The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) serves the public by advancing the quality of healthcare management education globally.
CAHME is an interdisciplinary group of educational, professional, clinical, and other health sector organizations devoted to quality improvement of education for healthcare management and administration professionals.
CAHME’s mission is to serve the public interest by advancing the quality of healthcare management education by:
Setting measurable criteria for excellent healthcare management education.
Supporting, assisting and advising programs which seek to meet or exceed the criteria and continuously improve.
Accrediting programs that meet or exceed the criteria.
Making this information easily available to interested constituencies.
Developed by the MHA Stakeholder Group: Faculty, Board of Advisors, Alumni Council, and Preceptors
Reviewed annually by our stakeholder groups
Goal: Employability readiness for early and mid-careerists seeking entry-level leadership roles in health services organizations across the U.S.
Last revised in May 2023
Development: Comprehensive stakeholder feedback process that included the UK MHA Faculty, Alumni, Students, Board of Advisors, Alumni Council, student preceptors, and industry experts.
Goal: A model that leads to high employability and prepares students to be placed in early and mid-careerist healthcare leadership positions.
Focused Review: Annually based on student feedback, course competency assessment aggregate information
Comprehensive Review: The model undergoes a comprehensive review every three years, and each stakeholder group is engaged
Ongoing improvement commitment aligns with our mission to provide students with the skills they need to achieve entry and mid-level roles in healthcare administration
It is critical that we ensure the skills in our program match industry needs now and into the near future
Our administrative practicum program internships (APP), close ties to industry, advisory groups, faculty-practitioner teaching model, and professional development program allow us to remain agile and relevant
4 domains
17 competencies
Assessed throughout the curriculum
Proficiency scale provides students with expectations
