CAHME Upholds Commitment to Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging with Board Leadership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download

 

 

 

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Samantha Arledge
Marketing and Public Relations
CAHME
301-298-1820 Ext. 706
sarledge@cahme.org

CAHME Upholds Commitment to Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging with Board Leadership; Forest Kim appointed as Chair and Bankole Olatosi as Secretary-Treasurer.

Spring House, PA, June 29, 2022 — The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) announces that on July 1, 2022, Forest Kim, PhD, will become its first Asian American Board Chair, and Bankole (Banky) Olatosi, PhD, will be CAHME’s first African American Secretary-Treasurer.

“CAHME sees our commitment to diversity as an intentional and deliberate process that contributes to the broader community,” said Kim. “Our Board and accredited healthcare management education programs embrace diversity to serve the public by advancing the quality of healthcare management education.”

Forest Kim, PhD, MBA, MHA, FACHE, served on the Board since 2019, and has been a site visitor and CAHME fellow for more than a decade. He served on active duty for 22 years in the US Army as a healthcare administrator, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.Kim is the program director of Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business Robbins Healthcare MBA program.

Bankole Olatosi, PhD, MPH, MS, FACHE, served on the Board since 2018. He is slated to transition into the role of Board Chairman in 2024. With more than a decade as a CAHME Fellow site visitor, he served as chair of CAHME’s Accreditation Council. Olatosi was the program director for the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health MHA program until December, 2021.

“Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) is fundamental to the development and maturation of the healthcare management field,” said Olatosi.“Healthcare management education requiresour future leaders to understand the community from multiple perspectives to ensure health equity.”

“CAHME holds its Board to the same standards as our accredited programs,” said Anthony Stanowski, DHA, President and CEO of CAHME. “CAHME expects accredited program to prepare students to value inclusiveness in contemporary healthcare organizations,and our own governance structure reflects these same values.”

Prospective students and the public can view the race, ethnicity, and gender of faculty and graduating students at CAHME-accredited programs through cahme.org/advance. CAHME’s Board members are listed on cahme.org/leadership.

 

About CAHME

Since 1968, the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) has served the public interest by advancing the quality of healthcare management education globally. CAHME accredits 138 academic programs and also certifies programs in healthcare quality and safety and in population health. Leading academics and healthcare practitioners volunteer at CAHME to ensure that graduates entering the healthcare field have undergone an educational process meeting rigorous, measurable standards for effectiveness. The result is a formal academic education focusing on key competencies, plus practical experiences. This enables new graduates to quickly add value to an organization and grow into future leaders. CAHME is the only organization recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation to grant accreditation to individual academic programs offering a professional master’s degree in healthcare management education. For more information, visit cahme.org.

 

###

 

CAHME Announces Four New Accreditation Council Members: Johnson, Montagnolo, Rosenthal and Stebbins.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download

 

 

 

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Samantha Arledge
Marketing and Public Relations
CAHME
301-298-1820 Ext. 706
sarledge@cahme.org

CAHME Announces Four New Accreditation Council Members: Johnson, Montagnolo, Rosenthal and Stebbins.

Spring House, PA, July 1, 2022 — The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) announced four new members will join the CAHME Accreditation Council: Christopher E. Johnson, PhD, Professor and Chair at the University of Louisville; Anthony Montagnolo, MS, Consultant for the World Bank; Nancy Levitt-Rosenthal, MPH, FACHE, MHA program Professor at the University of New Haven in Connecticut and CEO at Kalivar; and Carla Stebbins, PhD, MHA, Director MS in Health Systems Administration at Rochester Institute of Technology. The additions are effective July 1, 2022 and are for a three-year term.

“The Accreditation Council and the CAHME team are looking forward to working with Chris, Anthony, Nancy and Carla to impact the next generation of healthcare leaders,” said Christine Winn, MHA, MS, FACHE, CAHME Accreditation Council Chair, and Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations at Cooper University Healthcare. “They are passionate healthcare educators and healthcare executives who have a track record of enabling students to meet their full potential and become leaders in healthcare.”

“Christopher, Anthony, Nancy and Carla are CAHME Fellows who served as site visitors, and on committees and taskforces,” said Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE, CAHME President and CEO. “Through their service, they demonstrate their commitment to CAHME’s mission of advancing the quality of healthcare management education.”

The list of CAHME Accreditation Council Members is at www.cahme.org/leadership.

 

About CAHME

Since 1968, the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) has served the public interest by advancing the quality of healthcare management education globally. CAHME accredits 138 academic programs and also certifies programs in healthcare quality and safety and in population health. Leading academics and healthcare practitioners volunteer at CAHME to ensure that graduates entering the healthcare field have undergone an educational process meeting rigorous, measurable standards for effectiveness. The result is a formal academic education focusing on key competencies, plus practical experiences. This enables new graduates to quickly add value to an organization and grow into future leaders. CAHME is the only organization recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation to grant accreditation to individual academic programs offering a professional master’s degree in healthcare management education. For more information, visit cahme.org.

 

###

 

CAHME appoints Chris Winn Accreditation Council Chair

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download

 

 

 

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Samantha Arledge
Marketing and Public Relations
CAHME
301-298-1820 ext. 706
sarledge@cahme.org

CAHME announces the appointment of Christine Winn to Chair Accreditation Council effective July 1, 2022.

Spring House, PA, July 1, 2022 — The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) is pleased to announce that Christine C Winn, MHA, MS, FACHE, will chair the CAHME Accreditation Council on July 1, 2022.

“Our board and management team look forward to working with Christine to foster the development of the next generation of healthcare leaders,” said CAHME Board Chair Forest Kim, PhD, FACHE. “She is an experienced healthcare professional, an acknowledged leader, and passionate about preparing the next generation of leaders to be stewards of healthcare.”

Winn is currently the Senior Vice President, Ambulatory Operations at Cooper University Healthcare where she is responsible for the innovation, development and operations for the 70+ medical practices across Cooper and the Cancer partnership with MD Anderson. During her 25-year career in health care, she served in leadership positions at Jefferson Health, Main Line Health, Bridgeport Hospital, and Penn Medicine. Winn is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, and also a Fellow at CAHME. She is active in the American Cancer Society and is pursuing a PhD at Walden University.

“It is an honor and privilege to serve as Chair of CAHME’s Accreditation Council,” said Winn. “I look forward to working with Council members and CAHME’s site visitors to evaluate and accredit programs that meet CAHME’s standards to provide students with key competencies to be better prepared to lead.”

“Christine has served on our Accreditation Council, on site visits, and in special task forces,” said Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE, President and CEO of CAHME. “Her leadership, wealth of knowledge and dedication are critical skills needed to guide the Council in its review of programs.”

The list of CAHME Accreditation Council Members is at cahme.org/leadership.

 

About CAHME

Since 1968, the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) has served the public interest by advancing the quality of healthcare management education globally. CAHME accredits 138 academic programs and also certifies programs in healthcare quality and safety and in population health. Leading academics and healthcare practitioners volunteer at CAHME to ensure that graduates entering the healthcare field have undergone an educational process meeting rigorous, measurable standards for effectiveness. The result is a formal academic education focusing on key competencies, plus practical experiences. This enables new graduates to quickly add value to an organization and grow into future leaders. CAHME is the only organization recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation to grant accreditation to individual academic programs offering a professional master’s degree in healthcare management education. For more information, visit cahme.org.

 

###

 

CAHME Announces Three New Standards Council Members: Bhuyan, Bridgwater, and Jones.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Download

 

 

 

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Samantha Arledge
Marketing and Public Relations
CAHME
301-298-1820 Ext. 706
sarledge@cahme.org

CAHME Announces Three New Standards Council Members: Bhuyan, Bridgwater, and Jones.

Spring House, PA, July 1, 2022 — The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) announced 3 new members will join the Standards Council: Soumitra Bhuyan, PhD, Associate Professor from Rutgers University- New Brunswick; Cherise Bridgwater, MBA, CHFP, FACHE, Director, Accreditation and Operations from Baylor University; and Maureen Jones, PhD, RN, MHA Program Director from the University of Kentucky. The additions are effective July 1, 2022 and are for a three-year term.

“The Standards Council and the CAHME team are looking forward to working with Soumitra, Cherise and Maureen to impact the next generation of healthcare leaders,” said James Lineberger, MHA, PhD, FACMPE, FACHE, CAHME’s Standards Council Chair, and Executive Director at Anesthesia Associates of Boise. “They are passionate educators who have a track record of enabling students to meet their full potential and become leaders in healthcare.”

“Soumitra, Cherise and Maureen are CAHME Fellows who have been site visitors, and also have served on committees and taskforces,” said Anthony Stanowski, DHA, FACHE, President and CEO of CAHME. “Through their service, they have demonstrated their commitment to CAHME’s mission of advancing the quality of healthcare management education.”

The list of CAHME Standards Council Members is at www.cahme.org/leadership.

 

About CAHME

Since 1968, the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) has served the public interest by advancing the quality of healthcare management education globally. CAHME accredits 138 academic programs and also certifies programs in healthcare quality and safety and in population health. Leading academics and healthcare practitioners volunteer at CAHME to ensure that graduates entering the healthcare field have undergone an educational process meeting rigorous, measurable standards for effectiveness. The result is a formal academic education focusing on key competencies, plus practical experiences. This enables new graduates to quickly add value to an organization and grow into future leaders. CAHME is the only organization recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation to grant accreditation to individual academic programs offering a professional master’s degree in healthcare management education. For more information, visit cahme.org.

 

###

 

Announcing The CAHME 2022 Award And Scholarship Recipients (1/17/2022)

Along with generous corporate partners, foundations, and board/personal donations, CAHME takes great pride in recognizing through our CAHME Awards program those programs and their students that have distinguished themselves.

This year’s recipients will be honored during the CAHME Award Ceremony at ACHE Congress on March 27, 2022, and are acknowledged in the January 17, 2022 edition of Modern Healthcare. These programs and students exemplify our mission of advancing the quality of healthcare management education.

  • The CAHME/Judy Baar Topinka Foundation Scholarship recipients are Brittany Morrison, MHA Candidate from Johns Hopkins University and Yazmyne Melgoza, MHA Candidate from California State University, Long Beach. Brittany is distinguished in her role with the Washington State Department of Health where she led a team in responding to COVID-19 outbreaks. Yazmyne, in her role at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, was part of a team that worked to provide more than 5,000 face shields in 3 days early in the COVID-19 pandemic, and also served on vaccine leadership teams.
  • The CAHME/Tim Campbell Scholarship recipient is Jarrell Mahusay, MHA Candidate from the University of North Florida. As a military liaison at the Convoy of Hope in Honolulu, he provided volunteer opportunities to serve the community in need. As the president of the UNF HASA Student Association, he expanded mentorship opportunities, established a case competition club, and is a passionate advocate for diversity in healthcare management.

Visit cahme.org/awards to learn more.

These programs and students give hope in these difficult times, that leadership and commitment to the common good is flourishing through CAHME’s Accredited programs. Join me, in congratulating all of the winning programs and students.

CAHME: Thankful For Your Support In 2021 (12/20/2021)

We mark the end of 2021, more resilient, more hopeful, and more confident that our mission – to advance the quality of healthcare management education – is more important now than ever. The lasting impact of COVID-19 will not be loss, though we have lost much; the lasting impact will not be a divided people, though we have many differences. The lasting impact will be in this generation that answers the call for leadership in healthcare.

I want to thank our Corporate Members and sponsors who support our mission, the 250+ volunteers each year, in a variety of roles – site visitor, board member, task forces, committees, Global Advisory Council, Healthcare Quality and Safety Advisory Council, Standards Council and Accreditation Council. I want to thank our staff who are working through COVID-19 to meet our mission.  Each of our stakeholders are invaluable to CAHME and its mission of advancing the quality of healthcare management education.  It is humbling to think that the work we do each year will guide future leaders to help make healthcare better and improve lives.

On behalf of everyone at CAHME, we  wish you happy and healthy holidays!  And better days ahead.

CAHME Announces Fall 2021 Accreditation Decisions (11/29/2021)

Accreditation is at the core of CAHME’s mission to advance the quality of healthcare management education. Achieving CAHME accreditation is the culmination of significant effort on the part of healthcare management programs and demonstrates that programs meet our criteria and high standards as established by leading academics and practitioners.

At the November Board meeting, the CAHME Board of Directors reaccredited the following programs:

In total, 133 programs meet CAHME’s accreditation standards and 9 programs are certified in healthcare quality and safety. These programs, along with more than 250 volunteers, work to advance the quality of healthcare management education. Visit cahme.org/advance2.5 to search for CAHME accredited programs.

Go Out & Innovate: Perspectives On Educating Healthcare Leadership In The Golden Age Of Innovation (11/15/2021)

“We are in the golden age of innovation.”

– Professor Regi Herzlinger, DBA

Underwritten by a generous grant from George and Regi Herzlinger, CAHME’s white paper: “Go Out and Innovate! Perspectives on Educating Healthcare Leadership in the Golden Age of Innovation”, summarizes the prominent role of innovation on healthcare management education. Download a copy here.

In evaluating the competency domain of management and leadership, and learning from programs that prioritize innovation, how do we develop competencies in future leaders to succeed in a period of uncertainty and ambiguity? What are critical knowledge, skills and attitudes? How do you review, examine, and evaluate innovation, and weigh the risk of success or failure from a personal, organizational, and societal perspective? Members of the CAHME Innovation Council provide insight:

The success of every healthcare sector relied on leaders to navigate their teams through COVID-19 challenges. Leaders, such as those educated at CAHME-Accredited programs, who can become innovative problem-solvers that use creativity, originality, and initiative.

To quote Regi:

“LET’S GO OUT AND INNOVATE!”

CAHME Scholarships: Nominate Your Students Today! (11/1/2021)

“This scholarship recognizes Priyanka’s community spirit and passion for addressing women’s health. It will help support her education as she continues to grow as a future leader in healthcare administration.”

– Karen Charron, BSN, MPH, Assistant Director, MHA Program,
Johns Hopkins University

As a 2021 scholarship awardee, Johns Hopkins University’s Karen Charron nominated Priyanka Santhapuram because she reflected the best of what students from CAHME Accredited programs are all about: improving healthcare by serving others. Program Directors of CAHME Accredited and Certified Healthcare Quality and Safety Programs are encouraged to nominate students for the 2022 exclusive scholarship opportunities that follow:

  • The CAHME/Dawn Gideon Foundation Scholarship honors Dawn Gideon, who devoted her career to helping healthcare organizations succeed. The scholarship is targeted to supporting women pursuing advanced education in healthcare management and who have demonstrated a commitment to communities in need. The winning student will receive $2,500. Nominate a student here.
  • The CAHME/Judy Baar Topinka Foundation Scholarship for Health Policy honors Judy Baar Topinka, who dedicated herself to a lifetime of public service to the people of the State of Illinois. This year, the award recognizes a student who served the community around COVID-19. The winning student will receive $2,000. Nominate a student here.
  • The CAHME/Tim Campbell Scholarship honors Tim Campbell, a CAHME board member who personified a commitment to service and volunteerism. The scholarship is funded by CAHME’s board and friends of Tim Campbell to support student leaders who selflessly act to help others in the process of advancing the quality of healthcare. The winning student will receive $3,000. Nominate a student here.

Winners will be announced at ACHE Annual Congress on March 28 – 31, 2022, and will be featured in Modern Healthcare (our exclusive media partner) in a full-page placement. The deadline for applications is November 12, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST.

Send completed applications to Dana Alexander, CAHME Communications and Engagement Manager, at dalexander@cahme.org.

CAHME’s Newest Award On Innovation Education – Apply Now! (10/18/2021)

Innovation is not only about invention; it’s about how to make invention happen.”

Professor Regi Herzlinger

CAHME partnered with George and Regi Herzlinger to offer the CAHME/George and Regi Herzlinger Innovation Education Award for CAHME Accredited/Certified Programs who demonstrate educational processes that focus on the development of skills related to invention, evaluation, and adoption of innovation in healthcare.

The award honors George and Regi Herzlinger’s breakthrough contributions in creating and inspiring medical innovations that changed patients’ lives and helped entrepreneurs globally. It recognizes the significant impact that CAHME Accredited programs can have in providing the foundation in the principles of innovation for future leaders to be the change needed in healthcare.

The award-winning program will receive:

  • A $10,000 grant awarded to the program to further the advancement of innovation education;
  • Recognition in Modern Healthcare;
  • Recognition through CAHME Communications, including digital media, social media, and press releases;
  • An award presented during the 2022 ACHE Congress.

All applications will be judged by a Blue Ribbon Panel, consisting of health-sector leaders. The winning program will be announced in January 2022. Apply here.

Applications are due November 12, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST. Send completed applications to Dana Alexander, CAHME Communications and Engagement Manager, at dalexander@cahme.org.