MHA 6060 - Executive Immersion Experience

Three in-person sessions scheduled at the beginning, middle, end of the MHA Program. This approach offers a personal aspect to the graduate program that is important for connections and relationships to develop. This experience also reinforces and aligns with the university’s strategic mission to embed practical and relevant experiential learning throughout appropriate junctures in the MHA programs. Events and learning opportunities might include but are not limited to: . 48-hour visits with a “touring” component and a faculty component o For example, for a Friday-Saturday visit; MHA students would arrive Friday late afternoon/early evening for a networking event/cocktail hour. On Saturday the students would have the opportunity to tour several area health agencies and meet with the providers and administrators in these respective organizations. . Time should be scheduled to not only participate in a guided tour but also to have a “Meet and Greet” with the key personnel who are responsible for the oversight of the organization. . On Saturday, guest speakers (perhaps senior leaders and executives from various sectors of healthcare, higher education, the MHA Advisory Council etc.) could speak with the students. . In addition, the MHA faculty, industry leaders etc., could hold “lightening rounds” about their career path, research, teaching, and service. . To end the session, time could be set aside to reinforce key topics/skills: professionalism, leadership, departmental “deep dives”, networking; and case studies could be utilized to further examine topics from an integrative standpoint. . Ted Talk style presentations

3 Hours Lecture