MHA, a look back on 2018

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University of Illinois @Chicago MHA Newsletter 2019 A LOOK BACK / A LOOK AHEAD

#ACCOMPLISHMENTS MHA student and 2018 graduate Elizabeth Brann received the UIC MHA Community Service Award, Elizabeth completed the MHA program as a part-time student and served as the VP of Part-Time Students for the student-led organization, UIC Association of Future Healthcare Administrators.

As VP, she met with, guided and supported incoming students in planning coursework.

She worked full time as a Vascular Sonographer at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, where she taught ultrasound students and helped patients manage acute and chronic peripheral vascular diseases alongside the Vascular Surgery team. “I believe I received this award because I am passionate about giving back to the UIC/UI Health community,” Liz said. “I work hard every day to give back to the patients that we serve, and the MHA program increased my awareness for all of the great things that our organization does. I believe we can truly make an impact on a community by addressing the social determinants of health through innovative initiatives such as this.”

Since graduating, Liz has been in South America, where she hopes to find a job that will allow her to improve her Spanish and have an impact. She did a short volunteer restoration project of the Lost City (Ciudad Perdida) in Colombia in October, and now she is backpacking/traveling in Peru with plans to hike Machu Picchu and Patagonia

in the next few months.

MHA students place second at the oldest case competition in the country, the NAHSE Annual Everett V. Fox Student Case Competition. Thirty-one schools competed this year and the UIC MHA team made it to the finals with Ohio State University, University of Michigan, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Iowa. We were named runner-up to Ohio State University and placed ahead of the rest of our esteemed colleagues.

Students Ketki Parmar, Srilalitha (Lalli) Akurati, Oseghale Ituah, and Lauren Marei analyzed the issues facing the health care organization featured in the case and recommended ideas for how a health care system could deliver care to chronically ill older patients more efficiently and effectively.

#CONTRIBUTIONS

Frank Borgers, MHA Clinical Assistant Professor, attended the Institute for Healthcare Improvement: 2018 IHI National Forum representing HPA and the UIC IHI Open School Student Chapter. The UIC chapter's poster that was presented, captures our student chapter's rapid growth and many accomplishments over the last year. Among which, was the creation of the poster by Chapter student leaders, in particular, two HPA students: Emily Town and Martin Finnegan.

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In collaboration with Covered California, HPA

Assistant Professor Nick

Tilipman co-authored a report titled Options To Improve Affordability In California’s Individual Health Insurance. The report’s policy options presented to Governor Gavin Newsom and members of the California State Legislature are based on a model developed by Tilipman and his co-author economist Wes Yin, associate professor of public policy at UCLA Luskin. Their findings show the potential effects that various policy proposals would have on health care enrollment, consumer health spending and public spending. Read the press release here and Sacramento Bee coverage here.

#NETWORK SPH's Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter of which HPAs

Clinical Assistant Professor in the MHA program, Frank Borgers is Co-Faculty Advisor, is hosting a panel discussion At UIC's College of Pharmacy. Panelists include leaders from Advocate-Aurora Health, on their efforts to promote patient safety in their system throughout Illinois and Wisconsin: bit.ly/2ReE7f4 The event is free and open to the public. Please submit an RSVP to https://go.uic.edu/2019Advocate-AuroraHealthIPEpanel Join us on February 8th 5:30-7:30

The MHA Program is hosting our annual SPRING OPEN HOUSE Join us on February 13th as we welcome new and prospective students. This is a great opportunity to talk with faculty, staff, alumni, and current students and discover more about the MHA program.

For details and to join us, please submit an RSVP

Join us during ACHE's Congress on Healthcare Leadership at our annual MHA alumni reception.

Reconnect with fellow UIC alumni, faculty and friends.

Tuesday, March 5th 5:30pm - 7:30pm Beacon Tavern 24 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603 405 North Wabash Avenue We hope to see you there!

RSVP You do not have to be attending Congress to join us

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