The Doctor in Healthcare Management at Southern Medical University (Guangzhou) is an official, fully recognized degree conferred by ISCTE Lisbon University Institute, a state owned university established in 1972.

The program is structured in two parts: coursework and research.

The completion of 16 courses is required for this Doctoral program. Courses are organized in three blocks.

• Block One has 4 courses, 2 with 12 hours and 2 with 24 hours each;
• Block Two has six courses with 24 hours each course;
• Block Three has six courses with 12 hours each course.

Research

Developing and concluding the thesis. The Thesis has a central role in the Doctor of Healthcare Management program. It should be characterized by high scientific and methodological rigor; its theme and scope should rather focus the institution or the organization and its environment and should offer a contribution to knowledge for the advancement of the quality of management and organizational performance.

The research areas for Thesis include:

• Health management
• Healthcare strategic development
• Healthcare organization and human resources
• Healthcare information system management
• Healthcare marketing
• Healthcare finance
• Healthcare operation management
• Public Health Policies Research
• Healthcare Risks Management

First year:

• Coursework

Second year and following:

• Developing and concluding the dissertation (the Thesis should be written in English);
• Two weeks studying and visiting in Portugal, include lectures; visiting hospitals, healthcare institutions, healthcare administrative departments, pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies; dissertation oral defense and graduation ceremony

Thesis supervision and oral defense:

Thesis will be jointly tutored by two supervisors, one from Iscte and one from SMU.
Supervisors are assigned after the first year.

Thesis oral defense will be held at Iscte. The Committee of Dissertation Oral Defense includes 3 Iscte members and 2 SMU members.

The Committee President will be a professor from Iscte.

For more information please consult Southern Medical University website.