A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN OF THE COLES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
As we get ready to mark the 10th year anniversary of Kennesaw State University’s Master of Science in Healthcare Management and Informatics (HMI) program – which has grown from local to global with a footprint that extends across US, Asia, Africa, Europe, and Canada – I am thankful to our industry partners, board members, students, faculty, staff and KSU leaders who contributed to HMI’s growth. Your advocacy and partnership is integral to our success. With the advent of Artificial Intelligence, digital plays a key role in contemporary healthcare with critical need for a skilled workforce ready to lead transformations in healthcare delivery and practice. As the Executive Director, my vision for HMI is to be the academic partner developing the next generation of the workforce ready to contribute to the growth in digital health. I am thankful for how the past decade has unfolded and energized for the next decade of strategic partnerships leading to relevant research, impactful innovations, and robust education. Thank you for trusting me with taking the program from inception to implementation to growth! I am overwhelmed by the generous support of HMI’s industry partners resulting in endowed scholarships and opportunities for experiential learning and career growth for our students. We are ready to LEAD THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL HEALTHCARE! A MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER AND CHAIR OF THE DHT SUMMIT
When I reflect on the success of the Master of Science in Healthcare Management program, I am awed by the wide variety of professional backgrounds on display among the students and alumni. Kennesaw State University and the Coles College have developed a truly interdisciplinary program that attracts students from several different fields, all brought together by a desire to enhance patient healthcare out-comes through information and data. Among the students graduating this year alone are doctors, nurses, medical assistants and other professionals working in the healthcare industry. However, the graduating class also includes an entrepreneur, a paraprofessional, and even a career counselor for the U.S. Army Reserves. Few degrees bring so many kinds of professionals together. The MSHMI program continues to attract top-tier students thanks in no small part to the growing net-work of industry partners that have pledged their support to its mission and goals. Our partners are directly involved in every aspect of the program from developing the curriculum and creating professional development opportunities to sponsoring student research projects aimed at solving real-world digital healthcare challenges. As the MSHMI program prepares to welcome its 10th cohort this fall, I look forward to seeing how this new generation of leaders will leave their mark on the ongoing digital healthcare transformation.
SWETA SNEHA, PH.D. FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATICS
ROBIN CHERAMIE, PH.D. DEAN, COLES COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
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DIGITAL HEALTHCARE TRANSFORMATIONS SUMMIT
10 YEARS OF MSHMI | KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
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