Liz Meinert, a dedicated Health Sector Management (HSM) student from the Class of 2015, developed the idea of an HSM Fellowship in her first year at Fuqua. She felt that fellows would strengthen the HSM program by institutionalizing a formal avenue for student input. Liz worked closely with our HSM administration to establish the fellowship, and was part of selecting the initial team in the fall of 2014.
There was a lot of enthusiasm surrounding the new fellowship, and many talented students applied. From the excellent candidates, Alice Pai ’15, Jessica Stone ’16, and Hunter Sinclair ’16, were chosen to join Liz as the inaugural HSM Fellowship team. This spring, Himakshi Jhala ‘16 was selected as an additional fellow for the transition into the 2015-16 academic year. These student representatives are passionate about HSM, and represent the program when talking to prospective Fuqua students, current students, and alumni.
In their first year, the team designed a survey that was distributed to current HSM students to get a baseline analysis of opinions about the program. Each year, the HSM Fellows will create an annual report, comprised of results from this survey, as well as exit interviews with HSM students. Hunter expressed his enthusiasm for having this dedicated vehicle for HSM student feedback. He feels that the fellows’ close relationship with the HSM program office will help them to enact initiatives that will continue to improve health care education at Fuqua.
The HSM Fellows also examined how Fuqua competes with other health care programs at leading business schools throughout the U.S., compiling the results into a competitive analysis. The analysis will be updated each year to ensure continued excellence by keeping our curriculum relevant and competitive with other leading business schools.
In addition, the fellowship will work closely with the student engagement committee of the Health Care Alumni Advisory Board (HCAAB). They will provide feedback on the HSM curriculum as needed, to keep pace with changes resulting from the Affordable Health Care Act. The fellows will offer ideas for collaboration with Duke University Hospital and businesses in Research Triangle Park, and will also focus on bridging the gap between the Daytime and executive MBA students in HSM.
The fellows hope to leave behind something sustainable for future classes. When Liz mentions the HSM Fellowship to prospective students, she sees their excitement when they hear how the HSM program is built on such a high-level of student input. This input, along with all of the fellows’ efforts and hard work, will help HSM to remain the preeminent program for educating health care leaders of consequence.
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There was a lot of enthusiasm surrounding the new fellowship, and many talented students applied. From the excellent candidates, Alice Pai ’15, Jessica Stone ’16, and Hunter Sinclair ’16, were chosen to join Liz as the inaugural HSM Fellowship team. This spring, Himakshi Jhala ‘16 was selected as an additional fellow for the transition into the 2015-16 academic year. These student representatives are passionate about HSM, and represent the program when talking to prospective Fuqua students, current students, and alumni.
In their first year, the team designed a survey that was distributed to current HSM students to get a baseline analysis of opinions about the program. Each year, the HSM Fellows will create an annual report, comprised of results from this survey, as well as exit interviews with HSM students. Hunter expressed his enthusiasm for having this dedicated vehicle for HSM student feedback. He feels that the fellows’ close relationship with the HSM program office will help them to enact initiatives that will continue to improve health care education at Fuqua.
The HSM Fellows also examined how Fuqua competes with other health care programs at leading business schools throughout the U.S., compiling the results into a competitive analysis. The analysis will be updated each year to ensure continued excellence by keeping our curriculum relevant and competitive with other leading business schools.
In addition, the fellowship will work closely with the student engagement committee of the Health Care Alumni Advisory Board (HCAAB). They will provide feedback on the HSM curriculum as needed, to keep pace with changes resulting from the Affordable Health Care Act. The fellows will offer ideas for collaboration with Duke University Hospital and businesses in Research Triangle Park, and will also focus on bridging the gap between the Daytime and executive MBA students in HSM.
The fellows hope to leave behind something sustainable for future classes. When Liz mentions the HSM Fellowship to prospective students, she sees their excitement when they hear how the HSM program is built on such a high-level of student input. This input, along with all of the fellows’ efforts and hard work, will help HSM to remain the preeminent program for educating health care leaders of consequence.
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How does this impact your International MBA decision?
I'd be glad to learn your thoughts on this story : Students Have Input in the Health Sector Management Program