Competencies
The University of Cincinnati MHA program utilizes the National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) Competency Model version 3.0 to measure student competency attainment throughout the program’s 13 courses. MHA courses address all seven domains and measure 22 competencies of the NCHL competency model.
The graphic below is an image of the NCHL Health Leadership Competency Model 3.0 that the program utilizes.
NCHL competencies within UC MHA courses
| NCHL competency | Domain | Course | Levels of Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Collaboration | Boundary | HCA 7001, HCA 7033, HCA 7081 | Levels 1-5 |
| Organizational Awareness | Boundary | HCA 7031, HCA 7032, HCA 7041, HCA 7099 | Levels 1-5 |
| Relationship & Network Development | Boundary | HCA 7099 | Levels 1-5 |
| Achievement Orientation | Execution | HCA 7002 | Levels 1-6 |
| Anaytical Thinking | Execution | HCA 7001, HCA 7031, HCA 7032, HCA 7033, HCA 7041, HCA 7081, HCA 7099 | Levels 1-4 |
| Communication Skills I - Writing | Execution | HCA 7002, HCA 7099 |
Levels 1-3 |
| Initiative | Execution | HCA 7031 | Levels 1-5 |
| Performance Management | Execution | HCA 7001, HCA 7041, OM 7042, HCA 7081, HCA 7099 | Levels 1-3 |
| Process & QI | Execution | HCA 7031, HCA 7041, OM 7042, HCA 7081, HCA 7099 | Levels 1-4 |
| Project Management | Execution | HCA 7099 | Levels 1-3 |
| Collaboration | Relations | HCA 7002, HCA 7081, HCA 7099 |
Levels 1-5 |
| Interpersonal Understanding | Relations | HCA 7002 |
Levels 1-5 |
| Team Leadership | Relations | HCA 7002 | Levels 1-6 |
| Information Seeking | Transformation | HCA 7031, HCA 7041, OM 7042, HCA 7081, HCA 7099 | Level 1-5
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| Innovation | Transformation | HCA 7001, HCA 7031, HCA 7081, HCA 7099 | Level 1-5
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| Strategic Orientation | Transformation | HCA 7001, HCA 7033, HCA 7041 | Level 1-4 |
| Professional & Social Responsibility | Values | HCA 7081, HCA 7099 | Level 1-4 |
| Financial Skills | Health Systems Awareness & Business Literacy | HCA 7001, HCA 7041, OM 7042 | Level 1-5
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| Health Resources Management | Health Systems Awareness & Business Literacy | HCA 7041, OM 7042 | Level 1-3 |
| IT Management | Health Systems Awareness & Business Literacy | HCA 7041, OM 7042 |
Level 1-3 |
| Self-Awareness | Self-Awareness & Self-Confidence | HCA 7002, HCA 7031, HCA 7081 | Level 1-4 |
| Self-Confidence | Self-Awareness & Self-Confidence | HCA 7002, HCA 7031, HCA 7081 | Level 1-5
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