Student awarded prestigious Winston Fellowship
Devon Trolley, a recent graduate of the Master of Health Administration program, has been awarded a prestigious David A. Winston Health Policy Fellowship. She is spending one year as a fellow in...
View ArticleHealth administration students place third in case competition
Three Penn State students in the Master of Health Administration program (M.H.A.), received third place in the annual Health Administration Case Competition hosted by the University of Alabama at...
View ArticleStudent steps up to a full plate of academics and athletics
David Lutz knows a little bit about squeeze plays. While pursuing his bachelor of science degree in kinesiology at Penn State, he still found time to play baseball for Penn State. After receiving his...
View ArticleHealth Administration students reach semi-finals at case competition
A team of four Penn State Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.) students was among the semi-finalist teams competing in mid-October at the 15th annual Everett V. Fox Student Case Competition in...
View ArticlePenn State introduces online master's degree in health administration
The first of the 76 million baby boomers turned 65 this year. As this generation ages, it will place significant demands on an already strained health care system. To meet this challenge, medical and...
View ArticleTime and Patient$
A video game created at Penn State enables master of health administration students to practice their health management skills in a safe environment.
View ArticleStudents place highly in health administration competition
Penn State students in the Master of Health Administration (MHA) program were selected as finalists (top five out of thirty-seven teams) in the 8th annual University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) Health...
View ArticleOnline master’s degree program fits all lifestyles
This inaugural cohort of 21 students will see the culmination of the 13-course, 49-credit, 28-month program at the Dec. 20 commencement ceremony at University Park as each student receives a diploma,...
View ArticleFirst Penn State online MHA program students to graduate Dec. 20
Penn State will see the first cohort of the online master of health administration in healthy policy and administration graduate in the fall 2014 commencement ceremony on Dec. 20.
View ArticleHealth administration master’s degree program undergoes changes
The master’s degree program for health administration at Penn State is undergoing several changes to better serve students’ needs.
View ArticleWorld Campus student balances work, school and newborn twins
It does not get much more chaotic than Luke Pile’s wife going into labor with twins on the same day he earned a promotion at work. That is until you throw in his studies for a Master of Health...
View ArticlePenn State to offer joint degree in law and health administration
Penn State will offer a new joint degree program that will offer students the opportunity to pursue degrees in law and health administration, preparing them for compliance, legal, policy and regulatory...
View ArticlePenn State alumnus named head of PHCA
Penn State alumnus W. Russell McDaid has been named president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association, effective Jan. 1, 2016.
View ArticleStudents promote community Nutrition Habit Challenge
Penn State students are helping to promote an annual grassroots effort to encourage Centre County residents to incorporate healthy habits into their daily lives.
View ArticleStudents observe health care in the Philippines, speak at U.S. Embassy
Penn State students visiting the Philippines to observe its health care system also had the unique opportunity to advise Filipino high school students on how to be successful at an American university...
View ArticlePenn State alumnus works to eliminate social stigma of mental illness
Penn State alumnus and military veteran Kevin Lynch founded the Quell Foundation, which works to eliminate the social stigma of mental illness.
View ArticleHealth care CEO learned how to live a balanced life at Penn State
“As a mentor once told me, the secret sauce to a life well lived is to follow your passion both professionally and personally,” said Gene Woods. “Penn State gave me the foundation to do both." Woods,...
View ArticleAccess to health care is a real challenge for rural communities
About 25 percent of Americans are residents of rural communities. Urban and suburban residents typically have access to public transportation, innovative medical care, and cutting-edge prevention...
View ArticleThe Quell Foundation to fund annual scholarship benefiting Penn State students
The Quell Foundation, as part of its mission to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health, has committed $12,500 in annual scholarship funding over the next five years by contributing $62,500 to...
View ArticleHollenbeak named head of the Department of Health Policy and Administration
Penn State has named health economist Christopher Hollenbeak head of the Department of Health Policy and Administration in the College of Health and Human Development. His appointment is effective Aug....
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