Getting a certificate in any one aspect of healthcare administration (or pursuing a Masters certificate in Healthcare Administration) is a serious undertaking. Depending on your individual situation and background, one lesson may be easy or extremely difficult and the next lesson ... just the opposite. And, of course, there are financial and time commitments. So before you take the leap into the incredibly rewarding, always changing, and never boring field of healthcare, ask yourself,

"Am I prepared to commit time, money, and effort to earning a certificate in healthcare finance (or leadership, resource management, ethics, etc.)?"