围绕卫生服务的提供和筹资的问题对我们所生活的个人和社区有着巨大的影响。现在，医疗保健行业占美国经济的15％以上。技术，经济学，道德，金融，政策，管理和全球化的快速发展正在推动卫生部门的变革。有效的卫生领导力需要了解治理系统以及公共部门，私营部门和非营利部门之间的复杂相互作用，以及卫生保健临床和业务方面的双重要求。随着卫生保健系统的变化，职业机会比比皆是。该领域对医院，卫生计划，医师实践，与卫生有关的企业，社区卫生组织，社会宣传团体以及监管和立法机构中的领导，经理和分析人员有极大的需求。
The issues surrounding the delivery and financing of health services have an enormous impact on individuals and the communities in which we live. The health care industry now accounts for more than 15 percent of the U.S. economy. Fast-moving developments in technology, economics, ethics, finance, policy, management and globalization are driving changes in the health sector. Effective health leadership requires an understanding of governance systems and the complex interplay between the public, private and nonprofit sectors as well as the dual imperatives of both the clinical and business facets of health care delivery. As the health care system changes, career opportunities abound. The field has a tremendous need for leaders, managers and analysts - in hospitals, health plans, physician practices, health-related enterprises, community health organizations, social advocacy groups, and regulatory and legislative agencies.