Association of University Programs in Health Administration
Encyclopedia
The Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) is a non-profit organization
of university
-based educational programs, faculty
, practitioners, and health care provider
organizations.
It works to improve the delivery of health services through the educational of health care administrators
. AUPHA also administers Upsilon Phi Delta
, the national academic honor society
health administration students.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
of university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
-based educational programs, faculty
Faculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
, practitioners, and health care provider
Health care provider
A health care provider is an individual or an institution that provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to individuals, families or communities....
organizations.
It works to improve the delivery of health services through the educational of health care administrators
Health administration
Health administration or healthcare administration is the field relating to leadership, management, and administration of hospitals, hospital networks, health care systems, and public health systems...
. AUPHA also administers Upsilon Phi Delta
Upsilon Phi Delta
Upsilon Phi Delta is the national academic honor society for students in healthcare administration in the United States. The organization was formed in 1965 to further the profession of health administration and the professional competence and dedication of its members...
, the national academic honor society
Honor society
In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America...
health administration students.