Healthcare MBA students

Baptist Health System announces new fellowship for graduates of FIU’s Healthcare MBA.

Baptist Health South Florida has launched a unique post-graduate fellowship for graduates of the FIU Business Healthcare MBA program, with the participation of FIU Business faculty. The Baptist Health South Florida-Florida International University Postgraduate Fellowship in Healthcare Administration is a multidisciplinary, 13-month, paid program designed to prepare recent graduates for a career in healthcare administration. The fellowship will […]

Professor Curba Lampert on technology and strategy.

How do firms respond to technological change? How do firms manage the ever-increasing costs of research and development (R&D)? How do firms capture the value they create from their innovative activities? How do firms respond technologically to oil shocks? These are just some of the important research questions that Curba Morris Lampert, assistant professor in […]

FIU Business Healthcare MBA team captures third consecutive victory at South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum competition.

FIU Business Healthcare MBA team captures third consecutive victory at South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum competition.

For the third consecutive year, FIU College of Business’ Healthcare MBA team captured first place in the SFHEF Annual Leadership Case Competition. The competition is sponsored by the South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum, the regional chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). Congratulations to team members Marria Janjua, Zailyn Rodriguez and Jesus Diaz, […]

FIU Healthcare MBA trip delivers lessons from Southeast Asia.

FIU Healthcare MBA trip delivers lessons from Southeast Asia.

A Harvard-trained physician who is also a Buddist Monk. Practitioners of ancient medicine and manufacturers of modern medical devices. These were just a few of the many individuals who helped provide a transformative experience for a group of 29 Florida International University College of Business students and alumni who journeyed to Southeast Asia with Miriam […]

Healthcare MBA students

Healthcare MBA students present solutions to a hospital’s real-world problems.

As part of her final project in FIU’s Healthcare MBA program, healthcare professional Kim James was presented with a challenge: how could a management team most effectively streamline efficiency and continuity of patient care by using multiple providers, including South Florida hospitals, agencies and non-profits, in meaningful partnerships? That challenge shaped her student management team’s […]

College of Business’ Healthcare MBA awarded full seven-year accreditation from CAHME.

College of Business’ Healthcare MBA awarded full seven-year accreditation from CAHME.

The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) has re-accredited Florida International University’s Healthcare MBA program in the College of Business with a full seven-year accreditation, the highest for a program of its kind. FIU’s CAHME accreditation applies to both the on-campus Healthcare MBA, with classes in Miami and Miramar, FL, and the online […]

FIU HCMBA students go to the land where healthcare dollars are plentiful.

FIU HCMBA students go to the land where healthcare dollars are plentiful.

Doha (Qatar), Dubai and Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) have the kind of generous healthcare funding other places – including the United States – can only envy. Seeing how this works first-hand was the opportunity of a lifetime for 40 Florida International University Healthcare MBA students and alumni. Spending almost two weeks in August, the […]

Hands-on work with Affordable Care Act is part of the FIU Healthcare MBA experience.

Hands-on work with Affordable Care Act is part of the FIU Healthcare MBA experience.

Before donning cap and gown, Florida International University (FIU) Healthcare MBA students will have a unique experience designed to arm them with the skills hospital administrators most desire: understanding how Affordable Care Act requirements function in the real world. In the last part of the program, all HCMBA students will undertake a “capstone” residency at […]

FIU HCMBA team takes top honors in South Florida healthcare challenge.

FIU HCMBA team takes top honors in South Florida healthcare challenge.

Winning first place in the prestigious South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum’s case challenge was a thrill for the five Florida International University (FIU) Healthcare MBA students on the victorious team. Yet what will remain when the applause fades is the experience of crafting, with the guidance of Visiting Assistant Professor Paulo Gomes, an answer to […]