Sep. 12, 2024
Tail-wagging tomography: Meet the nuclear medicine alums behind your pet’s scans
After years of practicing nuclear medicine with human patients, Kevin and Joni Lunceford opted for a new challenge by joining the Mizzou Veterinary Health Center.
Sep. 4, 2024
Alumni spotlight: Derek Helderman, MHA 2022
Name: Derek Helderman Degree and graduation year: Master of Health Administration, 2022, executive modality Current position: Program Analyst, VA St. Louis Health Care System Derek Helderman, 2022 MHA alum What have you been up to since graduating from the MHA program at Mizzou? I graduated from the Mizzou MHA Executive program in December 2022. At this same time, I accepted a promotion as a Program Analyst (Informatics) within the newly formed Technology, Innovation, and Development Service (TID) at the St. Louis VA Health Care System. I’d worked at the St. Louis VA for about seven years prior to this. I’m…
Aug. 16, 2024
Health Sciences grad helps next generation of Tigers feel at home
Mizzou staff member and 2018 College of Health Sciences graduate Steven Ziegler helps Tigers settle in at Hudson Hall. A few years after graduating from the University of Missouri, Steven Ziegler, B.H.S. ’18, recalled advice he’d received from a mentor on campus. “Who are you and where do you want to go?” And Ziegler — who was working for apartment complexes at the time — wanted to be back at Mizzou. In 2021, he had the opportunity to join MU’s Residential Life staff as senior residence hall coordinator for Hudson Hall. The decision was a no-brainer: he’d been a residence…
Aug. 15, 2024
Alumni spotlight: Katie Korte, MHA 2020
Katie Korte Name: Katie Korte Degree and graduation year: Master of Health Administration, 2020 Current position: VP Assurance & Continuity, Vizient What have you been up to since graduating from the MHA program at Mizzou? Since graduating from the MHA program, I’ve had many leadership opportunities spanning from leading a pharmacy team as director of pharmacy to supporting an entire market of hospital pharmacies. When it comes to your career so far, what are you most proud of? I’m most proud of the continued change. I’ve had several roles that required me to step way outside of my comfort zone.
Aug. 14, 2024
Sarah Gehlert to deliver keynote address for Integrative Behavioral Health Clinic anniversary
In honor of the 10th anniversary of the Integrative Behavioral Health Clinic, the School of Social Work is pleased to bring alumna and distinguished scholar Sarah Gehlert to campus for a keynote address.
July 19, 2024
Alumni spotlight: Kaci Eikmann, MHA 2013
Kaci Eikmann is the executive director of business operations and strategic partnerships with BJC HealthCare.
July 3, 2024
MHA alums begin post-graduation administrative fellowships
Recent graduates of the Master of Health Administration degree program started administrative fellowships this summer with prestigious health care organizations.
June 27, 2024
Jessica Osaze receives Remington Williams Award
Osaze earned both her Master of Social Work and Master of Health Administration from the MU College of Health Sciences.
June 17, 2024
Alumni spotlight: Megan Cram, MHA 2013
Megan Cram Name: Megan Cram Degree and graduation year: Master of Health Administration, 2013 Current position: University of Missouri Health Care What have you been up to since graduating from the MHA program at Mizzou? Since graduating, I’ve been working in a variety of leadership roles at the University of Missouri Health Care. I’ve worked with Trauma and Acute Care Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery in inpatient as well as outpatient settings as an educator and clinical manager. I later managed an 80-bed Medicine department as a Clinical Nurse Manager and provided nursing leadership throughout the construction and development of one…
May 1, 2024
‘Doing it with a smile’: Health Science alum achieves at Howard dental
For Kenneth Hicks, dentistry is a perfect mix of hands-on work and relationship building — plus he gets to help people like his grandfather, who feared the dentist, protect their oral health.