Trinity University HCAD Herald

Thanksgiving has come once again, and as many do, we celebrate this time of the year by pausing to reflect upon that for which we are thankful.  We wanted to share the sentiments of some members of our HCAD family who found the following reasons to give thanks this year. From Dr. Jay Shah, first-year student in the Executive Program: The idea of Thanksgiving should not be restricted to one continent or to one day; with each passing day we all should be thankful for what we have had so far.  I am grateful to HCAD faculty for their availability to accommodate our busy schedules to answer our questions. I am grateful to HCAD staff for keeping us informed on our schedules and activities. I am grateful to our fellow students who are helpful to increase my knowledge in health care administration because of their diverse background. Thank you to every one who has become part of my new Trinity family. From Shirly Ho, first-year student in the On-Campus Program and 2016 ...

This month's Research Spotlight shines on recent work done by Jason Richter and his colleagues.  Dr. Richter is an assistant professor in the Army-Baylor University at Fort Sam Houston, and he also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Trinity University, teaching the Operations Management course in the Executive program.  His work on safety culture and minimizing infections, with Ann Scheck McAlearney from The Ohio State University, was recently published ahead of print in Health Care Management Review . In their study, Richter and McAlearney focus upon hospital units that completed an intensive program referred to as CUSP (Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program) , working to identify whether certain factors of a unit's safety culture may be related to the reduction or elimination of central line-associated bloodstream infections.  They indeed found that hospital units characterized by open communications, safe staffing levels, continuous organizational learning, and...

As we head into the holiday season, it's a time when many of us look forward to enjoying our annual holiday traditions with family and friends.  That got us thinking about traditions within the Trinity HCAD family, and in this week's post, first-year on-campus student Camille Fagan helps give us a glimpse of the traditions that current students in the Trinity HCAD family enjoy! "Traditions are a large part of my student experience in the HCAD program. Several traditions are built into the program officially, while others are less formal and have been passed down throughout the years. Some traditions have even formed naturally within my class during our time here so far. Traditions that most alumni will remember are, of course, the Christmas party and the ACHE conference. The Christmas party is often held in Trinity’s Skyline Dining Room, where students enjoy a beautiful view of downtown San Antonio. My class is excited to experience this long-cherished HCAD tradition, e...

This Friday, the Central and South Texas Chapters of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) held their annual fall collaborative event at Texas State University in San Marcos, in which local health care executives could earn ACHE education credits.  The collaborative consisted of two panel discussions addressing health care leadership, and we were proud that the second session of the event - titled, "Leading into an Unknowable Future: Creating a Committed Workforce" - included strong representation from Trinity University. The panel discussion was moderated by our own Dr. Patrick Shay ('05), and the panel consisted of Michael Roussos ('01), Hospital Administrator at University Hospital in San Antonio, Barry Burns, Vice President of Human Resources at Methodist Healthcare System, and Lt. Col. David Parker, COO at Brook Army Medical Center.  Furthermore, the session was organized and overseen by Roxanne Rosa ('01), Executive Director at University ...