Master of Science in Health Systems

Kristin Goin, MS HS 2008, a Senior Improvement Consultant at the Shepherd Center, drives quality and process improvement

across the healthcare system to enhance patient outcomes and safety and improve efficiency and effectiveness of care delivery.

The focus of the Master of Science Health Systems degree program is to train students

to develop, apply, and disseminate new knowledge with respect to the analysis, planning,

implementation, demonstration, and evaluation of operational and managerial systems for the

delivery of healthcare services to the public.

The Master of Science in Health Systems degree can be earned by completing one of two track

options, the General Track or the Predictive Health Track.

The Predictive Health Track focuses on maintaining health rather than treating disease with an

emphasis on strong interface between statistics and health. This involves using new tools to

identify and measure risks and deviations from health, and to intervene before a disease or

health failure occurs. The General Tack is more broadly focused on the applications of

operations research and management science methods in health care.