AboutRobert H. Kieserman Expertise professor of healthcare administration with special expertise in the establishment of a private healthcare practice as well as healthcare marketing and patient relations. I am available to answer any question about medical practice management or health administration in general including health administration as a career.
Experience I have taught over 50,000 healthcare practitioners to begin a private practice and have taught another 7,000 students how to prepare for a career in healthcare administration.
Publications author of four books on the private healthcare practice available through TherapyBooks (888-516-0287)
Education/Credentials Full-time Adjunct Professor and Coordinator of the Health Administration Program of Arcadia University in Glenside, Pennsylvania
Question I am a recent graduate with a bachelors in Anthropology, I want to continue
on to a Masters in Public Health (an MPH preferably), but my end goal is to
work in emergency management/disaster relief. I feel like anMPH will be a
very useful dgeree to have for this line of work, but should I instead seek a
MPA or simply and MA/MS in Disaster Relief/Emergency Response? I want to
be able to focus on the logistical/infrastructure issues, especially those
concerning health (hence my thinking that the MPH is a good way to
go)...what series of degrees would work best? I'm not sure if you know, but
any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Answer Based on the gameplan that you have set for yourself, my suggestion is to obtain the MPH, which will give you more options for the future, and will also give you a solid credential if you do end up working in disaster relief/emergency response. I would also suggest that you sit down with the head of your local or state disaster relief agency, and discuss your ideas with him/her to get a reaction to your gameplan.
