Aug. 29, 2024

New faculty spotlight: Sandra Chrapah

This is part of a series of Q&As introducing faculty who have joined the College of Health Sciences for the 2024–25 academic year. Meet all of our new faculty members. Sandra Chrapah Assistant teaching professor, Department of Health Sciences What classes are you teaching this semester? I am teaching HS 4400: Culture and Health Literacy for the Health Professions. Tell us about yourself. What is your background? I am originally from Ghana and came to the U.S. as an exchange student in Minnesota during my senior year of high school. That was when a friend…

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.

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 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 29, 2024

Master of Health Administration students prepare for internships

Several College of Health Sciences students pursuing a Master of Health Administration have recently been placed in internships in Columbia and elsewhere.

May 15, 2024

Diki Lama receives Inclusive Excellence award

Diki Lama, senior student service coordinator for the Master of Health Administration program, will receive the 2024 Staff Advisory Council Inclusive Excellence Award at the annual MU Staff Recognition Ceremony May 23. Her nominator, Sue Boren, wrote that Lama’s “ability to communicate across cultures … ensures that the program provides a welcoming space for students, alumni and the community. Ms. Lama, in addition to being a highly effective senior student services coordinator, is also a visionary leader whose efforts have had a lasting impact on the MHA program. She is an invaluable asset to our team and educational community.”…

April 23, 2024

A bridge to tomorrow

Taking a gap year after completing her Bachelor of Health Science helped Teirra Andrisse regroup and hit the ground running as she began her Master of Health Administration studies.

April 22, 2024

Mizzou secret societies induct Health Sciences students, faculty

Six College of Health Sciences students and two faculty members were recognized during the University of Missouri's 97th annual Tap Day ceremony.

April 4, 2024

Alumni spotlight: Keavy Farris, MHA 2012

Get to know Keavy Farris, a 2012 graduate of Mizzou's Master of Health Administration program.