About the Department
The Department of Health Management and Policy offers dynamic academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Students have the opportunity to learn from faculty members who have backgrounds in academic and practice-oriented settings. In their programs, students have rich classroom experiences, as well as hands-on experiential learning opportunities.
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Undergraduate Program
The Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management & Policy (HCMP) is a four-year program that develops the foundation of a career in health services administration with an innovative curriculum.
Graduate Programs
Master of Science in Health Systems Administration
The Master of Science in Health Systems Administration (MHSA) program equips aspiring leaders with skills to shape the future of health care. The CAHME-accredited curriculum is competency-based, practice-centered, and led by faculty active in public health, research, and systems of care leadership.
Master of Science in Addiction Policy & Practice
The Master of Science in Addiction Policy & Practice (ADPP) trains leaders in the addiction policy field by providing a comprehensive understanding of addiction, including public health and criminal justice policy, basic science, and evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery.
Support the Department
As a community that works daily to advance the health, prosperity, and the dignity of vulnerable populations, Georgetown University is called now with even greater urgency to act boldly and uphold these foundational commitments.
Drawing from decades of accomplishments and a university-wide commitment to racial justice, Georgetown’s Department of Health Management and Policy is uniquely positioned to catalyze efforts to eradicate health disparities and move us closer to a world in which all people can achieve their full health potential.
Department Faculty
Prof. Sam Halabi
Chair and Professor
Dr. Maria Alva
Assistant Professor
Dr. Caroline Efird
Assistant Professor
Dr. Gultekin Gollu
Associate Professor
Prof. Carole Hemmelgarn
Program Director
Dr. Sean Huang
Associate Professor
Dr. Vanessa Hurley
Assistant Professor
Dr. Bette Jacobs
Professor
Dr. So-Yeon Kang
Assistant Professor
Dr. Daniel Kim
Assistant Professor
Dr. Christopher King
Associate Professor
Prof. John Kraemer
Associate Professor
Prof. Regina LaBelle
Assistant Professor
Dr. Debra Winberg
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ryung Suh
Associate Professor Emeritus
Dr. Patricia Cloonan
Associate Professor Emerita
Dr. Michael Stoto
Professor Emeritus
Staff
AJ Smith
Associate Director of Graduate Studies
Tyler Hill Whatley
Program Coordinator
Adjunct Department Faculty
John Boerstler – Department of Veterans Affairs
Deborah Braidic – Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Sonia Canzater – O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
Saad Chaudhry – Luminis Health
Wilson Compton – NIDA
Beth Connolly – Winning Strategies Washington
Emily Einstein – American Society of Addiction Medicine
Taleed El-Sabawi – Wayne State University
Ed Gwozda – LeanOps PLUS
Sara Hejazi – Tandigm Health
Bernard Horak – MITRE
Fred Hyde – Fred Hyde & Associates
Christopher Jones – SAMHSA
Susan Kim – Georgetown University
Amanda Latimore – On the Shoulders of Giants Consulting, LLC
Andrew Mulcahy – RAND Corporation
Jason Ormsby – Guidehouse
Sonal Parasrampuria – U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Brandon del Pozo – Brown University
Adi Radhakrishnan – O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
Sheela Ranganathan – O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
Maureen Schafer – George Mason University
Kaajal Singh – Guidehouse
Angela Thomas – MedStar Health Research Institute
Shelly Weizman – O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
Shannon Wu – American Hospital Association,
Haipeng Zhang – Department of Veterans Affairs
Mimi Zhang – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center