations dedicated to improving health outcomes by promoting excellence in healthcare management education. AUPHA fosters excellence and innovation in healthcare management education, research, and practice by providing opportunities for member programs to learn from each other, by influencing practice, and by promoting the value of healthcare management education. It is the only non-profit entity of its kind that works to improve the delivery of health services – and thus the health of citizens – throughout the world by educating professional managers at the entry level. AUPHA's membership includes the premier Baccalaureate and Masters degree programs in Health Administration Education in the United States and Canada. Its faculty and individual members represent more than 500 colleges and universities. For more information, please visit www.aupha.org.