New SMU course in health economics and management among moves to boost health tech sector

As part of efforts to develop infocomm technology (ICT) capabilities in the healthcare sector, SMU will be offering a second major in health economics and management. Students will learn about healthcare administration, policy, economics, management, operations and analytics, with work-based learning in hospitals and other healthcare institutions. This was announced on Friday (March 16) in conjunction with Health Tech Day, which was organised by the Infocomm Media Development Authority and Integrated Health Information Systems (IHiS). The event, held at SMU Labs brought together more than 40 organisations, including healthcare institutions, companies and training partners, to showcase product innovations. It also offered more than 500 job opportunities in the health tech sector.