Watch our video and hear why students think Columbia Business School is the perfect program for those with a passion for healthcare.
Our History
The Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management Program (HPM) was launched in 2006 to provide a home base for the healthcare curriculum, recruiting, alumni engagement, industry partnerships, and cross-university collaborations. It has grown into one of the largest and most innovative healthcare programs among top-tier global business schools.
What We Do
1) A Curated Curriculum
Our goal is to train the next generation of healthcare leaders and equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to make a lasting impact. HPM offers a range of courses to help students advance their understanding of the most critical areas of the healthcare industry.
2) Career Opportunities touching every part of the industry.
We have built strong relationships with organizations throughout the industry to assist our students in obtaining high quality internships and permanent positions.
3) Students with a passion to transform healthcare.
Our students are not only intellectually gifted but also passionate about using their business skills to make a difference in healthcare.
4) A powerful and engaged alumni network.
CBS alumni work in every part of the industry and stay actively involved with students as mentors, career advisors and internship sponsors.
5) New York, New York.
New York City is an ideal location to launch and build a healthcare career.
New York City has long been home to a thriving health economy with world-class academic medical centers, global pharmaceutical companies, large payors, and all of the professional services that drive the industry forward: consulting, finance, law, media and marketing.
Over the last decade, the healthcare ecosystem has expanded exponentially through city-led life sciences initiatives, the rapid growth of digital health and the opening of the New York Genome Center and Alexandria Center for Life Science.
There is tremendous momentum which makes NYC an ideal environment in which to launch and build a healthcare career. Below are a number of resources that might be helpful in understanding and accessing New York's burgeoning healthcare sector.
- LifeSciNY
- ELabNYC (Entrepreneurship Lab)
- NYC Health Business Leaders
- Alexandria Launch Labs
- Harlem BioSpace
- JLabs @ NYC
- HITLAB
- The Healthcare Club
- New York Digital Health Accelerator
- Digital Health Breakthrough Network
- Startup Health