Hello, fellow alum, I am Tim Kephart (BS '11, MHA '13) and serving as the MU Health Management & Informatics Alumni Organization (HMIAO) President. I was an MU student-athlete (Wrestling) and a long-time Columbia, MO resident. After graduating from the executive program, I moved to the KCMO area with my wife and three teens. I’ve had an exciting career and now work for an Orthopedic management network. |
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I am truly blessed to work with the dedicated Alumni working on your behalf. Our primary mission is to support the program at large. This includes the Department, current students, and of course our alumni. Our group supports a number of ongoing fundraising efforts, student and alumni events, and works to bring value to being an HMI graduate. We hope you have noticed our communications on LinkedIn spotlighting some of our accomplished peers. It is great to see everyone’s professional achievements. In 2023 we will continue to strive to support you and the program. We will also focus on ensuring that your representative reflects our alumni's diversity and professional paths. We are always looking for feedback and support so please reach out and get engaged. As the faces change on our board, I wanted to recognize the immense efforts of several members that served the organization over the past few years. Lindsey Lehman, Michelle McClay, and our immediate Past President Alex Gill. All these members have shown unwavering dedication and put in countless hours. I hope to see you at any upcoming events and please feel free to reach out via our LinkedIn Group; Mizzou Department of Health Management and Informatics Alumni. Miz! |
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Successful 2022 Internship Placements & 2023 Challenges |
With significant support from HMI Alumni, the 2022 Summer Internship placements were a huge success. Organizations participating in the summer experience included Cox Health, HCA Center Point, Boone Health, Capital Region, Truman VA, University of Utah, MU Health Care, The Resource Group, St. Luke’s North, Great Rivers Health System, Randolph County Caring Community, Mayo Clinic, Netsmart, Missouri Telehealth Network, University Health KC, Align Technologies, Methodist Health, Stormont Vail, Lake Regional Health System, and Penn Medicine. We would especially like to thank Ashley Casad, Christopher Schulze, Marcy Maddox, Matt Waterman, Mirna Becevic, Shaun Custard, and Tracy O’Rourke for providing internships for summer 2022! Organizational sponsorship and mentoring are ongoing needs of the program. Although MHA placements are largely complete for Summer 2023, there are a number of Health Informatics (MS) students who are still needing to be placed for 2023. If you or your organization are interested in hosting a health informatics student for 2023 or would like to sponsor an MHA/MS student in 2024, please contact Rick Sommer at sommerr@health.missouri.edu. |
“I was privileged to spend twelve weeks in the summer of 2022 interning at Mayo Clinic’s original Saint Mary’s Campus in Rochester, Minnesota within the Department of Surgery (DOS). I spent most of my time engaging and leading project work within various DOS divisions including Breast and Melanoma Surgical Oncology, Colon and Rectal Surgery, and the Center for Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery.
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While working in the DOS, I was a part of many projects, one of which included a process improvement initiative intended to improve the patient experience for dual BMSO-Plastic Surgery cases. Through my work, I gained invaluable experience in change management and stakeholder engagement and learned how to thrive in the ambiguity of healthcare. I feel privileged to have been able to have the experience of learning and growing from a world-class healthcare leader, and I enjoy applying my experiences last summer to my work within the classroom at Mizzou HMI.” David Meyerhoff MHA '23 |
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HMIAO 2023 Board of Directors
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Past President Children's Mercy Kansas City |
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President - Elect Conifer Health |
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Director Methodist Fremont Health |
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Student Relations Committee Chair Ludi |
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Communications Committee Chair Guidehouse |
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Membership Committee Chair University of Missouri Health Care |
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Development Committee Chair UCLA Health |
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Director Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital |
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Director Nova Biomedical Corporation |
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Director Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South |
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Director Columbia Orthopaedic Group |
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Director Wellstar Health System |
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Communications Committee is responsible for developing, updating, and monitoring HMIAO’s communication policies, social networking accounts, and electronic discussion groups. The committee is tasked with developing new methods for engaging and communicating with alumni, students, and faculty. The 2023 goals for the committee are listed below. |
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| • | Increase alumni engagement on LinkedIn within the Mizzou Health Management and Informatics Alumni Group through a more consistent posting frequency and surveying alumni for relevant content topics | | • | Current content categories include job postings, healthcare industry news, discussion questions, alumni updates, and student/faculty/alumni spotlights. | | • | Collaborate with HMI Department to produce an alumni newsletter which will be distributed 3-4 times a year |
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STUDENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE |
Student Relations Committee is tasked with assisting in student recruitment efforts which may include interacting with prospective students, raising money for student scholarships, and selecting the recipients of the scholarships. The 2023 goals for the committee are listed below. |
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| • | Plan another successful Fall Institute, considering the wants, needs, and feedback of both alumni and students during the planning process. This includes creating new initiatives to increase attendance and continuing with new alumni awards to better represent our alumni and their accomplishments. | | • | Building a better relationship with current HMI students and understanding their needs. We hope to find new avenues to better serve and connect alumni with our students | | • | Revamping the HMIAO Mentorship Program. We will have a Student Relations Committee Member specifically designated to research how to improve this program to be more beneficial to all involved | | • | Continuing our work with the Communications Committee and the LinkedIn Initiative |
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Development Committee is responsible for coordinating fundraising efforts with HMI Department Leadership including, but not limited to, creating a comprehensive development strategy, identifying potential donors, organizing fundraising events, and making recommendations on scholarship programs. The 2023 goals for the committee are listed below. |
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| • | Collaborate with the HMI Department and HMI Advisory Board on fund-raising initiatives |
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Membership Committee is charged with providing recommendations for ways to enhance service to members, developing plans and programs for attracting new members and retaining existing members, and determining ways to encourage participation from active and inactive alumni. The 2023 goals for the committee are listed below. |
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| • | Increase the frequency of board member calls to members | | • | Support an HMI publication with alumni spotlights | | • | Update the alumni database | | • | Increase committee involvement | | • | Produce an annual alumni survey |
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It goes without saying, we are incredibly PROUD of our alumni, faculty, and students! As a result, HMIAO wants to showcase YOU. As part of the LinkedIn #SpotlightSeries, student, faculty, and alumni spotlights have been featured on the “Mizzou Department of Health Management and Informatics Alumni” LinkedIn Group. |
Senior Vice President of Network Operations; Avera
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Second Year Residential MHA Student
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First Year Residential MS Student
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Assistant Professor, University of New Haven
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First Year Residential MHA Student
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Second Year Residential MHA Student
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Director of the Missouri Cancer Registry & Research Center, University of Missouri Health Care
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Second Year Residential MHA Student
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First Year Residential MHA Student
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Associate Director, Executive Program, University of Missouri
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We would love to feature as many of our alumni, students, and faculty as possible!! Be a part of the #Spotlight Series by filling this Spotlight Series Form. |
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The Health Management and Informatics Alumni Organization is ready to hit the ground running in 2023! In partnership with the Department, we are thrilled to announce that the Fall Institute 2023 will be held at The State Historical Society of Missouri on October 12 - 13, 2023. In the coming months, the Student Relations Committee of HMIAO will be asking alumni for their interest in speaking at the Fall Institute as well as nominations for this year's awards. We look forward to featuring some of our incredible alumni as speakers and continuing to highlight our alum's outstanding work through the alumni awards. Please be on the lookout for more communications and for ways you can get involved in both a small or large capacity! |
SAVE THE DATEOctober 12 - 13, 2023(Thursday - Friday)
State Historical Society of Missouri
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If you are interested in speaking at the Fall Institute or would like us to reach out to someone you think would be interested, please reach out to Dan Vogel or fill out this Speaker Interest Form. |
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HMI Advisory Board Updates
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The HMI Advisory Board continues to grow and refine its purpose and strategic approach to assisting the HMI Department. This year's meeting at Fall Institute focused on ways in which the Advisory Board can be helpful to the goals of the Department; strengthening our partnership with alumni and student leaders; School of Medicine advancement; and cutting edge topics such as Cultural Competency/Implicit Bias Impacts on Healthcare Outcomes and Environmental, Social and Governmental concerns for publicly traded organizations and perhaps for nonprofits. Those of us in attendance at ACHE will be meeting to discuss development efforts within HMI.
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HMI Education Programs Update
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Mizzou MS Health Informatics students Mary Dickson-Amagada, Mitesh Rajpurohit, and Jessica Osaze were selected as GradsWrite Leaders this spring 2023 semester. GradsWrite is a writing support program coordinated by the Graduate School. Now in its fifth year, groups meet weekly in a shared space to focus on setting and meeting writing goals, with an emphasis on accountability and support. Mizzou second year MHA students (David Meyerhoff, Tom Schaeffler, & Aleks Shin) are participating in the 2023 University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Administration Case Competition, February 22 - 24 in Birmingham, AL. Mizzou first year MHA students (Conner Flatt, Remington Park, & Thomas Simmons) are participating in the Third Annual Sloan Program in Health Administration Case Competition (Cornell University) this year sponsored by SSM Health. |
Approximately 180 graduate students call HMI their academic home. There are 74 executive MHA students, 24 executive MS students, 47 residential MHA students, and 35 residential MS students.
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In addition, there are several students pursuing Graduate Certificate programs in Health Informatics, Healthcare Project Management, Health Ethics, and Informatics for Public Health. |
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The December 2022 graduating class live and work across Missouri, Arkansas, California, Texas, and Wisconsin. Their backgrounds reflect every part of the healthcare industry, including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, chiropractors, therapists, technicians, and non-clinical professionals from healthcare finance, technology, quality improvement, business services, and more. We could not be prouder of these current and future healthcare leaders who chose to study with Mizzou HMI. The 32 graduates included 26 MHA, 3 MS, and 3 dual MHA/MS. At the graduation celebration and recognition on December 10 at the State Historical Society of Missouri, engraved desk wedges were presented to all graduates. The Thomas P. Weil Award was presented to Derel Helderman. The Bonnie and Douglas Wakefield Award was presented to Troy Lambert and Andrea Wilson. Twenty-nine students were inducted into Upsilon Phi Delta. Brandy Johnson was selected by the Graduate School to serve as the Masters Graduation Marshall. January brought in shiny new cohorts of MHA and MS students beginning our Executive programs! We look forward to opportunities to bring them together with our engaged alumni throughout their time at Mizzou HMI. |
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Meet the 2023 HMIGSA Board & Chairs
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Conner Flatt, Social Chair |
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Addie Ficken, Vice President |
Jaymi Freeman, Intermural Chair |
Donia Shawn, Professional Development Chair |
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Eyob Teklesenbet, Treasurer |
Kasten Colvin, Philanthropy Chair |
Mitesh Rajpurohit, Fall Institute Chair |
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Mizzou Health Management and Informatics 7th Floor CS&E Bldg., One Hospital Drive Columbia, Missouri 65212 |
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