HADM 280-289 A-Z - Special Topics

Semester Hours: 3

Current Special Topics

HADM 282A - Pharmaceutical Industry Essentials: Administration and Leadership

This course provides students with an in-depth overview of the pharmaceutical industry. Knowledge pertaining to administration and leadership within the pharmaceutical industry is explored as well as information regarding how pharmaceutical industry stakeholders interact with health services delivery organizations and stakeholders, managed care organizations, policy makers, and patients. Specific topics include organizational design models, research and development functions, product marketing, pharmacy benefit design and management, pricing strategy, patient support approaches, patents and intellectual property, pharmacoeconomic analysis and provider partnership arrangements.

HADM 283A - AI, ML and Robotics for Medical Informatics

This course aims to provide graduate students in Medical Informatics with a foundational understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Robotics in the context of healthcare and patient care. The course accommodates students from clinical and non-clinical backgrounds, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of these technologies and their practical applications in the healthcare industry. Through lectures, discussions, and hands-on projects, students will gain knowledge of the fundamental concepts, techniques, and ethical considerations associated with AI, ML, and Robotics, as well as develop skills to apply these technologies to improve patient care.

HADM 283B - AI in Healthcare: Innovation, Ethics, and Business Strategy

Steven Lindo, Population Health, and Hafiz Asif, Information Systems and Business Analytics

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence in Healthcare Information Technology is forcing health care leaders to consider how they will manage the pressing need to deliver innovative solutions while addressing the moral and ethical issues facing AI today. This course provides a deep understanding of AI’s potential and limitations in healthcare and business, emphasizing privacy, regulatory compliance, security, and fairness, which students will use to design and evaluate frameworks for responsible AI adoption in healthcare and business. 

Crosslisted as: IT 257A  

This course is a featured interdisciplinary course for Fall 2025. For more information, visit our Interdisciplinary Courses Webpage.

HADM 287A - Personal Branding and Marketing in Health Care Leadership

This class will help students to define the importance of gaining practical skill in developing their unique identify, leveraging digital platforms, and effectively communicating their personal brands to excel in their personal and professional lives. Thought leadership from people who successfully executed personal branding has been shown to benefit both the individual and their organization.

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) and added to the course number.  Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. Any course may be taken a number of times so long as there is a different letter designation each time it is taken.

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