FEBRUARY 2024| ISSUE 2
UIC MHA NEWSLETTER An official publication of the University of Illinois Chicago Master of Healthcare Administration program
Mid-Year Report UIC MHA Program The 2023-24 academic year has started strong. We welcomed a new cohort of MHA students and kicked off the year with a student mentoring matching event hosted by the Association of Future Healthcare Administrators (AFHA) in September. In October, our team of MHA students finished in the top ten at the National Association of Health Services Executives Case Competition in Atlanta. There were many UIC MHA alumni in attendance to support our student team. Many thanks to our faulty advisors, Larry Wrobel and Katie Carow. In November, five MHA students led the event planning for our annual ACHE CHEF Networking Event hosted at UIC. The event was a huge success with over one hundred attendees! Many UIC Alumni and Advisory Board members attended the event as representatives from Chicago-area healthcare associations, consulting, insurance, and technology companies. The five MHA student organizers will be honored at the CHEF Annual Meeting in February with the Health Studies Student/Administrative Fellow Leadership award. This January, we supported our Executive MHA students' attendance at the CHEF Career Power Event. Also, AFHA hosted our annual Preceptorship Fair to kick off the preceptorship matching process. In addition, we are planning a few MHA “field trips” and hosting a UIC MHA Alumni and Friends event during ACHE Congress week in March. You all should have received a Save the Date and be on the lookout for an official invitation in the coming weeks. I look forward to finishing the year strong and am very grateful for everyone’s support and partnership. Adam Andersen, DPT, MBA UIC MHA Program Director