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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.
2024 student finalists:
Alaina Burns - First Place
Residency location: Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
Preceptors: Megan Brosious, Chief Administrative Officer, and Sarah Slusark, Administrative Fellow
Preceptors: Megan Brosious, Chief Administrative Officer, and Sarah Slusark, Administrative Fellow
Aimee Asante - Second Place
Residency location: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Preceptor: Jia Lapointe, Improvement Advisor
Preceptor: Jia Lapointe, Improvement Advisor
Faye Bui - Third Place
Residency location: Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salem, VA
Preceptor: Dr. M. Kazemi, Internist/Associate Chief of Staff-Education
Preceptor: Dr. M. Kazemi, Internist/Associate Chief of Staff-Education
- Previous finalists
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2023
- First place: Aarathi Kallur
- Second place: Courtney Manns
- Third place: Nicholas Vicidomini
- Fourth place: Hannah Earley
We extend our gratitude to the finals judges:
- Abby Menna, MHA, Improvement Consultant, Geisinger
- Michael Corso, HPA Alum, President and CEO, UPMC Altoona and UPMC Bedford
- Lisa Davis, MHA, Director, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
- Shantanu Dholakia, MHA, VP of Operations, Strategic Intelligence, Norstella
- 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