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New Scholarships |
We are pleased to announce that we have been
able to increase the number of scholarships
for new students interested in pursuing an
MHSA degree concentrated in long term care
management.
Simply check the box showing your interest
in long term care when applying to the MHSA
program.
For more details on admissions to the MHSA
program please visit www.gwumc.edu/sphhs/hsml.
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Long Term Care Academic
Award
The Wertlieb Institute provides academic award
opportunities to qualified long term care (LTC)
students. Academic awards include: tuition-3.5 semester
credit hours for 4 semesters, and a graduate administrative
assistantship at the Wertlieb Institute, earning
$10/hr-10 hours per week.
Students who enroll in a two-year program to earn
a Master in Health Services Administration (MHSA)
with a focus on LTC will be eligible to receive
these awards.
Students who are eligible for this academic award
must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited
college or university. No specific undergraduate
major or professional area of expertise is required.
Linda Wertlieb Scholarship
for Women
The Wertlieb family would like to announce the
creation of a yearly scholarship in honor of Linda
Wertlieb. This $10,000 per year award will be available
beginning in the fall of 2003 to qualified women
scholars interested in long-term care.
Master in Health Services
Administration (MHSA) Overview
GW’s Master in Health Services Administration
with a focus on LTC provides students with the professional
skills needed to become leaders in LTC. It offers
a background in general administration combined
with courses designed to develop expertise in Health
Systems Management or Health Policy.
A total of 48 credits must be completed to earn
the MHSA. The core courses offer a broad-based understanding
of areas such as LTC administration, human resources
management, legal and ethical issues, LTC finance,
end-of-life care, strategic planning, and marketing.
Courses provide students with administrative competence
that enables movement among different types of positions
and organizations throughout their professional
careers.
Additionally, students must complete a residency
or internship in an area of specialization to fulfill
the requirements for the degree. All residencies
and internships are completed at approved sites
within the United States.
If you're thinking about a pursuing a degree in
health administration or long term care, please
contact:
Jane Smith, Director of Admissions, SPHHS (202)
994-2160
sphhsinfo@gwumc.edu
SPHHS
Office of Admissions
Wertlieb Scholars
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Justin Klotz:
jmklotz@gwu.edu
Justin graduated from the University of Maryland
with a BA in Humanities in 2002. In addition
to his class work and duties as a Wertlieb
Scholar, Justin has recently conducted research
for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on workers
compensation for personal care workers, and
also worked as an administrative intern at
the St Luke Institute, a residential facility
specializing in mental health treatment for
Catholic priest as well as members of men's
and women's religious orders. In the fall of
2003, Justin, with Wertlieb director Dr. Robert
Burke, presented a paper titled The Nursing
Home in 2030 at the American Public Health
Association convention in San Francisco. |
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Christy Whitehead:
clw14@cornell.edu
Christy conducted her undergraduate work at
Cornell University where she received a Bachelor
of Science in Design and Environmental Analysis
with a concentration in Facility Planning and
Management, in 2001. Before pursuing her
master’s degree, she worked as a project coordinator
in the facility-planning department of the financial
giant, Bear Stearns. During this time
she had the opportunity to work on the interior
design and construction of the new Bear Stearns
World Headquarters in midtown Manhattan. With
her background in facility and interior design,
Christy hopes to become involved in the facility
design of long-term care facilities. |
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Rachael Becker
Rachael recently graduated from Princeton University
with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. Her
interest in long-term care stems from her senior
thesis on depression and the elderly. In addition
to her academic coursework, Rachael was captain
of the Princeton field hockey team and the
2002 and 2003 NCAA Division I championship
lacrosse team. At George Washington, Rachael
is pursuing her Masters of Health Services
Administration with a focus in long-term care
and is the first recipient of the Linda Wertlieb
Scholarship for Women. In addition, Rachael
is the treasurer of the GWU chapter of the
American College of Health Care Administrators.
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Graduate Assistants
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Julie Horner: jhorner@gwu.edu
Julie is a graduate administrative assistant
to Dr. Burke and the Wertlieb Institute. She
is originally from Medford Lakes; a small town
in Southern New Jersey where she was raised
all of her life. Julie attended Salisbury
University where she earned her BA in Psychology.
During this past summer, Julie was an intern
at the National Institute for Mental Health,
which opened the door to her interest in the
healthcare field. |
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Ryan Jensen: ryjens@gwu.edu
Ryan earned his BS in sociology with a business
minor at Brigham Young University. Along
with the numerous ER visits as a result from
playing rugby, his passion for health care was
also sparked through his participation with
the university’s ACHE program. Ryan’s
roots are from Marlboro, New Jersey, where a
majority of his life has been spent. |
If you have any questions about studying at George
Washington, or what it's like to be a student in
Washington DC, please feel free to ask any of our
scholars by clicking on the links above.
