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This page is an archive of the stories appearing in
the Newsline of Auburn University's Program in Health
Administration during the year 1998.
Top news stories for 1998 included:
For the last several years, it has been my pleasure to serve the HA Program during an exciting period of expansion and development. During that time, a great many individuals have worked together for the betterment of our program, most especially my faculty colleagues, the members of the HA Advisory Council, the officers of the HA Alumni Organization, and the officers of the HHAO. Their efforts have been most sincerely appreciated.
In the future, I expect to continue my involvement with the program through teaching, advising and serving as HA Website Coordinator.
My best wishes to the new Program Director as she begins her work. I hope those of you who have been so helpful to our program in the past will continue your support, and that many others will join the effort to continuously refine and improve the HA Program. May we all join in the coming year in a new period of progress for Health Administration under the capable leadership of Dr. Rene' McEldowney.
Jennifer Johnston is a Lead Health Systems Analyst for Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Georgia, Atlanta.
Lori Weaver is a Recruiter with the Baptist Health System, Birmingham.
Members of the Advisory Council serve a three-year term. The council is chaired
by Kevin Rowley, Director of Planning for St. Francis Hospital, Columbus,
Georgia.
December 4, 1998
Stewart Webster Hospital is a 40-bed medical surgical hospital. Administrator will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the facility. Manage the staff of 57 employees and a medical staff of 3 full time physicians.Will be responsible for all government reports and annual state licenses survey.
Administrator must have computer knowledge and willing to learn our computer
system.
Must have good communication skills with the ability to work with people. Salary
$25,000 to $35,000 based on experience.
Contact: Ransom Stigleman
Accord Health Care Corp.
3696 Ulmerton Road
Clearwater, FL. 33762
1-800-899-1755
December 2, 1998
For further information on this opportunity, contact
Dr. Burns.
December 1, 1998
See the 1998-1999 Schedule Page.
November 9, 1998
If you have been approved to do your internship in Winter 1999, please be sure to attend this important meeting. If for any reason you can't make the meeting, please contact Dr. McEldowney as soon as possible.
For more information on the HA Alumni Organization and its activities, see their Web page.
Congratulatons to the new officers and thanks to those who previously served
as officers.
November 7, 1998
Applicants must be members of an ethnic minority, U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and rising college juniors, seniors or recent graduates with a 2.5 GPA or better on a 4.0 scale.
Further information is available on the HA Bulletin Board near 7094 Haley. Dr. Burns has sample applications.
Applications deadline for these awards is February 15, 1999.
October 25, 1998
You can read about the duties of each officer in the HA Alumni Bylaws.
October 22, 1998
HADM 0360 (Introduction to HA), is now being offered Winter of 2000, rather than Fall 1999, which had been in the previous schedule for that year. It will also be offered Spring of 2000, as in the previous schedule for that year.
Both the schedule for the current
academic year, 1998-1999and that for 1999-2000
are available on the HA Website.
October 20, 1998
Watch this space for further information!
October 16, 1998
A brief informational meeting will be held on Thursday October 22 at 5:00 p.m. in 2312 Haley. Come have a snack with us and meet your fellow students.
On Thursday October 29, HHAO will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the conference room at the Auburn University Medical Clinic on campus. Dr. Fred Kam, Director of the Clinic, will speak and conduct a tour of the facility. He will also be interested in talking with students who might want to consider volunteer work there. Food will be served.
Hope to see you there! HHAO welcomes all students interested in Health Administration,
whether HADM majors or not.
October 7, 1998
If you are not already an HHAO member and would like to be involved in HHAO activities, just drop an e-mail to First Vice-President Laura Hughes with the following information:
Watch this Newsline for information about HHAO activities throughout
the year.
In regard to the OASIS system, there are a couple of errors in the on-line
University catalogue listing for our Program. Two non-existent classes,
HADM 0420 and HADM 0421, are listed. The correct versions of these classes,
also listed, are HADM 0 320 and HADM 0361.
Drs. Jenkins and McEldowney will both be on leave this fall, so all advising
issues should be directed to Dr. Burns. His office hours for Fall 1998
will be on Wednesdays, starting September 23, as follows:
Have a good quarter!
For further information on this position, see the announcement posted on the
HA Bulletin Board, near HC 7094.
For more information on Dr Jenkins, see her biographical page.
Main topic of the evening will be discussion of Curriculum Change led
by Dr. McEldowney. Come and bring your ideas!
Dr. Mark Burns, who has served as Program Director since 1975, will
continue to maintain the HA Website and advise students on placement and graduate
study.
As part of the transitional process, Dr. McEldowney will not be teaching Fall
of 1998. During that quarter, Dr. Burns will serve as Acting Internship Director.
Since 1995, all Political Science programs have adopted a three-year term
for program directorships. See the 1995 Newsline
Archive for further details.
Students are urged to come and provide input into this important matter.
Dr. Rygiel is the third of five candidates to be interviewed for the position.
Come and help provide input into the selection process!
Congratulations to all.
Thanks to 1997-98 HHAO President Todd Kennedy for providing this information,
and thanks to Todd and all the other 1997-98 officers for their service to the
organization.
If you're interested in running for an office or nominating someone, contact
current HHAO President Todd Kennedy. Also, you can learn the
duties of specific officers by checking the HHAO Constitution
posted on the organization Website Todd has created.
Students interested in having input into the selection process are urged to
attend.
Guest speaker for the evening will be HA alum Kevin Rowley, Director
of Planning for St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, Georgia. Mr. Rowley is also
Chair of the Health Administration Program's Advisory
Council.
Deadline for applications is February 27, 1998.
For further information and application forms, see Dr. Burns.
Lanier Memorial, hospital located in Valley, Alabama, is interested in hiring
an HA student to work part-time in their marketing department and then a possible
internship.
The part-time position could begin this quarter. The student could work until
their internship begins either this Spring or Summer. This is a paid position.
Lanier Memorial is where I did my internship in Summer of 96. This is a growing
facility and offers great possibilities for the right student. I would like
to talk to you about any of your students that you feel would be interested.
At this time, I do not have an exact job description. Ideally until their internship
begins with Lanier Memorial, the student could work 20 to 30 hours a week. Projects
would include organizing a community health fair, promoting a community health
mobile van, preparing news releases, organizing hospital meetings (both inhouse
and public groups), and assisting with patient care surveys.
Students can fax their resume to my or Traci Hood's attention at (334) 756-6698.
Traci Hood is the Marketing Director for Lanier Memorial and will be the student's
direct supervisor.
If you have an internship scheduled for Spring or Summer 1998 and are interested
in the internship aspect of this opportunity, please talk first with Dr. McEldowney
about this before contacting the facility.
September 16, 1998
How Much Can I Earn as an Administrator in a Hospital?
This kind of question is frequently asked of HA faculty. Hospitals and Health
Networks recently published the results of the 1998 Hay Hospital Compensation
Survey. Among average base salaries for division directors were these:
For more hospital salaries, see the list posted on the HA Bulletin Board
(near 7094 Haley) or check out the original article in Hospitals and Health
Networks, September 5, 1998, at the RDB Library.
September 14, 1998
Welcome Back!
As we start the 1998-1999 academic year, you will notice many changes at A.U.
The OASIS system
is now your key to course and registration information. Our courses are now prefixed
with " HADM" rather than "HA." And all the old course numbers you knew are now
prefixed with a "0", so "HA 320" has become "HADM 0320", "HA 360" is now "HADM
0360", and so on. The HA pages on our Website are under revision to reflect these
changes, so please b ear with us as the transition occurs. Please drop
us an e-mail if you have any questions about these changes.
If you cannot make any of these times, please contact
Dr. Burns for alternate arrangements. Also, it may be possible to resolve
some advising issues via e-mail.
May 29, 1998
HHAO Meeting
The HHAO will meet Monday June 1 at 6:30 in 2312 Haley. Featured speaker
will be Mr. Vince Caponi, ACHE Regent for the state of Alabama and CEO
of St. Vincent's Hospital in Birmingham.
Job Opportunity
East Alabama Medical Center is interviewing for full-time and part-time security
officers for a variety of shifts. Applicants must be at least 23 years of
age, in excellent physical condition, able to life a minimum of 100 pounds and
have an excel lent driving record for corporate insurance purposes. Good pay,
benefits, and flexible scheduling.
May 6, 1998
HA Scholarship Announced
Dr. Rene' McEldowney announces this year's annual competition for the HA Scholarship.
Details may be found on this Website. Deadline for applications is May
22.
Former HA Officer in Print
A close look at the April 20 issue of Hospitals and Health Networks will
find a letter to the editor on page 8 from former HHAO President Todd Kennedy
on the dispute between the Justice Department and Columbia/HCA. Todd was an on-site
witness to some aspects of this issue while interning with Columbia/HCA this past
summer.
Mar. 28, 1998
Dr. Jenkins Joins HA Faculty
Dr. Carol Jenkins, who has been serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor
this year, will be joining the HA faculty in the fall as a permanent member of
our faculty. Dr. Jenkins holds a doctorate from Syracuse University and has strong
interests in the area of long-term care.
Mar. 10, 1998
HHAO Meeting
The HHAO will be having a meeting on the 6th of April at 6:00 pm, in HC
2312 On the agenda of this business meeting will be discussion of HHAO
t-shirts, field trips, fundraisers and the forthcoming Managed Care Congress.
Mar. 1, 1998
Congratulations to Dr. McEldowney
Congratulations are in order to Dr. Rene' McEldowney, who has received
tenure on the Auburn University faculty and has been promoted to the rank of Associate
Professor.
1997 Stories Archived
To save browser time and keep this page more current, all news stories for 1997
have now been transferred to our 1997
News Archive Page. If you're interested in stories from earlier years, see
our General News Archive Page.
Feb. 27, 1998
HHAO Meeting
The HHAO will meet Monday Mar. 2 at 7:00 p.m. in HC 2312.
Feb. 16, 1998
Summer Course
Dr. McEldowney will be offering HA 320, Health Policy, Summer Quarter,
1998.
Feb. 14, 1998
Directorship Transition Announced
Starting on Jan. 1, 1999, Dr. Rene' McEldowney will assume the position
of Director of the Health Administration Program. Dr. McEldowney will continue
to serve as Internship Director, coordinating all aspects of that program, and
will also serve as sponsor of the HHAO.
Feb. 3, 1998
HHAO Meeting
The HHAO will hold a meeting at 3:30 this coming Monday in 2324 Haley to
discuss volunteer efforts in local health care settings and possible development
of an HHAO T-Shirt.
Final Dean Candidate
Dr. James G. Hougland, Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology
of College of Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, will be meeting with
interested students at 11am Friday the 13th (tomorrow) in 1203 Haley.
Feb. 3, 1998
Third Dean Candidate to Appear
Dr. Dennis Rygiel, Professor and Head of English, will be interviewing
for the position of Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the end of this week.
On Friday, February 6, at 11 a.m., he will be available in 1203 Haley to meet
with interested students.
Feb. 2, 1998
Opportunity to Meet Another Dean Candidate
Dr. John Heilman, Acting Co-Dean of Liberal Arts, will be interviewing
this week as a candidate for the position of Dean of Liberal Arts. Students will
have the opportunity to meet with him Tuesday, February 3, at 11 a.m. in 1203
Haley Center.
Jan. 30, 1998
New Schedule Available
The tentative 1998-99 Schedule of
HA Classes is now available to assist students in course planning.
Jan. 29, 1998
HHAO Election Results
At Wednesday night's meeting, the following officers were elected for 1998-99:
Jan. 26, 1998
HHAO Elections
The HHAO will hold officer elections on Wednesday, January 28, at 7:00
p.m. in HC 3224.
Jan. 22, 1998
Opportunity for Student Input
The College of Liberal Arts is currently interviewing candidates for the position
of Dean. On Friday, Jan. 23, at 11 a.m., Dr. Marcia Whicker, Chair of the
Graduate Department of Public Administration, Rutgers/Newark, and the first of
five candidates for the positoin to interview at Auburn, will be meeting with
students in 1203 Haley. Dr. Whicker has published a wide variety of books and
articles in the public policy area, including health policy.
Jan. 14, 1998
HHAO Meeting
The HHAO will meet Tuesday January 20 at 7:30 p.m. in 3224.
Jan. 13, 1998
Scholarship Opportunity for African-American Students
The National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE), a non-profit
association of African-American healthcare executives, is accepting applications
for scholarships by African-American students wishing to pursue careers in health
care management. The scholarships are for the academic year 1998-99 and may be
used at either the undergraduate or graduate level.
Job/Internship Opportunity
HA Graduate Tracy Miles sends the following information about a possible part-time
job/internship opportunity:
For current news stories, see the regular HA Newsline.
1998 Newsline Archive Page by MB (last updated 8/17/99)
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