Current Students
Departmental resources for current students are available here.
Resources
- Program Guidelines, Manuals and Forms
- Office of Professional Development and Career Services
- Jobs listings (A password is required to access some areas on the Jobs page: contact Cathy Padgett, 919-966-7390 or Cathy_Padgett@unc.edu
HPM Student Groups
Executive Advisory Committee Student Members
The Executive Advisory Committee advises the Chair about: 1) issues across faculty ranks and tracks, educational programs, and committees; 2) budget and resource allocation, and 3) strategic and operational issues. The membership consists of the Department Chair, Associate Chair(s), Directors of our academic programs, Director of HPM Office of Student Life and Alumni Relations, HPM Business Manager; Academic Coordinators, at-large faculty members appointed by the Chair for 3-year terms; one student each representing our undergraduate, masters, and doctoral degrees (3 total), student program assistant supporting the Faculty Equity Collaborative. Faculty are voting members.
The committee meets twice monthly for 60-90 minutes. Time commitment totals 3-4 hours/month (two 60-minute meetings/month plus 1-2 hours/month outside meetings).
Student representatives, 2020-2021:
Doctoral: Burcu Bozkurt and Natalie Smith
Undergraduate: Anusha Dubey
Masters: Christina Hannau
DEI: Shewit Weldense
Faculty Meeting Student Representatives
Doctoral: John Strapp
Undergraduate: Lara Mohd
Masters: Phong Dinh
DEI: Shewit Weldense
Healthcare Executives Student Association (HESA)
Healthcare Executives Student Association, an affiliate of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the Medical Group Management Association, and the Healthcare Financial Management Association
This organization provides diverse opportunities for personal, professional and leadership development to prepare students for success in the healthcare industry.
Officers, 2020/2021:
- President: John Berglund
- VP Internal Relations: Melissa McCraw
- VP of Professional Development: Mahfuz Nasiri
- VP of External Relations: Garrett Powell
- VP of Finance: Shea Smart
- Convention Chair: Josh Boaz
- Director of Business Development, THEF Co-Chair: Spencer Swartzel
- Director of Finance, THEF Co-Chair: TJ Grant
- Director of Membership Development: Gabbi Hand
- Director of Professional Development, MGMA Chair: Julia Stockman
- Director of External Relations: Natalie Gelber
- Undergraduate Representative: Preeya Shah
ACHE National Organization site
MGMA National Organization site
HFMA National Organization site
AcademyHealth
AcademyHealth, UNC Student Chapter
The mission of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Student Chapter of AcademyHealth is to establish a student organization associated with the Academy to promote and facilitate the professional development of students interested in all aspects of health services research and health policy.
Officers, 2020/2021:
- President: Pranathi Sana
- Treasurer: Reagan Hollan
- Secretary: Sophie Railing
- Health Policy Day Chair: Natalie Gelber
- Programming Chair: Jessica Howard
- Undergraduate Liaison: Laura Buddenbaum
- PhD Liaison: Sara McMillan
Facebook page
AcademyHealth National Organization site
Master’s Student Council
Health Policy and Management Master’s Student Council
HPM Master’s Student Council is an organization composed of students, for students, and therefore to be effective requires participation and commitment by students. Student Council provides an excellent way to get involved with other students, faculty, professionals, and members of the UNC-Chapel Hill community. It comprises a number of different committees including Academic Standards, Fundraising/Social, Community Service, Orientation, Admissions, and Professional Development.
Officers, 2020/2021:
- President: Ralph Turner
- Social/Orientation Co-Chairs: Anna Mazzuckelli and Kenna Forehand
- Community Service Co-Chair: Earl Chen
- Finance/Roast Chair: Luke Burns
Women in Healthcare Leadership Symposium
- Executive Board: Alexandra Cocco, Danielle Cutts, and Violetta Saldanha
UNC Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School Chapter
The purpose of the Open School is “to provide a collaborative venue for professional health sciences students to gain fundamental knowledge and skills in healthcare quality and process improvement.”
Contact Information
Office of Student Affairs
Contact your academic coordinator.