Health Care Admin (Navy)

(a) Applicants must have a master’s degree with a major in health care, hospital or health service administration, health policy or a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in health care administration with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale. Programs must be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (see www.cahme.org), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (see www.aacsb.edu) or the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) (see www.ceph.org). Master’s degrees of public administration with an emphasis in healthcare administration accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (see www.naspaa.org) are also accepted.

(b) Candidates with master’s programs not accredited as mentioned above may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Latitude may be given to access “exceptionally qualified” candidates who have obtained a master’s in business administration or public health, with a concentration in health management or health administration disciplines. These programs must show specific concentration in health care and candidates must have work experience in a health care related field. Residency completion and employment experience in health care administration (hospital or outpatient clinic setting, with a preferred provider organization, health maintenance organization or a managed care organization) is highly desired.

(c) “Exceptionally qualified” applicants having a baccalaureate degree with a major in health care, hospital or health service administration, health policy or business administration with a concentration in health care administration will be considered on a limited case-by-case basis with selections not to exceed 40 percent of the total health care administration direct accession quota. Programs accredited by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (see www.aupha.org) are highly desired. Online degrees do not meet this requirement. Candidates with programs not accredited as mentioned above may be considered on a case-by-case basis. AC candidates having a baccalaureate degree must submit a Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) score in which the minimum desired scores are 300 (GRE) and 525 (GMAT). When possible, AC selectees will be assigned to large teaching medical treatment facilities and will be considered and evaluated for mentoring programs. AC selectees may directly matriculate to the Army/Baylor or Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) master’s degree program in health services administration prior to their first assignment. AC officers recruited under this section, who do not immediately attend the Army/Baylor or USUHS program should be counseled on duty under instruction to obtain a master’s level degree by their administrative director and encouraged to apply as soon as possible.