CAHME/AACSB Joint Site Visit Progress

With completing five joint site visits, program interest in our process is high. To learn more about CAHME and AACSB working together to decrease accreditation fatigue, visit our web page at cahme.org/aacsb.

New! Faculty Compensation by Public/Private University

Programs that enter faculty compensation data can now access faculty compensation reports filtering by programs in public and private universities. Click video below to learn about this enhanced capability!

To participate in the faculty compensation reports contact Michelle Petruccelli at mpetruccelli@cahme.org.

Master Your Healthcare Career Podcast: The Powerful Impact of Case Competitions with Randa Hall

Randa Hall, MSHA/MBA, the Associate Chair of External Relations & Alumni Affairs and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, highlights the transformative power of case competitions as a key part of professional development in this new podcast episode.

Applications Now Open for Two CAHME Awards

CAHME celebrates students and CAHME accredited programs who exemplify our mission of advancing the quality of healthcare management education. Award recipients receive a scholarship or grant, recognition in CAHME and partner media, complimentary tickets and accommodations at the awards ceremony at ACHE, and a physical award to commemorate their achievement.

Two award applications are open with more to follow. To learn more about the CAHME awards, go to cahme.org/awards. 

The CAHME/The Joint Commission Fellowship Award is a one-year fellowship beginning July 1, 2025. Applications are due by September 27. ,2024. Click here to learn more. 

The CAHME/Robert S Bonney Scholarship for Veterans of the US Armed Services applications are due by November 8, 2024. Click here to learn more. 

State of CAHME Spotlight: Accreditation Enhancements

Lynn Downs, PhD, MBA, FACHE, Chair of Accreditation Council, Associate Professor, University of the Incarnate Word, discusses the following:

• Readiness checklist to ensure programs are prepared for their upcoming site visit.
• Syllabi worksheets to streamline syllabi review. 
• Educational sessions for candidate programs and programs preparing for accreditation/reaccreditation.
• A policy for determining a virtual site visit.
• Substantive change process improvements.
• Integration of the annual report data with the self study guide (dynamic figures).
• Using existing annual report data, new reporting functionality to examine trends in the changing healthcare management education environment.  

Candidacy Process Roundtable (CPR) Educational Series

CAHME’s Program Development team kicked off another round of CPRs on July 22. This was the first in a series of six planned sessions for programs preparing to submit a Candidacy application at the upcoming due date, with over 20 participants and 17 programs. Register for the next session by contacting Tecia Mentzer at tmentzer@cahme.org. 

August 7, 10:30am EDT 
Goals & Institutional Support
Criteria I.A.2 and I.B.2

Programs that are aspiring to become CAHME candidates can check the calendar for upcoming CPR sessions and registration details by clicking this link: cahme.org/events/. 

Upcoming candidacy application submission due date is October 15, 2024.

Focus on Faculty: Steve Szydlowski, MBA, MHA, DHA

Dr. Szydlowski believes his engagement with CAHME benefited his advancement in academic leadership. He states, “It has been extremely important (to me) to be a mentor to other programs across the country and internationally. CAHME is a whole community of learning, developing, giving back, and mentoring.” To find out more about Szydlowski’s involvement with CAHME, visit cahme.org/steven-szydlowski/. 

CAHME Upcoming Events

Check out CAHME’s Events calendar for upcoming Educational Sessions, Deadlines and Meetings at cahme.org/events/.