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Master of Health Administration Residency Competition
MHA Residency Competition
This competition was developed to inspire creativity in our students and help them improve their podium skills.
Each residential Penn State MHA student is required to complete a residency of 400 hours between their first and second year of study. At the beginning of the subsequent fall semester, the students share their experiences with the new first-year students and others. The presentations are judged by healthcare administration professionals.
2023 student finalists:
Aarathi Kallur - First Place
Residency location: KPMG, Health Solutions, Advisory Sector, New York, NY
Preceptor: David Becker, Managing Director in Customer Operations with Health and Government
Preceptor: David Becker, Managing Director in Customer Operations with Health and Government
Courtney Manns - Second Place
Residency location: UNC Health, Chapel Hill, NC
Preceptor: Dr. Barbara-Ann Bybel, Director of Psychiatry Services
Preceptor: Dr. Barbara-Ann Bybel, Director of Psychiatry Services
Nicholas Vicidomini - Third Place
Residency location: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health, Hershey, PA
Preceptor: Julie Nickell, VP and CFO, Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Health Medical Group, Academic Practice Division
Preceptor: Julie Nickell, VP and CFO, Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Health Medical Group, Academic Practice Division
Hannah Earley - Fourth Place
Residency location: NYU Langone, New York, NY
Preceptor: Tringa Maslinka. Senior Project Manager, Outpatient Revenue Cycle Operations
Preceptor: Tringa Maslinka. Senior Project Manager, Outpatient Revenue Cycle Operations
We extend our gratitude to the finals judges:
- Abby Menna, MHA, Improvement Consultant, Geisinger
- Jacqueline Velilla, MHA, CMPE, CEO, OnShore Revenue Cycle and Practice Management
- Lisa Davis, MHA, Director, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
- Joey Boyles, MHA, Executive Director, Asbury Heights, UPMC
- Preliminary judges
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- Jessica Bressler, MHA, Project Manager, UPMC Altoona
- Bill Burmeister, MHA, Operations Director, Geisinger
- Joe Dionisio, Professor of Practice, Penn State Health Policy and Administration
- Jennifer Feeman, MHA, Assistant Vice President for Finance and Business, Penn State Health College of Medicine
- Maria Dawson, MHA, Assistant Teaching Professor, Penn State Health Policy and Administration
- Kara Fox, MHA, Senior Nurse Recruiter, Geisinger
- Emma Hannan, MHA, Value Based Project Manager, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health
- Jenn Inman, MHA, Mental Health Division Manager, Jackson County, Oregon
- Erica Kahl, MHA, Director, Growth and Business Development, WellSpan
- Erin Rissler, MHA, Clinical Project Manager, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Morgan Soster, MHA, Director, Practice Administration, Guthrie Health System
- Ed Tracey, MHA, Research Assistant, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health