Trinity University HCAD Herald

On Friday, September 26 th , the first-year HCAD students attended the South Texas Chapter ACHE student symposium at the Dominion Country Club.  They were able to meet and network with students from the University of the Incarnate Word, Texas State University, the U.S. Army-Baylor MHA program, and Texas A&M University.  Following lunch, the students heard prominent healthcare leaders discuss developing high performance teams and the challenges that accompany them.  This panel consisted of Don Beeler ('73), Sam Maley, and Major Janet Blanchard. The students then viewed a presentation given by David Tapia regarding Healthcare Executive Career Management in a Web 2.0 era. He explained the importance of social networking and how students should utilize LinkedIn to make connections with leaders in the field. Because many companies and potential employers use Facebook as a tool to research their interviewees, students ...

This past summer, second-year student Kurt DeVaney participated in the Summer Institute 2014 , a week-long event and education program organized by the School of Community Medicine at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. Kurt, who will be starting his administrative residency with INTEGRIS Health in January 2015, was the lone health care administration participant in the entire program, and we thought his experiences were fascinating and worth sharing!  He was gracious to provide the following account: "During this past summer, I had the opportunity to attend the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine's Summer Institute.  The Institute took place over a week's time and focused on the state of Oklahoma's health along with that of the community of Tulsa.  It started with a bus tour of Tulsa, showing us historical parts of town and where low-income communities are located.  The program focused on low-income families and those who cannot afford to purch...

Trinity HCAD first year students attended a film hosted by Trinity's HCAD Department and IHI called Escape Fire: The Fight to Save American Healthcare. Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke deliver a feature length film that parallels America's broken healthcare system with that of a massive forest fire that engulfed Mann Gulch, Montana. The film identifies the broken aspects of the healthcare system and how we can create an " escape fire " to redefine and reshape the healthcare system for the future. Escapefiremovie.com  allows blog readers the opportunity to learn more about the movement and perspectives of this film. We encourage any healthcare administrators or alumni to take time out of your busy schedules and watch this life changing movie.  Director's Quotes: "WE HOPE OUR FILM CAN HELP CATALYZE A PARADIGM SHIFT IN HOW OUR COUNTRY VIEWS HEALTH AND HEALING." - Matthew Heineman "THE GOAL OF ESCAPE FIRE IS TRANSCEND THE MISINFORMAT...

On Friday, September 12 th , the first year HCAD students made a visit to University Health System.   Katherine and Mariah, 1st year HCAD students We love the bowties! The students were greeted by Leni Kirkman, VP of Strategic Communications and Patient Relations. They made their way to the boardroom where they met Tim Brierty, CEO, and Nancy Ray, CNO. After brief introductions, Mr. Brierty provided a presentation on University Health System (UHS).  He gave the students a breakdown on how the hospital staff managed to open the new hospital tower and move patients in less than 16 hours.  As you can imagine, this took a significant amount of teamwork and strategy! Apart from being the largest provider of primary care in San Antonio, UHS also has the most high tech operating rooms in the region. With the introduction of Image Stream, every operation can now be filmed or have a live feed.  This supports integration between physicians and nurses...

Dr. Schumacher held the annual Trinity HCAD kickoff social at his residence on Friday evening. Faculty, staff, and students from both the class of 2015 and 2016 came together to socialize and "break the ice" between the first and second year students. Professors made it a point to offer advice to any of the incoming first years about upcoming ACHE planning, class work, program questions, or any personal inquiries that were made. Second year students were seen excitedly talking about their residency placement and offering advice to fellow first years. All in all, the food was tasty, the beverages cold, and the company entertaining.

The first year students in the on-campus program (class of 2016) made their very first campus visit to CentroMed !  They were fortunate to meet Raymond Wei (Vice-President of Business Development & Ancillary Services) and Anna Maria Garza Cortez (Vice President of Development & Marketing). Mr. Wei, an alumni of the Trinity MHA program, gave an informative presentation on CentroMed . Some of the aspects he discussed included: services provided by the facility, a background on Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), sources of revenue and funding, rapid changes within the organization, and areas for improvement. After the presentation, students divided into two groups and toured the facility. This gave them a chance to see many of the services that CentroMed provides in addition to asking questions. Overall, this visit allowed the first year students to understand how this organization operates on a day-to-day basis. The students are looking forward to futu...

The second-year students in the on-campus graduate program (Class of 2015) traveled to University Health System's Robert B. Green campus this afternoon to take part in Performance Logic project management software training. The training, provided graciously by Carol Huber, Director of Regional Healthcare Partnership Facilitation at University Health System, is part of the second-year students' DSRIP (Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment) assignment within their capstone course.  Teams of students have been assigned to specific projects with major health systems in San Antonio, and over the course of the 15-week semester, they will be working directly with project owners and their staff members at these health systems to accomplish tasks related to various DSRIP projects.  This assignment provides students with a unique and rare opportunity to actively take part in current, meaningful projects at local health care systems while wrapping up their academic work and loo...

We are proud to see our alumni doing great things in the field of health care administration, and when profiles of our outstanding alums are published, we want to share them! Donna Parker at Trinity University recently completed a profile of Vincent Ng, Class of 1979, highlighting his  path to a career in health care administration and his leadership at the VA Boston Healthcare System.  When you have a moment, please take a second to read this enjoyable profile by clicking on the following link:  http://new.trinity.edu/news/veteran-administrator .