From left: Kenneth Wong (past President of ACHE of South Florida) and the winning team – Tania Perez, Samanta Gomez, and Abby Stout, with François Sainfort, Ph.D., FACHE (Chair of Management, Director of Complex Health Systems Program, and Professor, second from right). Not shown are Timothy Page, Ph.D. (Professor of Management and Director of Academic Affairs) and Eleanor Lawrence, Psy.D. (Associate Professor of Management), who provided invaluable mentorship to the NSU Team.
M.B.A. in Complex Health Systems majors, Samanta Gomez, Tania Perez, and Abby Stout, teamed up to compete in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Graduate Case Competition. The first year an NSU team as entered the competition, they were awarded an impressive 3rd Place!
Their Case Study, “Effects of COVID-19” addressed issues in health care brought to the forefront during the pandemic, such as working from home, virtual leadership and management, and health and wellbeing.
The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) is an international professional society of 48,000+ healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare organizations. ACHE is known for its prestigious credentialing and educational programs and its annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,000 participants each year.
The ACHE competition is based on a case study topic that reflects the latest issues or challenges in the healthcare industry and under the guidance of healthcare professionals has been hailed as best practice by both ACHE and the Association of University Public Health Administration (AUPHA). Throughout the competition, the teams work with their mentors plus a liaison from a local healthcare organization. On the case competition day, the student teams present their work to a panel of judges of C-Suite healthcare leaders.
Congratulations, Samanta Gomez, Tania Perez, and Abby Stout!
