MSCHE Self Study April 2021

 SUNY Empire State College Courses

o High Performance Management o Healthcare Operations Management o Healthcare Financial Management o Strategies for Inter ‐ professional Collaboration: A Stakeholder Perspective (Capstone).

Students may complete the program while enrolled in optometry school. The program was approved by the New York State Education Department on May 31, 2013, and 9 certificates have been awarded. MBA in Healthcare Leadership Program Introduced and approved at the same time as the Certificate Program, the MBA in Healthcare Leadership Program, which is awarded by SUNY Empire State College, is aimed at doctors who aspire to hospital or medical practice leadership in addition to health care executives and senior managers in health care fields. It is suited for the optometry student whose goal is to administer larger healthcare organizations and practices. The program is 42 credits. All 18 credits from the Certificate Program are applicable to the MBA degree. Since its inception, three students have been awarded a MBA. Continuing Professional Education Continuing professional education is mandatory in all states in order for optometrists to maintain a professional license to practice. Many states require specific amounts of course work be taken in individual topics, such as glaucoma or oral medications. The College’s Office of Continuing Professional Education (OCPE) offers a wide variety of ongoing programs in all areas of optometric education to support the College’s mission, including courses at society meetings; evening and weekend programs at SUNY and throughout the State; courses at conferences such as Vision Expo; a yearly Envision New York (ENY) three ‐ day program; on ‐ line courses; and specialized programs in both classroom and clinic ‐ based formats to support expanded scope of practice in areas such as oral pharmaceuticals and glaucoma management. Courses are submitted for approval to the Council on Optometric Practitioner Education (COPE), a national clearinghouse for all continuing education courses of a state ‐ wide, regional or national scope. This requirement applies to each offering on the above bulleted list. COPE is a committee of the Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry (ARBO), which is the association that currently represents 50 US optometry boards, 4 US territories/jurisdictions, and 2 Canadian boards. To obtain COPE approval, submissions must list course learning objectives and include a topical outline

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