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Interview: Owen Plietz (MHA'02) on leading in pandemic, ACHE future
In March, Carrie Owen Plietz (MHA '02) began her term as Chair of the American College of Health Executives (ACHE). We caught up with Carrie this fall as she reflected on the industry, women in healthcare, and the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead after the pandemic.
VCU Health Administration alum named head of The Joint Commission
VCU Health Administration MHSA alum Dr. Jonathan B. Perlin has been named as the next president and CEO of The Joint Commission.
VCU Department of Health Administration announces new PHD program director
Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Health Administration has appointed Laura McClelland, PhD as the new director of the PhD Program in Health Services Organization and Research (HSOR).
Health Administration Alumni Spotlight: Robert S.D. Higgins, M.D., M.S.H.A.
Robert S.D. Higgins, M.D., M.S.H.A., has been appointed president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and executive vice president at Mass General, effective December 2021.