An Inside Look at the January 2015 MHA Immersion
in the management of health care, relationships matter. Networking plays a major role in career development for students in a range of occupations. To meet this need, MHA @ GW offers interesting possibilities for online students to meet their network in person and classmates with experts in the field for four immersion experiences.
Recently, 50 students from three different cohorts came together to experience several days of immersion in Washington, DC, to meet and exchange with each other and with the teachers, elders and the most accomplished professionals in the health administration. A number of students had already attended an immersion on campus - these students participated in Immersion II. The rest participated in Immersion I. Here is a look at the main highlights of these immersive experiences.
Day One
Hile Rutledge discusses the relationship between leadership and emotional intelligence.
The first day began with the welcome immersion II students at the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University. The students met with their classmates and teachers and had the opportunity to share updates on their professional and personal lives. Students also discussed how they have integrated what they learned during the previous immersion experience in their jobs.
Students different leadership styles test drive in a fiscal role.
Students spent the rest of the day in a workshop on emotional intelligence (EI), led by Hile Rutledge Otto Kroeger Associates. During this session, the students learned about the 16 components of EI, finished EQi assessment and reflected on their own EI scores.
Second day
some MHA students stuck around after the workshop to ask questions Marghella professor.
Professor Peter Marghella, a former plans, operations and doctor information to States States Navy, led two workshops on preparing for public health. In the first workshop, the students learned about the 09-2010 influenza pandemic, and in the second, they discussed terrorism and nuclear response plan catastrophic incidents. The workshops highlighted that leaders of health care, MHA @ GW students can have a significant influence on the development of interdisciplinary preparedness plans that bridge the often "siled" fields of medicine and public health. Retired US Marine Corps Colonel Bob S. Cohen reiterated this theme in discussing the importance of teamwork in his guest closed conference.
Third Day
In the morning, dipping II students took a tour GW hospital and met with its management team. "Stepping up to the GW Hospital was very humiliating," said the student Maureen Yson. "We had the opportunity to discuss with the CEO, the COO and the rest of the management team. He gave me a glimpse of what I can become and the direction I'm heading. "
Meanwhile, students Immersion I came to DC to join the immersive experience. The new students had the opportunity to meet Dr. Leonard Friedman , Director of the Masters in health administration from Dr. Lynn Goldman, Dean of the School Milken Institute of public health, and Dr. Julie DeLoia, associate Dean of academic Affairs.
students both immersion I and immersion II appreciate the view of the Washington monument during the networking lunch.
later that night, to students After immersion I and II mixed immersion during a networking luncheon panel and old. the group included many prestigious alumni who have provided valuable information about the biggest challenges for health care today. the networking dinner gave all students the opportunity to relax, connect with each other and enjoy a delicious meal with the Washington Monument in the background.
Day Four
Immersion students II spent four days with Professor Pierre Vigilance, former director of the DC Department of Health and Associate Dean of MHA @ GW. Professor Vigilance discussed a number of topics currently affecting public health, including meta-leadership, social determinants of health and health of the population.
Rear Admiral C. Forrest Faison III poses with immersion I student Erica.
The same day immersion students I discussed the leadership styles with Professor Ricky Allen. Through a series of case studies and role-playing exercises, immersion students I have put their personality types (they had discussed the day before with Dr. Friedman) in practice. A conference surprised by the cons-Admiral C. Forrest Faison III, Assistant Surgeon General of the Navy, crowned the day. The admiral discussed the drivers of choice of health care today and the federal health care sector. He also outlined its current priorities, including training, keeping the workforce healthy, preserving combat survival rates and provide care to wounded warrior.
Day Five
The final morning of the immersion experience, students who attend immersion II was pleased to participate in a workshop with Jackie Gaines, the first African-American woman to be CEO of a major health care system in the United States. She discussed the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace and stressed the idea that diversity extends beyond race and gender. She asked students to reflect on how organizational practices such as recruitment, hiring and promotion can be a barrier to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces, and challenged everyone to think about how distribution of these barriers to their own jobs.
students in the immersion I show their school spirit on the last day of immersion.
the value of immersion experiences
"immersion programs feel like glue MHA @ GW," explained student Laira Roth. "We have a unique opportunity to meet and connect all the pieces. It is as if everything we have learned in our modules has more clarity when we sit next to classmates and bounce ideas off each other, talk with our teachers about issues we or listen to the CEO of the GW Hospital discuss leadership in practice. I've never had an experience like doing everything to her, and I wish we had more dives planned for the program! "
De emotional intelligence in preparing for public health to diversity in the workplace, dumping covered a wide variety of relevant topics affecting health and health services today . during the immersion experience, the students have been countless networking opportunities with professors, professionals and another. by building connections of valuable industry and gain new perspectives of leaders of distinguished opinion, students had the opportunity to acquire essential skills that will help them prepare to take on leadership roles in their organizations.
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