*Data taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. The date can be found online.
by Jordan Chapman
Students may not expect to see Basics of the U.S. Healthcare System (BUS 390) as an offered undergraduate course in the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business, but based off the numbers above, it’s safe to assume there is more to healthcare than just the healing. “The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics states that jobs in healthcare management will grow faster,” Ulrich Rosa,College of Nursing and Public Health lecturer, who’ll be teaching the course, said, “due to the enactment of the Affordable Care Act and the aging baby boomer population.”
The Spring 2015 coursework will include a broad overview of what the U.S. healthcare system is made up of and how it works, how it’s financed, how it’s integrating with technology, different professional options, the origins of the hospital, long-term care and mental health.
“Someone will be able to walk out of the class and say, ‘I have an understanding of how big this is,’” Rosa said. “They’ll get to know why it’s so difficult to understand. So many people are involved in it. It’s more than just hospitals. It’s the pharmaceutical industry…medical supplies, the insurance business.”
The bottom line is that, whether Adelphi students are working in the field or not, the country’s “healthcare [system] will have a direct impact on your professional, personal and family life,” said Brian Rothschild, assistant dean for the Willumstad School of Business. “Accountants, marketing specialists, financial analysis experts, human resources, lawyers, PR professionals and more. Any discipline, any profession can be found within the health system.”
