Who are our graduates?
They are some of the brightest leaders across the U.S. They are people like you who wish to engage in a rigorous course of study while retaining work and life responsibilities. They are people like you who wish to continue a practice-focused career rather than the academic career sought by most PhD students.
What are they saying?
100% of graduates who rated our program, rated their overall education experience as ‘excellent.’
Meghan McCarthy, DSc
System Director of Community Health, PeaceHealth
Cheris Kline, DSc
Senior Product Manager, TriZetto Healthcare Products
Henry Thompson, DSc
CEO, Community Health Center of Richmond, NY
Robert Peterson, DSc
CEO, Millinocket Regional Hospital, ME
Jennifer Strahan, DSc
Vice President Operations, ABOUT Healthcare
Douglas Whitman, DSc
Program Lead, Master of Health Administration Program/Assistant Professor of Health Administration, Webster University
Edward Sharpless, DSc
Founder and President, Sharpless
Michael Griffin, DSc
CEO & President, Ascension DePaul Services of New Orleans
Jeremy Lyman, DSc
CEO, Blue Mountain Hospital
Michael Malaise, DSc
Sr VP of Communications and External Relations, Parkland Hospital
Cardwell Feagin, DSc
Chief Operating Officer, Viva Health
Armika Berkley, DSc
Chief Administrative Officer, Kaiser Permanente
Jon Law, DSc
District Chief Strategy Officer, El Paso County Hospital District DBA University
Grant Tribble, DSc
President and Chief Operating Officer, Benson’s Inc.
Mark Lombardi, DSc
SVP, Provider Strategy and Partnerships, Thyme Care
Tara Dixon, DSc
Mentor/Leaders in Equitable Evaluation and Diversity (LEEAD) program (Mentor), SCORE Mentors/Expanding the Bench
Isabell Pacheco, DSc
Chief Administrative Officer, Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN)
Gemini O. Majkowski, Col, USAF, BSC, DSc
IMA to the Commander, 711 Human Performance Wing and Chief, Air Force Biomedical Science Corps Wright Patterson AFB, OH
Leon E. Moores, DSc
Pediatric Neurosurgery System Medical Director, Inova Physician Enterprise
Christi G. Pierce, DSc
COO, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center
Michael A. Wiechart, DSc
President and Chief Operating Officer, TeamHealth Inc.
Naof Alansary, DSc
Director, Healthcare Management Program, The University of Dammam
Khanhuyen Vinh, DSc
Principal, Partners in Healthcare Solutions
Patrick Falvey, DSc
Chief Operating Officer, Baptist Health
Preston Simmons, DSc
University of Washington Foundation Board - Emeritus Status, University of Washington
Lucas Higman, DSc
Partner, Press Ganey
John R. Lovett, DSc
National Director, Clinical Development, Benchmark Human Services
Mark Slyter, DSc
President & CEO, Arizona East Valley Market, Dignity Health
Alfonso Gatmaitan, DSc
President, AWG Advisors
Shawn Ulreich, DSc
Chief Nurse Executive and SVP Clinical Operations, Corewell Health
Yanni Yu, DSc
Product Director, HEOR, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Joseph Webb, DSc
Chief Executive Officer, Nashville General Hospital
Faraz Ahmed, DSc
COO, Saint Luke's Physician Group, St. Luke's Health System
Cindy Reistroffer, DSc
Senior Consulting Manager, Press Ganey
Tom McDougal, DSc
CEO and Founder, Badlands, LLC
Emily Koudelka, DSc
Director, Finance and Business Development, St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Kenneth Cochran, DSc
Managing Director, Delivery Systems, Health Management Associates
Polly Davenport, DSc
SVP Ministry Market Executive Ascension IL, Ascension
Kerry Gillihan, DSc
Past President, Home Care Services Division, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Timothy Harlin, DSc
CEO, Centurion Health
Thomas Hunt, III, DSc
VP/Chief Physician Executive, Musculoskeletal Institute, Lee Health
Joseph John, DSc
Executive Administrator and Vice President, Surgical Services, Emory Health Care
Rick Wallace, DSc
Program Director & Professor, Health Organizations Administration, Northeastern State University, Broken Arrow, OK
Barbara Guerard, DSc
Senior Vice President, Peoples Health
Raymond Snead, Jr., DSc
Chief Financial Executive, Galloway Consulting
Mary Temm, DSc
President, Temm & Associates, Inc.
Kathleen Adams, DSc
Director, Revenue Cycle Solutions, Warbird Consulting Partners
Mark Anderson, DSc
James Burkhart, DSc
Vice President of Business Development, Capital Growth Medvest
Forrest Daniels, DSc
CEO, Rhode Island Free Clinic
Edward Heath, DSc
Chief Executive Officer, Muhlenberg Community Hospital
Virginia Razo, DSc
Chief Executive Officer, Curry Health Network
John McWhorter, III, DSc
Senior Vice President and COO, OhioHealth
Lisa Jones, DSc
Past Vice President of Clinical Services, Owensboro (Ky.) Health
Vance Chunn, DSc
Chief Executive Officer, Cardiology Associates of Mobile, Inc.
Betty Mortensen, DSc
President, Innovative Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Holly Jarek, DSc
Consultant Pediatroc Long Term Care, Holly Jarek Consulting
Deana Nelson, DSc
Senior Vice President of Administration and Corporate Priorities, Lakeland Regional Health
Ian McFadden, DSc
President and CEO, The Hospital Guide
Tiffany Cabibbo, DSc
Chief Nursing Officer, Mount Nittany Health System
Stephen Cullen, DSc
Chief Strategy & Operations, Aero Smart Communities
Timothy Attebery, DSc
Chief Executive Officer, Cardiovascular Associates of America
William Breen, DSc
CEO and Co-Founder, Honeycomb Management Services, LLC
Rita DiLeo, DSc
Professor, University of Scranton
Dawn Ahner, DSc
SVP and Chief Financial Officer, Summa Health
Keith Brady, DSc
Founder and Principal - KDB Healthcare
Phillip Mazzuca, DSc
CEO, Williamson Medical Center
Charles Hagood, DSc
Managing Partner, Press Ganey Consulting
William Tuttle, DSc
Assistant Professor, Health Administration, Baptist College of Health Sciences
Muhammad Al-Midani, DSc
CEO and Owner, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Center
Terry Knight
Chief Development Officer, VIVA Health
Neil Thornbury
CEO, T.J. Regional Health
Ginger Biesbrock
EVP Care Transformation, MedAxiom
Ginger Henry
Chief Operations Officer, Baptist Medical Center South
Roland Shapley
Assistant Professor, Texas State University
Sean Prados
Principal, Prados & Associates
Tom Ozburn
CEO, TriStar Centennial Medical Center
Suzanne Garber
Chair of the Board, Board Director, CEO, Houwzer
Rochelle Richards
CEO, Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine
Teresa Zyczynski
Director - Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Kemberly Blackledge
Chief Revenue Cycle Officer, Nashville General Hospital
Warren Smedley
Vice President, Petauri-Kinect
Kena Norris
Executive Director, Children's Community Physician Association (CPPA)
Wafick-Mohamed
Neel Pathak
Khalid Al-Khalifa
Wendy Smith
Cesar Landeros
John Walsh
Kofi Cash
Charles Lee
Shannon Burger
Michael Chua
Jolynn Suko
Shane Pilcher
Sanober Ajani
Ryan Allen
Perry Ann Reed
Ishwari Venkataraman
Cory Onward
Jason Kimbrell
Keyla Cooper
Miranda Sedillo
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“This degree is the best return on investment for an executive with an MHA.”
— John McWhorter, Health System COO (DSc Alumnus, 2012)
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“I believe it to be an excellent learning experience that improved my ability to make evidence-based decisions.”
— Joseph Webb, Hospital CEO (DSc Alumnus, 2013)
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“The DSc credentials allow me as a physician to be considered for administrative health system posts. These same credentials allow my voice to be heard around the board table.”
— Thomas Hunt, III, MD, Chair of Orthopedic Surgery (DSc Alumnus, 2014)