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Health Policy (Management)

Health Policy (Management)

  • Program Requirements
Health care is one of the most complex and fiercely debated industries in the country, and the ramifications of policy decisions reverberate through every sector of American life.
The PhD program in Health Policy (Management) prepares you to effect powerful change rooted in data-driven research on the managerial, operational, and strategic issues facing a wide range of organizations. From your home base at Harvard Business School, you will collaborate with faculty at Harvard Business School, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and many of the world-renowned medical research facilities throughout the Boston area.

Curriculum & Coursework

Your coursework includes the study of microeconomic theory, management, research methods, and statistics, as well as the yearlong Health Policy Core Seminar, two MBA elective courses, and one course in two of the following areas: Political Analysis, Decision Sciences, Medical Sociology, or Economics. You will take the Health Policy General Exam at the end of your second year and the Special Field Exam during your third academic year. In addition to coursework and research, doctoral students are required to complete one academic term of teaching.

Research & Dissertation

HBS Health Policy (Management) doctoral students combine the understanding developed in the classroom with a wide range of available resources to address critical questions with real-world applications for the health care industry. After passing your field exams, you will work closely with faculty mentors to identify a line of inquiry that will guide your original research. In the course of your research, you will present, analyze, and evaluate unique data and reach relevant, independent conclusions that advance your subfield.

Areas of Specialization

  • Health Care Quality
  • Health Care Ventures
  • Operations Strategy
  • Process Improvement
Program Requirements

Profiles

Melissa Valentine

Health Policy (Management)

Hummy Song

Health Policy (Management)

A Jay Holmgren

Health Policy (Management)
“No other institution but HBS could have given me the same level of access to resources that span business, health policy, and medicine.”
A Jay Holmgren
PhD Candidate, Health Policy (Management)
“No other institution but HBS could have given me the same level of access to resources that span business, health policy, and medicine.”
A Jay Holmgren
PhD Candidate, Health Policy (Management)

Current Harvard Health Policy Faculty 

Students in the Health Policy Management program may work with faculty members across Harvard University.

Current Health Policy (Management) Students

  • Hassina Bahadurzada
  • Derrick Bransby
  • Lucy Chen
  • Tuna Hayirli
  • Masha Kuznetsova
  • Bohan Li
  • Caroline Marra
  • Maximilian Pany
  • Celia Stafford
  • Mitchell Tang
  • Olivia Zhao
Current Health Policy (Management) Students
  • Hassina Bahadurzada
  • Derrick Bransby
  • Lucy Chen
  • Tuna Hayirli
  • Masha Kuznetsova
  • Bohan Li
  • Caroline Marra
  • Maximilian Pany
  • Celia Stafford
  • Mitchell Tang
  • Olivia Zhao
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Current HBS Faculty & Students by Interest

Health care quality
  • Robert S. Huckman
  • Ariel D. Stern
Operations strategy
  • Kris Johnson Ferreira
  • Robert S. Huckman
  • Marco Iansiti
Current HBS Faculty & Students by Interest
Health care quality
  • Robert S. Huckman
  • Ariel D. Stern
Operations strategy
  • Kris Johnson Ferreira
  • Robert S. Huckman
  • Marco Iansiti
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Recent Placement

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Michaela Kerrissey, 2018

Harvard Chan School of Public Health

A Jay Holmgren, 2021

University of California-San Francisco, School of Medicine

Lauren Taylor, 2020

New York University, School of Medicine

Hummy Song, 2017

University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Operations, Information and Decisions Department

Olivia Jung, 2021

Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

Philip Saynisch, 2019

Phyllis Torda Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2019

Emilie Aguirre, 2021

Duke University School of Law

A Jay Holmgren, 2021

University of California-San Francisco, School of Medicine

Olivia Jung, 2021

Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

Michael Anne Kyle, 2021

Post-doctoral fellow
Harvard Medical School

Lauren Taylor, 2020

New York University, School of Medicine

Philip Saynisch, 2019

Phyllis Torda Memorial Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2019

Michaela Kerrissey, 2018

Harvard Chan School of Public Health

Hummy Song, 2017

University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Operations, Information and Decisions Department
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