Health systems in various developed and developing societies have faced three main issues related to issues related to the production and fair distribution of health services, the quality of these services, and their escalating cost. In order to deal with these issues, developed countries have employed various strategies without achieving satisfactory progress in this regard. Many countries, especially developed countries, have realized that these problems can be dealt with by focusing on medical management, as they have realized that the real problem facing their health systems is It is not a problem of capabilities and resources as much as it is an administrative and organizational problem related to how to employ and use the available resources efficiently and effectively. Therefore, these countries began to give increasing attention to the issue of medical administration and the provision of qualified and trained administrative frameworks to deal with health sector issues. Because of this belief in the importance of medical administration and the leadership and vital role it plays in leading and directing the health system, the subject of medical administration has become a specialized field of medical and administrative sciences, taught in universities like other medical specialties. Medical administration became a recognized profession, with its own specific identity, scientific and cognitive structure, and vital social role. After the announcement of the death penalty, health systems changed and issues of reforming the health sector emerged to contain the increasing cost and impact the fair distribution of resources and appropriate training for workers in the health field. This led to an increasing importance of the role of managers and the importance of the convergence between medical management science and public health sciences. Hence, good medical management of the institution has become equivalent to health for the body, as both of them mean the smooth and efficient functioning of all parts. Currently, medical administration is both a science and an art. It uses many human and social skills, and includes skills that cannot be measured quantitatively, as is the case in other applied sciences such as medical biochemistry, medical physics, and medical sciences, and includes effective communication skills, motivation, leadership, direction, and consultation. Medical administration, in its essence, is of a human nature, as the human being is the means and the goal. Just as medical administration is considered a distinct art, it is also a specialized science with its origins and rules that requires employing quantitative and logical methods in solving problems and making decisions. Quantitative methods are very important for the health administrator when practicing the administrative process in order to use and employ available resources efficiently and effectively and in order to improve the quality of services. To limit the travel of patients to search for good health services outside the borders of the country, it was necessary to provide national health institutions with qualified personnel, who possess administrative skills, medical knowledge, and sufficient knowledge of the nature of work in health institutions. This also has necessitated the establishment of a College and a department specialized in this field of knowledge, which combines medical and administrative sciences together. Therefore, the Department of Medical Services Administration was opened at the College of Medical Administration at 21 September University for Medical and Applied Sciences to meet the national, regional and international need for cadres qualified in thought and practice in the field of medical services and hospital management, as well as to meet the community’s needs for high-quality health services at the lowest possible cost.
Prof. Muneer Musleh Mohammed ALWesabi Head of Department