BU HSM Team Advances to Finals in UAB Health Administration Case Competition
Congrats to Questrom HSM students Ana Otero, Anna Schmid, and Kendra Wright. They’re competing in the University of Alabama Health Administration Case Competition. Originally there were 39 teams, which got reduced to 12 and 6. Questrom is one of the 6, along with University of Washington, University of Alabama, University of Florida, George Mason and Ohio State. Questrom presents tomorrow at 11 am Central Time. The report came hot-of-the-press from Questrom faculty member Andrea Sodano.
Here’s info the case competition:
The UAB Health Administration Case Competition provides graduate students from CAHME-accredited programs an opportunity to put what they have learned into practice with a real-life, real-time case. It is designed to be a capstone experience for graduate students across the United States and Canada.
Graduate student teams travel to Birmingham, Alabama every year to present their recommendations before a national panel of judges. The first, second, and third place teams receive cash awards at the final ceremony. The 2016 competition was won by the University of Minnesota – who placed third last year and previously won the competition in 2010. Finishing second in 2016 was the University of Utah and placing third was defending champion University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
The 11th Annual Health Administration Case Competition will be held February 22-24, 2017. Detailed information and schedule will be sent to CAHME Program Directors in October.
Here’s info on BU’s HSM Program:
Overview
The health sector is undergoing transformational growth and change, offering compelling opportunities and challenges for emerging managers and leaders. We prepare students for leadership roles throughout the health industry, including bio-technology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, health information technology, health systems management, consulting, and public policy.
The program curriculum is designed to combine a strong education in the core functions of health sector management with the flexibility to obtain an enhanced understanding and skill set with the student’s particular areas of interest.
This curriculum provides a developed approach to:
- Build on the functional skills of the core MBA curriculum
- Provide targeted understanding of the nature of the health sector and the application of those basic skills to the sector
- Provide even greater flexibility to address specialized interests within the sector, whether health service delivery, life science products, consulting, or any other focused area
MS·MBA students are eligible to enroll in the Health Sector Management Program, and may complete the required internship following the MSIS summer intensive courses.
