Health Policy and Management, DrPH (Tsinghua)

The JHU–Tsinghua Doctor of Public Health program is a cohort-based program administered between the Department of Health Policy and Management at Johns Hopkins University and the Institute for Hospital Management at Tsinghua University, with support from the Capital Healthcare Group. Students undertake the Healthcare Management and Leadership track within the Health Policy and Management concentration of the School-wide DrPH program. The track focuses on measuring, monitoring, and improving the clinical and financial performance of health services organizations and training leaders for organizational change.

Courses for the cohort program are offered in Beijing, China, and Baltimore, Maryland, with limited online coursework. The curriculum is based on the Malcolm Balridge Healthcare Criteria for Performance Excellence framework. Students follow a cohort plan developed by program administration for each year and complete required seminars and capstone work. Students in the JHU–Tsinghua cohort program may pursue a concurrent Master of Health Science with a focus in Health Finance and Management, with 64 total credits required for the MHS degree.

Modules

• PH.550.860Academic & Research Ethics at BSPH
• PH.180.601Environmental Health
• PH.309.620Managed Care and Health insurance
• PH.309.712Assessing Health Status and Patient Outcomes
• PH.312.600Managing Health Services Organizations
• PH.312.603Fundamentals of Budgeting and Financial Management
• PH.312.670Negotiation in Health Care Settings
• PH.312.620Performance Measurement in Health Care
• PH.140.611Statistical Reasoning in Public Health I
• PH.140.612Statistical Reasoning in Public Health II
• PH.140.613Data Analysis Workshop I
• PH.311.720Tsinghua DRPH Capstone