Upsilon Phi Delta

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university =
name = Upsilon Phi Delta


established = 1965
incorporated =
type = Honor Society
president = Lydia M. Reed, MBA, CAE
city = Chicago
state = IL
country = USA
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employees =
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website = http://www.aupha.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3563

Upsilon Phi Delta is the national academic honor society for students in healthcare administration. It is administered by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration in the United States. The name is derived from the Greek words for health, care and administration.

The organization was formed to further the professional competence and dedication of the individual members in and for the profession of health administration. The official colors of Upsilon Phi Delta are crimson red and cobalt blue. The official flower is the rose.

ee also

* Master of Health Administration
* Master of Healthcare Administration
* Bachelor of Science in Public Health

External links

* [http://www.aupha.org The Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)] . - The Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) is a not-for-profit association of university-based educational programs, faculty, practitioners, and provider organizations. Its members are dedicated to continuously improving the field of healthcare management and practice. AUPHA's membership comprises the 160 best programs in healthcare management. Membership in AUPHA is tied to the pursuit of program accreditation at the graduate level and undergraduate certification at the bachelors degree level. Thus, AUPHA can ensure that its members represent the premier programs in the world.

* [http://www.cahmeweb.org Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)] . - The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) has been granted formal recognition by the U.S. Department of Education. CAHME is the only organization recognized to grant accreditation to individual academic programs offering a professional master's degree in healthcare management education in the United States and Canada. The list of CAHME accredited programs can be found here: [http://www.cahmeweb.org/AccreditedPrograms/ByName.html Accredited Programs : By Name] .

* [http://www.aupha.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3563 Upsilon Phi Delta] . - The national academic honor society for students in healthcare administration. It is administered by the Association of University Programs (AUPHA) in Health Administration in the United States.

* [http://www.mastersinhealthcare.com Masters Degrees in Health Administration] . - Guide to programs predominantly provided in the United States offering masters degrees specifically in health administration (MHA), or business administration (MBA), and public health (MPH) degrees with a major in health administration.

* [http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/hea/brief/hea_brief.php US News and World Report Health Services Administration Rankings] . - Rankings of the Nation's Best Graduate Schools in the discipline of Health Services Administration according to US News and World Report.