Department of Health Systems Administration Welcomes New Faculty Member
This semester, Sean Huang, PhD, joined the School of Nursing & Health Studies as an assistant professor of health systems administration. Huang, who completed his doctorate at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, specializes in health economics and finance. Throughout the course of his doctoral studies, Huang developed an interest in long-term care and focused his attention on quality of care within nursing homes. Another area of focus for Huang has been on the relationship between an organization’s governance structure and the quality it provides. In addition to his research, Huang will be teaching courses at the undergraduate and master’s levels focusing on financial management in health systems and budgeting and fiscal management. For the full story visit http://nhs.georgetown.edu/news/sean-huang-profile-health-systems-administration.
MHSA Student Awarded MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Scholarship
Karla Gonzalez, a second-year master’s degree candidate in the Department of Health Systems Administration, recently received the MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Leadership Scholarship. Gonzalez was presented with the $6,000 award this month by the hospital’s president Jeffrey Matton, MHA, during a reception with program faculty.
The one-time scholarship was given by the hospital in recognition of the support provided by Bernard Horak, PhD, FACHE, professor of health systems administration and director of the master’s program, to the organization’s Leadership Development Institute, which is located in Baltimore, Md. For the full story visit http://nhs.georgetown.edu/news/MHSA-student-earns-MedStar-Good-Samaritan-Hospital-scholarship.
HSA Professor Interviewed for NBC News Story
Dr. Carole Roan Gresenz, professor of Health Systems Administration, was interviewed for an NBC news story in September. The story, titled “Quitting for Obamacare: Trapped workers may seek relief in new health exchanges,” focused on how the availability of health insurance through exchanges as a result of the Affordable Care Act will affect entrepreneurship. For the full story visit http://www.nbcnews.com/health/quitting-obamacare-trapped-workers-may-seek-relief-new-health-exchanges-8C11277058.