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Message from the Program Director
 The need for more sophisticated healthcare management to respond to the clinical, organizational, and fiscal challenges faced by America's evolving healthcare industry is an absolute priority. Today's healthcare managers and executives require not only clinical experience and strong communication skills, but also business acumen and knowledge of financial and personnel management, organizational theory, and negotiation. But for experienced healthcare professionals to develop into effective and knowledgeable healthcare managers and executives, additional educational preparation is essential. Vanderbilt University's School of Nursing has taken on this challenge by providing its already highly ranked Health Systems Management Master of Science in Nursing degree program in an e-Learning environment.
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing: A world-leader in producing top nursing executives in the healthcare field
As changes in healthcare delivery accelerate into the 21st century, this master's degree program not only prepares nurses at the graduate level to manage healthcare services across multiple settings and specialty areas, but also prepares them to face the challenge of an ever-changing healthcare environment. The curriculum provides a series of integrated learning experiences that focus on the development of individuals with keen analytic skills, who are capable of leadership and innovation in a dynamic healthcare system. Stressing professional and personal integrity, commitment and achievement, this highly interactive program engages and challenges learners to understand current healthcare system problems, to anticipate and manage change, and to evaluate new evidence and emerging techniques that enhance management performance.
Build on your existing experience and advance your career
Vanderbilt's online Health Systems Management MSN degree program builds on your career goals and professional background, with a focus on better preparing BSN graduates for career advancement within healthcare management. Earning your master's degree could lead to a variety of managerial and supervisory roles within a healthcare delivery organization. You will be prepared to become a nursing leader in a hospital or long-term care facility, manage a nursing team, or make budgetary and organizational decisions at an executive level. e-Learning allows you to learn, apply, and advance while you continue working Vanderbilt University School of Nursing's Health Systems Management online program allows you to realize career-advancing opportunities, and to apply learned skills immediately, while you continue working as a nursing professional. Affordable and immediately accessible from your home or place of work, you can earn a Health Systems Management Master of Science in Nursing degree in two years of part-time study.
There are myriad opportunities available to those with an MSN degree. If you have any questions, contact our Admissions Advisors at 1-860-207-7580. We look forward to the opportunity of working with you as you pursue your educational goals.
Bonita Ann Pilon, DSN, RN, BC, FAAN
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