Health Care Administration News : School of Health Sciences : Simmons College

Student News

All enrolled HCA students work in the health care profession while pursuing their advanced degree. Current students are employed:

Longwood Medical Area 35%
Non-hospital Settings 30%
Community / Specialty Hospitals 20%
Other Teaching Hospitals 15%

Fieldwork Research

All HCA students are required to complete a research project at their field placement site. Examples of recent projects:

• Transforming Taiba Clinic

• Physician Database Project at Newton Wellesley Hospital

• Resolving the Dissatisfaction of Cardiac Surgery Physician Assistants at
Miriam Hospital

• Critical Thinking on a Nursing Floor at Children's Hospital

• Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Lines Placement

• Clinical Investigations, Clinical Monitoring Reports: Finding a Better Process to Review and Collect Trials Data

• Ambulatory Improvement Initiative at Brigham and Women's Hospital

• Cost Per Visit Analysis-Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston-Brookline Office

• Expansion for Boston Periodontics and Dental Implants

• Analyzing the Root Cause of Acute Discharges at Youville Hospital

• Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System Internship

Alumni Success

HCA graduates represent a broad array of talents and skills. Some of their job titles and locations include:

• Administrative Director of Whidden Hospital, Cambridge Hospital Alliance

• Chief Executive Office, Maine Network of Health

• Vice President, Contracting Services, Blue Cross Clue Shield of Rhode Island

• Chief Operating Officer, Taiba Hospital

• Project Manager, National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality

• Senior Consultant, Deloitte

• Administrative Director, The Neurosurgery Foundation

• Director, Billing Operations & Compliance, Brigham & Women's Physician Organization

• 1St Administrative Fellow, Dana Farber Cancer Institute

• Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Smith Community Health Center

• Director of Facilities, Cooley-Dickinson Hospital

• Executive Director, Casting for Recovery

• Executive Director, Boston Center for Rehabilitation

• Director of Clinical Operations, Children's Hospital