Please join with me in congratulating Missouri State University’s newest MHA alums; Christopher Bos, Rebecca Lansdale, Usanee Limpanithi, Megan Sievers, Melisa Thompson and Alyssa Tieber. Well Done!
Alyssa Tieber has recently accepted a job with Mercy as a Manager of Strategic Initiatives under Dr. Steele, EVP of Market Growth and Development. She is graduating in May with her MHA and is looking forward to a challenging career in healthcare.
Congrats!
After having served in a volunteer role at Mercy – Springfield Patricia Nayar, MHA student, recently had her efforts recognized and has earned a position with Mercy providing her with significant career opportunities. Her new title is Recruitment Manager, Mercy Clinic Physician Recruitment. Please join me in congratulating Patricia and wishing her the best with her new responsibilities,
ACMPE Scholarship deadline is May 1. The ACMPE Scholarship Fund Inc. supports and promotes healthcare leaders’ personal and professional growth toward the advancement of the profession. The program supports individuals who, by virtue of experience, current position and plans demonstrate potential for contributing to the medical practice management profession.
Applicants must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program relevant to medical practice management, including public health, business administration, healthcare administration and other related areas.
To learn more, visit mgma.com/scholarships.
The Albert W. Dent and Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarships are offered exclusively by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) for students who are in the final year of a healthcare management graduate program. Each scholarship awards $5,000 to each recipient. Between the two, ACHE awards up to 20 scholarships each year. The deadline to apply for both is March 30, 2012. To determine your eligibility go to the scholarship Web pages on ache.org and view the information on the Albert W. Dent or Foster G. McGaw scholarships. The scholarships will be awarded in July.
If you happen to have a ’finance’ bent to your interest in health administration, I would encourage you to consider student membership in the Healthcare Financial Management Association. HFMA is offering a free student e-membership for eligible students ( http://www.hfma.org/Templates/InteriorMaster.aspx?id=880 ).
The Navy has some excellent considerations for recruiting their Health Care Administrators and they are actively recruiting HCAs. For more information you can visit http://www.navy.com/careers/healthcare/healthcare-administration.html
Kelly Phillips, Missouri State MHA has recently accepted a new role within Mercy in the Operational Performance Improvement (Six Sigma) department. Her new title will be Six Sigma Black Belt. This is a great opportunity for Kelly and offers much in terms of future growth within the organization.
With Kelly moving on to her new position, this means that her current position, Recruitment Assistant to the Executive Director of Physician Recruitment will be open. Please know that Mercy Clinic-Physician Recruitment will be hiring a new Recruitment Assistant and anyone interested should contact Angie Abraham, Executive Director of Mercy Clinic-Physician Recruitment at angie.abraham@mercy.net
Congratulations Kelly!
Jared Meuller, MHA, has recently accepted a new position as Manager of Strategic Initiatives for Mercy Clinic. In this role he will be woring with executive leadership to help prepare Mercy for the future of healthcare through various initiatives. Congratulations!
Joining the exclusive MHA alumni club this fall are Leann Bremmer, Jevne Diamond, Sherry Kearney, Andrea Long, Jared Mueller, Shah Salman and Heidi Waldo. Congratulations are well deserved!