University of Iowa Health Management & Policy

Steve Birchard, '86, presenting to current HMP Students On December 3, two program alumni, Steve Birchard, ’86, and Nathan Patton, ’11, presented a workshop on consulting for current students. Birchard is a Partner and Patton is a Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting. During the event they discussed a day in the life of a consultant, example projects, summer internship and postgraduate opportunities, and held a question and answer session for interested students. Students were very appreciative of the opportunity to explore and learn about other careers in healthcare and would like to thank both Mr. Birchard and Mr. Patton for taking their time to visit. Nathan Patton, '11, fielding questions from students

During the recent Fall 2012 College of Public Health Poster Session, 3 HMP students presented their posters on various topics. The following students were among many presenters that participated in the day: Nico Aguilar : “Health Policy Practicum – US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions” John Heinemann : “Public Health Advocacy & Policy Development: A Reflection of my MPH Practicum” Jessica Waters : Implementing the Johnson County School-Based Pertussis Immunization Program Below are photos from the event: Third-year MHA/ MPH student John Heinemann Third-year MPH student Jessica Waters Second-year MHA/ MPH Student Nico Aguilar

Before students left for break, the Iowa Student Association of Healthcare Leaders (ISAHL) hosted a potluck for the students, faculty, staff, and their families to celebrate the holidays together. Attendees each brought a dish to share and it was a great way end the semester. Below are photos of the celebration: