About Us
The Institute for Hospital Management, Tsinghua University (THU) is the first institution to provide professional interdisciplinary healthcare management programs in China. With strong support from the Beijing main campus and Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS), the Institute trains future public health and health care leaders in China, and has attracted both international and domestic faculty members since its establishment in 2012. The Institute offers a master degree program (full-time or part-time) and a joint doctoral degree program with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The Tsinghua-Hopkins PhD program involves faculty members from both universities, and holds classes at Beijing and Baltimore, US.
Program Information
The Institute currently offers a full-time Master in Hospital Management (MHA) program and part-time Master in Executive Hospital Management (EMHA) program, both spanning 3 years or 5 to 6 semesters. Our full-time MHA program is based in the Tsinghua SIGS Shenzhen campus, located at the heart of the Greater Bay Area connecting Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Our part-time EMHA program is mainly located at the Beijing THU campus.
Students are required to complete a thesis and defense in order to graduate. A Master of Public Administration (hospital management track) will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of all courses and approval of the examination committee. The core curriculum is listed below:
Core Curriculum
International medical service system comparison
Introduction to hospital management
Health statistics
Medical and health laws and policies
Health service research methods
Hospital strategy management
Medical safety and quality management
Health economics
Medical insurance
Hospital financial management
Hospital information management
Hospital human resource management
Hospital operation and process management
Hospital evaluation and hospital management tools
Hospital management ethics
Internship Opportunities
Hospital internships are offered for students of our MHA and EMHA programs. The institute has affiliations with hospitals in the Mainland, Taiwan and AHMC Healthcare Inc. in California, US. These affiliate hospitals offer 6-week to 8-month training opportunities depending on the curriculum, and provide unparalleled opportunities for students to put their knowledge to practice.
Our Faculty
The Institute strives to provide innovative approaches and international perspectives to public health education. To enhance diversity and quality of teaching, our courses are taught by faculty members from the Tsinghua main campus, as well as universities in the US and China’s Taiwan.
Healthcare Research
Students are encouraged to participate in research activities at the institute with faculty members and adjunct professors at affiliate hospitals. Faculty members have been awarded with research grants from both government and private sectors, and many students act as part time research assistants. The institute currently has five research centers including:
Center for Domestic and Foreign Hospital Evaluation and Accreditation
Center for Management of Medical Service and Research
Center for Medical and Health Laws and Policies
Center for Medical and Health Institution Operation and Development
Center for Big Data of Health Care and Evidence-based Medicine
These research centers conduct cutting-edge research and collaboration in the health-care and medical fields. The Center for Domestic and Foreign Hospital Evaluation and Accreditation, for example, is currently working on a joint quality improvement research project with the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), Ireland.
A number of research institutions have also been set up in areas of China’s medical reform and hospital construction. These institutions will further leverage overseas resources to accelerate the creation of a world-class research platform for hospital management and enhance the international influence of the Institute.
Learning Abroad
We encourage students to take advantage of our partnerships to gain global perspectives on our healthcare system and integrate theory into practice. The Institute has signed agreements with Harvard University, Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, Birmingham University of Alabama, University of Toronto, University of Birmingham, and University of Taiwan to organize academic exchanges and visits for students.
We also cooperate with leading hospitals worldwide to provide internships and various student programs. These include affiliated hospitals of Yale University and Johns Hopkins University, Cleveland Clinic, AHMC Healthcare Inc. Hospitals, The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto), National Taiwan University Hospital, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Shanghai General Hospital and many more.
Applicant requirements
Applicants for the full-time MHA program must have a four-year bachelor’s degree, whereas applicants for the part-time EMHA program must have 4 years of hospital or healthcare related professional experience and a bachelor’s degree.
Contact Us
Institute for Hospital Management of Tsinghua University
Email: ihm@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn
Website: www.ihm.tsinghua.edu.cn
Phone: +86-755-26036095
Graduate Admissions
A102, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518000, P.R China.
Phone: 0755-26036110
Email: admission@sz.tsinghua.edu.cn,
