Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The first of the 76 million baby boomers turned 65 this year. As this generation ages, it will place significant demands on an already strained health care system. To meet this challenge, medical and health services managers -- an occupation projected to grow 16 percent in the coming years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics -- will need the latest knowledge and skills. Penn State's new master of health administration degree, delivered online, can help working adults prepare for health care management careers. (more)
Thursday, October 28, 2010
A team of four Penn State Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.) students was among the semi-finalist teams competing in mid-October at the 15th annual Everett V. Fox Student Case Competition in Memphis, Tenn. The competition was sponsored by the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE). (more)
Thursday, April 22, 2010
David Lutz knows a little bit about squeeze plays. While pursuing his bachelor of science degree in kinesiology at Penn State, he still found time to play baseball for Penn State. After receiving his degree in May 2009, he enrolled in the master of health administration (M.H.A.) program. His hectic schedule of academics and athletics will not change much this year, as Lutz is finishing his final year of eligibility as co-captain of the baseball team. (more)
Monday, February 22, 2010
Three Penn State students in the Master of Health Administration program (M.H.A.), received third place in the annual Health Administration Case Competition hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) on Feb. 11, 2010. In the competition, 24 teams of health administration students from universities across the country were challenged with developing solutions to the same real-world dilemma. This year, the competition centered on hospital and physician alignment. (more)
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Devon Trolley, a recent graduate of the Master of Health Administration program, has been awarded a prestigious David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship. She is spending one year as a fellow in Washington, D.C., where she will visit national health policy centers and pursue a personal interest project with the guidance of key policy makers from the private and public sectors. (more)