{"id":1787,"date":"2026-08-16T19:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.rotman.utoronto.ca\/newhma\/?page_id=1787"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:42:20","slug":"healthcare-management-specialization","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.rotman.utoronto.ca\/hma\/healthcare-management-specialization\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Sector Management Emphasis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1787\" class=\"elementor elementor-1787\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac89ea7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ac89ea7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20ca10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b20ca10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54873ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54873ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Health Sector Management Emphasis<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fe1f1b e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fe1f1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 data-interaction-id=\"c7db08a\" class=\"e-c7db08a-f31f754 e-heading-base\">Specializing in Healthcare at Rotman<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ade77bf elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ade77bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tBuilding a Healthcare Focused MBA\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"9b121fc\">Rotman gives you real room to specialise in healthcare. Between targeted electives, faculty who research the sector, and a dedicated research centre, you can graduate with a course load and network built around where you want to go. This page shows you how to put that together.<br><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c00fb61 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c00fb61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c311fea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c311fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-interaction-id=\"f0b3535\" class=\"e-heading-base\">How to build your course load<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faba6b6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"faba6b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e41727 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e41727\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-a923c6b-6615d90 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"a923c6b\"><strong>STEP 1 \u2014 START WITH THE CORE<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>In your first year, use the core courses to build the analytical and strategic foundation every healthcare path draws on.<br><br><strong>STEP 2 \u2014 <\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>PAIR ACADEMICS WITH EXPERIENCE<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Don't wait until electives to get involved. Case competitions, HMA events, and internships build your track record alongside your coursework from the start, not after it.<br><br><strong>STEP 3 \u2014 CONNECT WITH FACULTY AND THE CENTRE<\/strong>&nbsp;<br>Get to know the faculty working on health sector strategy and engage with the Sandra Rotman Centre's events and research.<br><br><strong>STEP 4 \u2014 LAYER IN HEALTHCARE ELECTIVES<\/strong> <br>In your second year, add healthcare and life-sciences electives, and declare the Health Sector Management emphasis: five half-courses (2.5 FCEs), with at least two from the designated list of main courses. Course offerings change year to year, so check the link below for the current list.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2ab06 e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base \" data-id=\"7b2ab06\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"7b2ab06\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab00f73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab00f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.rotman.utoronto.ca\/hma\/files\/2026\/08\/rotman-staircase-no-ken-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1739\" alt=\"rotman staircase no ken\" 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