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Jill Davis has served on the UNC Charlotte MHA Advisory Board since 2014. She works as Senior Director, Enterprise Data, at Premier, Inc. In this role, Ms. Davis leads the teams responsible for enterprise-wide data acquisition and integration to support all informatics and data analytics tools offered by her company. Ms. Davis recently marked her […]

Dr.Michael Dulin stopped by to speak with syndicated radio host Francene Marie about innovative public health conversations going on in Charlotte. Dr. Dulin is the Director for the Academy of Population Health Innovation (APHI) and a Professor of Public Health Sciences at UNC Charlotte. Over the past year the group has collected data from focus […]

Dr. Dulin, who is Director of the Academy for Population Health Innovation and a professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, was interviewed by HealthcareIT News at the Precision Medicine Summit in Boston. by: Tom Sullivan Precision medicine is more hype than reality right now — but, at the same time, the incredible potential […]

Over Spring Break 2017, three MHA students embarked on a Study Abroad trip focused on Health and Wellbeing in India. Diana Kuzmich (l), Kendall Walsh (c), and Tracy Valero (r) departed Charlotte International Airport for a 10-day adventure to India studying its healthcare system, various NGOs, and culture. Prior to departure, the students selected a […]

The MHA Program congratulates Stephanie Craig and Jordan Harrington on earning their administrative fellowship/residencies. Stephanie’s fellowship at Carolina HealthCare System (CHS) NorthEast, located in Concord, NC, will begin in June. She will work under Bill Hubbard, Vice President of Operations for CHS NorthEast, and will assist with special administrative projects in multiple areas of hospital […]

Maria (Mika) Vela-Gude completed her internship at the Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas. During her internship she completed various projects, such as launching a REDCap Database, including planning, testing, implementation, and support and creation of a standard operating procedure. Mika also expanded marketing and communications outreach by distributing […]

The Department of Public Health Sciences will launch a new undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Health Systems Management degree program in Fall 2017. Chair of Public Health Sciences, Dr. Melinda Forthofer beamed that “the Faculty of the Department of Public Health Sciences are delighted to have this opportunity to close the gap between supply and […]

Joseph Cherian, MHA ‘13, currently works for PMMC as a Senior Account Manager. He is primarily responsible for ensuring that PMMC’s clients receive value from PMMC’s contract management solutions and services. This position requires him to build strong relationships with clients. Joseph also helps clients to identify their specific and constantly evolving revenue cycle challenges […]

This year, the MHA program sent ten students to the ACHE’s Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago. Over 4,000 current and future healthcare leaders participated, including fellow students, hospital executives, and university administrators. Congress provided a week-long program of informational seminars, hot topic sessions, networking opportunities, career building, and resume reviews for its participants. Popular […]

Maria (Mika) Vela-Gude completed her internship at the Texas Heart Institute at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas. During her internship she completed various projects, such as launching a REDCap Database, including planning, testing, implementation, and support and creation of a standard operating procedure. Mika also expanded marketing and communications outreach by distributing […]