By: Ryanne Rader BSPH anticipated December 2024 Internship site: Marion County Health Department: State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) I never really intended to go to college. One day I just woke up and decided to give it a go. I was rejected everywhere I applied, except Indiana University Indianapolis. This worked out for… Read more »
Sara Malott, physician practice operations director at Henry Community Health, shares how the FSPH online MHA program’s flexibility and real-world applications allow her to balance her full-time job, studies, and personal commitments. Can you describe how the program has met your needs for flexibility and integration with other parts of your life? Living and… Read more »
Lindsey Bartley, project coordinator at Riley Hospital for Children, shares her positive experiences with the Fairbanks School of Public Health MHA program. She highlights the program’s flexibility, robust faculty support, practical coursework, and the benefits of its CAHME accreditation for working professionals in the healthcare industry. Can you describe how the program has met… Read more »
Let’s chat with Lecturer Gary Brumitt, our go-to guy for finance and accounting, who just earned his PhD. He’ll share how he’s bringing these topics to life in our online asynchronous classes. You received your PhD in May. How has this influenced your approach to creating content for your courses? Although PhD studies are… Read more »
Visiting Lecturer Jeff Byrum discusses his coaching services and the rolling out of an expanded set of activities for both residential and online MHA students this upcoming fall. How has your experience in providing coaching services to master’s students influenced the development of new activities for the MHA program? It helped open my eyes… Read more »
While a health services management student at the Fairbanks School of Public Health, Melanie Esquivel, BSHSM’23, secured an internship with Indiana Immunization Coalition. She shares how her internship experience helped her land a full-time role as data team supervisor upon graduation. Tell us about your experience at Internship Interview Day. My experience at Internship… Read more »
Changes in the U.S. healthcare system are increasing the demand for nurses, especially those with public health and population health knowledge. Public health training is essential for nurses to be able to tackle current and future healthcare challenges. That’s why we’ve partnered with the Indiana University School of Nursing in establishing two dual pathways… Read more »
We are excited to announce some new updates to our Master of Health Administration (MHA) program that will allow students more flexibility in navigating their learning experience. Effective fall 2024, students will have the option of pursuing an in-person/hybrid experience (traditional 16-week semesters) or accelerated 8-week, 100% asynchronous sessions online. The in-person and online… Read more »
We are back! Hello everyone 😊 – in our March 2024 edition of the JEDI @ IUPUI newsletter, we would like to acknowledge the beautiful March Diversity Calendar in 2024. They are: Women’s History Month – March 1-31 Zero Discrimination Day – March 1 International Women’s Day – March 8 Ramadan – March 10-April… Read more »
Employer: American Senior Communities Current position: Business Office Manager Location: Indianapolis Degree(s): BSHSM, IUPUI, 2022 Why did you choose your major/program? I wanted to step into the administrative side of healthcare. I’ve always been a leader of sort and wanted to combine that with my passion for healthcare. Briefly describe your career path. I… Read more »