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What skills do you think are most important for someone pursuing healthcare management, and how did you develop them?

I am a college sophomore and certified pharmacy majoring in healthcare management.

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What kind of management? If you mean public administration (which is what I do) then the answer is to be well-rounded. You have to know how the public health system works (and doesn't work) in practice, what scope of practice rules are and which department oversees the scope of the different populations, what the interplay is between the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and your state, what your state's state plan says (and doesn't), and (IMO most importantly) how providers get paid. Not how much, how.

I developed those skills by doing. I was fortunate in that I had four amazing mentors in my career and in that I have always been very interested in healthcare. So my (very boring) advice is to apply for an analyst position in public administration in a department where you can work with a mentor who will guide you. And then just do as much as you can. Work in policy, fiscal, workforce, Medicaid, grants, eligibility, benefits. Work in outpatient and inpatient, oversee the inclusion of breakthrough drugs/therapies like CAR-T, in behavioral health, in dental.

It will take time, but you will get there.
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