News & Events

Kenny Winn, MHA ’12, Director of Respiratory Care at Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut, has always worked in the field of health care. His goal entering college was to become a vet assistant, but he quickly learned this role was not for him. Instead, Kenny transitioned into respiratory care. He ultimately earned his MHA […]

MHA students once again ventured to Chicago for the 59th Annual ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership. A group of 10 first and second year UNC Charlotte students joined over 4,000 participants in the weeklong event that included educational sessions, career counseling, job opportunities, and networking events. At the opening session, Amy Walter, National Editor of […]

Several UNC Charlotte MHA students attended the annual Greater Charlotte Healthcare Executives Group (GCHEG) dinner on 13 April. During the cocktail hour, students networked with healthcare executives from the Charlotte region. After a delicious dinner, students listened to a panel discussion entitled Integrating Principles of Patient Centered Care. Panelists included Dael Waxman, Interim Chair of […]

The UNC Charlotte Chapter of Upsilon Phi Delta (UPD) held its annual induction ceremony and reception as part of National Public Health Week. UPD, administered by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), is the national academic honor society for healthcare management and policy that recognizes and rewards academic excellence in healthcare administration. […]

The UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services has selected Dr. Lyndie Forthofer as the new chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences. A veteran public health researcher, Forthofer most recently served as Director of the Division of Epidemiology at the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. Over […]

Many thanks our friends and colleagues for your support and advice during our recent CAHME re-accreditation process. Our site visit just concluded with a preliminary finding that the Department fully met 33 of 35 criteria and have partially met the remaining two. Of those two partially met criteria, one related to a student competency-level assessment […]

Dr. Crystal Nicole Piper is an assistant professor in the Public Health Sciences Department at UNC Charlotte. She has several publications, has presented her work at national conferences, and has been an invited guest on Charlotte Talks National Public Radio (NPR). She has also served as a Governing Councilor for the American Public Health Association. […]

This March, UNC Charlotte MHA students and program leadership are traveling to Chicago for the 2016 ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership. If you are heading to Congress, please plan to stop by booth number 34 and visit with us. Also, please contact us in advance ​so that we can include you in announcements of any […]

WSOC TV spoke with UNC Charlotte Public Health Sciences professor Michael Thompson on potential changes in the North Carolina health insurance market that could affect thousands. See the story here.

Jim and Sarah Laditka presented four research studies at the 68th Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America in Orlando, November 18-22. Feel free to contact us if you would like one or more of our posters. Expectations for Health and Aging: Is a Future Orientation Associated with Active Life Expectancy? Cumulative Childhood […]

The College of Health and Human Services is proposing a new undergraduate major that would provide an interprofessional perspective on health systems management. Unlike our college’s accredited professional programs (such as our own BSPH), this new major would not have an upper division admissions process and could serve all undergraduates interested in health studies. More […]

The MHA program kicked off the new school year with a brief orientation and extended networking session for 27 students in the fall 2015 Cohort. The session provided a wonderful opportunity for the new students to meet faculty, alumni, local health care executives, and fellow students. Orientation concluded with a meet-and-greet session organized by CHESO […]

Seth Edwards, MHA ’10, has established a successful career at Premier, Inc. since starting there in 2009 as an intern during his MHA Program. As an MHA Student, Seth interned at Premier’s Washington D.C. office, performing healthcare policy research and supporting advocacy activities. After his internship, he was hired full-time as a lobbyist with a […]

Dr. Susan Sell, formerly Senior Associate Dean of our Graduate School, was appointed as Interim Chair of Public Health Sciences while the college conducts a search for a new chair. The outgoing chair, Dr. Gary Silverman, returned to the faculty. Dr. Sell began her career in genetics at UC Berkeley, followed by a two-year Muscular […]

The World Affairs Council of Charlotte (WACC) is a local chapter of an organization that educates our community on world issues and promotes global thinking. On October 8th, eight first-year MHA students represented UNC Charlotte during a WACC sponsored event, “Carolinas HealthCare System: Local Roots Global Impact” hosted by Carolinas HealthCare Systems CEO, Mr. Michael […]

Calvin Hung, MHA ’06, FACHE, works for Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS) Pineville as the Inpatient Rehabilitation Administrator. Outside of work, Calvin is active in the Greater Charlotte Healthcare Executives Group (GCHEG), where he served as President in 2012, and the American College of Healthcare Executives, where he is a fellow and served on national committees. […]

Seven MHA students had the opportunity to sit down with Mr. Michael Tarwater, MHA, FACHE, CEO of Carolinas Healthcare System (CHS), and learn more about his experience in healthcare and serving as a CEO. The emerging role of ‘big data’ and electronic health records, the need for better integrating mental health into primary care, and […]

Second year MHA student Meg Green, recently completed a six week internship, in the Hematology and Oncology Department within Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s (Winston-Salem, NC) Comprehensive Cancer Center. She served as the lead designer of a REDCap database that tracked patient outcomes from the new Precision Medicine program. The program allows doctors to test […]