THE POST-PANDEMIC EVOLUTION OF COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION IN HEALTH ADMINISTRATION: PERSPECTIVES FROM PROGRAM ALUMNI.

Autor: DAE HYUN KIM, LANDRY, AMY, SHAY, PATRICK, BOADU, SAMUEL, LOUIS, CHRISTOPHER
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Zdroj: Journal of Health Administration Education; Fall2023, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p133-154, 22p
Abstrakt: Since 2020, COVID-19 has altered the way we live, work, and communicate. For example, the shift to remote work has demonstrated a need for the development of alternative skill sets in order to sustain operations and effectiveness in a hybrid organizational environment. To keep pace with these changes in healthcare organizations, health administration programs must continue to evolve and train students with competencies that may be different than those of the pre-COVID era. Thus, it is important to involve our alumni practitioners, in the evolution of competency-based education. This study aims to engage our health administration alumni networks to identify themes related to competencies that have emerged, evolved, or are no longer relevant post-COVID. We performed focus groups with alumni from four top MHA, MPH, and MBA programs in health administration. Based on these interviews, we found four overarching themes related to competencies that evolved or emerged during and after COVID pandemic: people management, technology-enabled management, navigating change, and managing scarce resources. This research concludes by discussing lessons and hardships that alumni have had that may assist healthcare administration program directors and faculty members who are training the next generation of healthcare leaders in the post-COVID pandemic era. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index