
The University of California, San Francisco offers online coursework to meet the needs of busy professionals. Their online master’s degree program in healthcare administration and interprofessional leadership is an innovative and unique offering; although, like most distance programs, it is designed for the convenience and flexibility of the student. The program is multi-faceted in its aim, not only to educate and assist the student in their career field, but to develop an interconnected network of healthcare professionals with similar goals to improve the healthcare industry overall. This program targets current and future policy and decision-makers to meet the three goals of healthcare: better care for individuals, better outcomes for the population and reduced per capita cost. Student resources available to distance learners include financial aid and library and database access.