Master of Geriatric Health

SHM 700 Health Services in the U.S.: A Lifespan Approach: The course provides a comprehensive introduction to the U.S. healthcare system. Healthcare terminology, concepts, critical issues, and a description of existing delivery systems are presented. The course includes the mission of public health, models of health promotion and disease prevention, and determinants of health and health services utilization. The organization, delivery, financing, payment, and staffing of the U.S. healthcare system is described. Issues of competition, regulation, technology, access, quality, primary care, long-term care, mental health, and bioethics are discussed.

MGH 721 Geriatric Practical Research and Design: Life-long learning is an integral skill in the healthcare industry. The ability to become a life-long learner depends on sustainable assessment skills. In this course, we will focus on developing and enhancing your skills related to research strategies, problem statements, literature review, and proposal preparation with emphasis on Geriatric Health research. The integrated terminal project will be introduced during this course.

MGH 751 Geriatric Healthcare Across the Continuum: In this course, a broad overview of services within the U.S. healthcare system for the aging population will be discussed.

ATSU 820 History of Osteopathic Medicine: This course examines the history of osteopathic medicine. An overview of whole person healthcare and an integrated approach encompassing mind, body, and spirit will be provided enhancing a student’s understanding and appreciation for the mission of A.T. Still University.

MGH 848 Managing Long-Term Care Organizations: An overview of long term care organizations will be built upon to include information about leadership, programs, cost effectiveness, external environmental factors, and organizational features.

MGH731 Integrity, Leadership, and Management: Integrity and leadership play a vital role within the art of management. Issues to be discussed include: workload, ethos, organization, honesty, enhancement of feedback systems, setting expectations, training of intern management, and enhancement of future opportunities for employees.

MGH 800 Geriatric Health Care Law and Ethics: Non-legal professionals will develop a concrete foundation in healthcare law and ethics. Learners will develop practical approaches to improving the excellence and delivery of healthcare. Critical thinking skills will be honed as learners review issues such as Sarbanes-Oxley, privacy of medical information, and current case law issues specific to aging, death, and dying.

MGH 821 Business Management: By using a common sense approach to business management, this course will provide the learner with skills, tools, and best practices necessary for a practical approach to implementing management principles.

MGH 831 Epidemiology of Aging: Using an ecological approach, learners will discuss the biological, social, and environmental factors affecting individuals, families, and communities throughout the aging process.

MGH 841 Managerial Finance and Reimbursement: The course provides a practical approach for non-financial managers, introducing key financial concepts and examining their application to business environments. The course integrates finance, economic theory, and accounting principles to provide an understanding of the U.S. healthcare system and reimbursement process. Microsoft Excel® software is a requirement for this course.

SHM 842 Human Resource Management: The course examines the building and management of a working human resources strategy. It introduces motivation, personality, leadership, and total quality theories. It explores the application of these theories to the management of individuals and groups. Organizational culture, job analysis, recruitment, retention, selection, placement, training, compensation, and organizational development are presented as a management continuum. The analysis of environmental, economic, and legal constraints and their impact on human resources strategies is presented. Management tools for improving human resource practices and productivity are introduced.

MGH 861 Integrated Wellness: Learners will define wellness and understand how the use of environmental factors affects patient care. Issues to be discussed include: residential care as a home, pet therapy, autonomy, privacy, activities, and maintaining a sense of individualism within a community setting. The course will also focus on how to optimize patient participation in group activities within various care settings as well as how to assess and enhance the nutritional needs of their patients. The integrated terminal project will be finalized during this course.