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With the launch of the Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Management (HSMT) degree in 2017, the Department of Public Health Sciences marked the first new major at UNC Charlotte in 10 years. Now, just one year after its debut, the program is already one of the most popular on campus, with more than 500 […]

LifePoint Health owns multiple hospitals across North Carolina, including Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The company is publicly traded and according to a watchdog group, its “business has stalled.” Revenue is down and debt is up, so LifePoint is merging with RCCH HealthCare Partners. RCCH is privately held and the combined company will be, […]

The Department of Public Health will be participating in the “This is Public Health Virtual Fair” on September 20, 2018. Prospective students can register for the online event and chat live with representatives from the MPH, MHA, PSM HIAN, PhD in HSR, and PhD in PHS programs. Department of Public Health Sciences representatives will be […]

Physician and UNC Charlotte graduate candidate Saugat Karki was selected recently for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) prestigious Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP). This two-year training program is for doctoral- or master’s-level professionals, applying computer science and information technology to solve complex health problems. PHIFP recipients help the CDC investigate and […]

As director of the Academy for Population Health Innovation, Dr. Michael Dulin operates on the leading edge of the industry, exploring how technology can help communities address their most pressing public health challenges. Among the models gaining traction with practitioners is precision medicine, an approach to healthcare with the potential to revolutionize how doctors keep […]

The surprise exodus of nearly 100 Atrium Health doctors intent on leaving the hospital system has some industry experts saying it could be the start of a trend in Charlotte and elsewhere. UNC Charlotte public health professor Michael Thompson spoke with the Charlotte Observer about potential impacts on patients. READ MORE

Dr. Crystal Piper led the 3rd Annual Honorable North Carolina State Representative Beverly Earle Minority Health Conference on February 23rd. Approximately 120 people attended the event, which was free and open to the public. The theme for the conference was Social Justice and Health Disparities and included a poster session and expert panel discussion. Expert […]

Amanda Deese, MHA and MS Health Informatics student, completed her internship this past summer with Novant Health’s Logistics and Supply Chain Operations, where she worked under the Director of Supply Chain Operations, Tyler Ross, M.S. She discovered this internship opportunity through an email distributed to students by the MHA Program. Amanda interviewed with two Directors […]

Ken Nanney, in-house attorney for Atrium Health, stepped in to help UNC Charlotte when he learned that Windsor Schmidt would be unable to teach this semester. Mr. Nanney heard the news a few days before classes began and graciously agreed to teach Professor Schmidt’s Health Law and Ethics class. Fortunately, he was not unfamiliar with […]

In April, AUPHA awarded MHA student, Thomas “Tommy” Roache, the Foster G. McGaw scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to students in Health Administration based on the recommendation of program faculty. Since the inception of this scholarship program in 1975, AUPHA has awarded over 900 scholarships to students most deserving of recognition. Tommy received his Bachelors […]