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The need for emergency managers has never been greater. Faced with risks to the public’s health from infectious disease, environmental hazards, and bio-terrorist threats, the nation’s healthcare system is in need of managers and related professionals who are equipped to lead and make important decisions that will safeguard the public’s health.

• About Healthcare Emergency Management
• Advisory Board
• Curriculum
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• Admission Requirements
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About Healthcare Emergency Management

Offered in collaboration with the Loyola University Health System and the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing in Maywood, IL, Loyola’s B.S. in Healthcare Emergency Management prepares individuals to take on greater leadership and management roles in emergency and crisis management. Loyola’s program is ideal for emergency medical technicians, paramedics, and other frontline emergency responders, as well as other healthcare workers in education or communication, who are looking for greater career advancement. The program is also well-suited for career changers and working professionals with a background in public health, public policy, health services administration, nursing, law enforcement, or fire fighting.

Graduates of this program will be able to demonstrate a solid base of knowledge in key areas of this emerging field, and be able to: 

• Demonstrate the skills and managerial competencies to address health care emergencies by coordinating both preparedness and response among public agencies, medical and health care providers, communication professionals, and the public;

• Draw upon a broad working knowledge of common business applications, including effective communication practices, team-building skills, and project management strategies to manage and provide leadership in the containment of health care crises;

• Employ effective problem-solving and analytical techniques drawn from the study of recent scientific advances in trauma and emergency care; relevant case studies as well as hands-on practice drills and related emergency experience; effective use of computer applications related to emergency management; and, sound background in ethics, administration, project management, and leadership skills.

Advisory Board

Key members of the University medical and public health care communities have created the program curriculum, oversee its quality, and assess its learning objectives.  They include:

• Mark E. Cichon, D.O., FACOEP, FACEP, Director of Emergency Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC)
• Thomas J. Esposito, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, and Burns, Loyola University Health System
• Uei I. Lei, M.P.H., EMT-P, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Department of Emergency Medicine, LUMC
• Ida Androwich, Ph.D., R.N., Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Director of the Population-Based Infection Control and Environmental Safety program (PICES)
• Catherine Counard, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Medical Director, Cook County Department of Public Health
• Mary Dominiak, Ph.D., M.B.A., R.N., Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Director of the undergraduate major in Health Services Management
• Deon Pillard, M.S., Emergency Response Coordinator, Bioterrorism Preparedness, Will County Health Department
• Paula Willoughby DeJesus, D.O., Assistant Commissioner, Chicago Fire Department
• Harold Myron, Ph.D., Director of Educational Programs, Argonne National Laboratory
• Jeffrey H. Rosen, Ph.D., Dean, School of Continuing and Professional Studies

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Curriculum

The B.S. in Healthcare Emergency Management degree is requires 124 credit hours, which are comprised of:  A 15-course University Core Curriculum of general education; 10 required courses in key aspects of management practices and applications; 3 School required courses in communication; 7 courses in Healthcare Emergency Management; and 6 elective courses in Healthcare Management.

I.  University Core Curriculum (45 credit hours): 

Students may take these courses at any time during their matriculation, and in certain cases, courses taken at other institutions may be eligible to be included as transfer credit

• University Writing Requirement (3)                                  
• Artistic Knowledge (3)                                                     
• Historical Knowledge (6)                                                 
• Literary Knowledge and Experience (6)                           
• Quantitative Literacy (3)                                                 
• Philosophical Knowledge (6)                                             
• Scientific Literacy (6)                                                        
• Societal/Cultural Understanding (6)                                  
• Theological/Religious Studies (6)                              
• Ethics (to be met with either Philosophy or Theology credit) (3)                                              

II.  SCPS School Required Courses (9 credit hours): 

The following communication and writing courses are required of all students in the School:

• CMUN 101 Public Speaking and Critical Thinking (3)
• CMUN 150 Communication Processes (3)
• ENGL 310 Business and Professional Writing (3) 

III.  General Management Foundation (30 credit hours):

These courses might also be taken with regard to specific prerequisites; in certain cases, courses taken at other institutions may be eligible to be included as transfer credit.   Each course carries three credit hours.

• ODL 247 Computer Concepts and Applications (3)
• ODL 250 Foundations of Organizations (3)
• ODL 310 Accounting Principles and Applications (3) 
• ODL 340 Marketing Concepts and Strategies (3)
• ODL 349 Project Management (3)
• ODL 350 Human Resource Principles (3) 
• ECON 201 Microeconomics (3)
• ECON 202 Macroeconomics (3)
• CMUN 219 Interpersonal Communication (3)
• CMUN 237 Small Group Communication (3)                          

IV.  Healthcare Emergency Management Concentration (22 credit hours):  

• Introduction to Emergency Management (3)                     
• Emergency Planning:  Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (3)
• Integrating Emergency Services in the Community (3)
• Managing Emergency Operations:  Relief and Recovery (3)
• Decision Making in Public Administration (3)
• Law and Ethics for the Emergency Manager (3)
• Practicum (4)                                                          

IV.  Healthcare Management Electives (18 credit hours):  

Most of these courses are delivered in partnership with the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.

• CMUN 231 – Conflict Management (3)                          
• GNUR – Health Care in America (3)                                
• GNUR – Health Care of Vulnerable Populations (3)        
• BIOL 209 – Biological Basis Health and Illness (3)          
• GNUR – Health Care Legal and Regulatory Environment (3)                                          
• GNUR – Health Care Workforce Environment (3)      

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Location and Schedule

All courses for the BS in Healthcare Emergency Management program are offered at Loyola’s Maywood campus, site of the Stritch School of Medicine, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, and Loyola University Health System, in Maywood, IL.  Courses are offered evenings and weekends, and the program can be pursued on a full- or part-time basis.

Students may also elect to take University Core courses, all-School required courses, and the Management concentration at the Water Tower Campus or during the Summer Session at the Lake Shore Campus in Chicago. 

As a Healthcare Emergency Management student, you will have access to all of the University’s resources, including computer labs, library facilities, a Loyola email account, and online registration via Loyola's Online Connection to University Services, or LOCUS.