The Master Program in Hospital Management was originally an interest in the Master of Management Study Program. In line with the development of science in Hospital Management, it then developed into a Study Program.
The Master of Hospital Management Study Program (MMRS) is one of the Graduate programs of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Brawijaya Malang. The existence of the Master study program in Hospital Management is expected to be able to produce competent human resources to handle issues relevant to the management of hospitals professionally. The Master Program in Hospital Management was originally an interest in the Master of Management Study Program at the Faculty of Economics in 2004.
Furthermore, the managing team prepares the development of the study program through the feasibility study process on prospective students and graduate users and prepares documentation of the application of the study program. In accordance with Rector Decree number 246B / SK / 2007, June 25, 2007 the hospital management interest program is further managed by the Faculty of Medicine. Officially the implementation of Master of Hospital Management education with MMRS degree was established on July 14, 2009 with a letter from the Director General of Higher Education regarding the permit for the Implementation of MMRS Study Program at Brawijaya University no. 1128 / D / T / 2009. The implementation of master education in hospital management is a state mandate to ensure the implementation of health services that are able to ensure access, justice, quality, and patient safety. In the capacity as a leader and manager of a capital-intensive hospital health care organization, technology, profession, and expertise require high skills, and intellectual capability as a master.
The high need and interest in education for hospital managers is characterized by a trend of continued increases in the number of enthusiasts and with increasing student admissions. As a form of study program commitment to continuing professional education, the Study Program organizes a series of seminars and workshops in accordance with the development of knowledge and needs of hospital managers who are stakeholders of the MMRS Study Program.
Community service activities are also carried out through cooperation with hospitals in the form of in-hospital training and consultation. Problems found in workshop activities, training and consultation become the material of research studies and enrichment of the contents of lecture materials. The results of further research become material in seminars, workshops, training and consultation activities. Thus, synergy is formed between problems in the field, research studies and the content of educational materials that are expected to form a link and match of mmrs study program and its stakeholders.