Andrew Ritchie

Executive MSHM

Q: Where were you prior to MSHM? (Undergrad major, undergrad university, job?)  

A: Prior to starting the MSHM program, I was (and am currently) an Assistant Clinical Manager at La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago.  I began my career there as a Registered Nurse in 2017, and I have been employed at La Rabida ever since.  I transitioned to the role of Assistant Clinical Manager back in August of 2022.  I graduated from Indiana University in 2015 with a degree in Kinesiology and then immediately continued my education at Indiana University Northwest where I completed an Accelerated Nursing Program and obtained my BSN.

Q: Have you attended any career fairs/networking events? Who did you meet? What did you take away from this experience?  

A: I have not attended any career fairs or networking events at this time.  I plan to start looking into career fairs and networking events towards the end of the summer/early fall as I am still fairly new in my position at my current job.

Q: Have you worked with career services at Kelley or O’Neill? What did you take away from this experience?  

A: I have not worked with the Kelley or O’Neil career services but I am excited to begin soon.

Q: Do you feel supported by program faculty and staff?  

A: At this time, all program faculty and staff have been fantastic.  The three classes I have completed have been amazing and I already feel like I have learned so much, especially because I did not really take any business-related classes during my first two programs.

Q: Do you feel connected to your peers (in your cohort)?  

A: I do feel connected with my peers.  I began with the program with a friend who I have known essentially my entire life and I have had great interactions with some of his current coworkers who are also in the program.

Q: What is your favorite part of the MSHM program thus far?

A: My favorite part of the MSHM program is the real-time use of what I am learning in my classes in my current role at my hospital.  As a nurse, I never really had to think about the business side of how a hospital operates, but now as an Assistant Clinical Manager, I am slowly beginning to see how the business side operates.  In each class, I am learning something new, and it is very rewarding to utilize my new knowledge in real-time and then discuss what my classmates’ work has worked and what has not.