| Autor: |
ANDERSON, MATTHEW M., GARMAN, ANDREW N., JOHNSON, TRICIA J., FOGG, LOUIS, WALTON, SURREY M., KUPERMAN, DOUGLAS |
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Journal of Health Administration Education; Fall2021, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p665-679, 15p |
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Graduate education requires an investment of significant student resources, but little research exists regarding employer perspectives of an applicant's graduate education. This study sought to determine the most important graduate healthcare management program attributes for employers. Conjoint analysis was used to create a survey that simulated the real-world hiring decisions that employers routinely face. The survey was sent to administrative fellowship directors from the National Council on Administrative Fellowships (n=78) and evaluated decision-making among the attributes of program ranking, starting salary of graduates, required work experience during the program, and whether the hiring manager had hired successful graduates from the program previously. Of the attributes tested, hiring managers placed the greatest importance on the structure of the work experience (39%), strongly preferring a summer internship plus a part-time internship throughout the program over fieldwork experience only (b=0.403 vs -0.407; p<0.001). Program ranking was the second most important attribute (25%), while average starting salary (23%) and previous experience with hiring graduates (13%) were relatively less important. These results underscore the importance of practical work experience in the hiring process, and suggest it is more important than program ranking. Prospective applicants to graduate programs should evaluate work experience opportunities, and graduate program directors should prioritize providing them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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