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CMU to Offer Online Health Administration Doctorate: The program will offer courses in critical thinking, ethics and law, leadership, organizational theory, quantitative research, communication skills, and more. People who have been in the industry want to know the latest research and knowledge to make their jobs easier, said Mark Cwiek, coordinator of the health administration program in the college. 'We're looking at taking the theory and applying it to their settings,' said Cwiek. 'These students want to make sure they are up-to-date and as sharp about their areas as they can be. There will be a great deal of intellectual rigor in the program. These students will walk away with the knowledge and skills of applied researchers.' Health administrators often need specific training in various administrative areas and in effective communication, said Cwiek. 'The interesting thing is that they are already very successful,' said Cwiek. 'The students we will attract already have strong foundations in the health care area, but they need stronger skills to be able to keep up in the upper levels of management. The economics of health is vastly different from general economics. Our students need to know how to apply the knowledge to make positive outcomes. They need to know how and where to access the latest health information. 'In addition, these leaders want to know how to communicate this information to various audiences, such as employees, customers, managers and administrators of other systems, the business community, educators, health care professionals, and the local community. It's a major part of their job,' said Cwiek. See: http://www.audiologyonline.com/news/displaynews.asp?news_id=321 .