University of Iowa Health Management & Policy

Gwendolyn Archibald became the Director of Student Services and Academic Program Support for the College of Public Health’s Department of Health Management and Policy (HMP) in July of 2017.  Originally from Davenport, Iowa, Gwen is pursuing a doctoral degree in   Higher Education & Student Affairs (HESA) in the College of Education. This degree will join her previous degrees from the University of Iowa, including   a master’s degree in   Student Development in Postsecondary Education. Gwen   has found her new role in the HMP to be a perfect fit for her, as it affords the opportunity to follow her passion of student development while offering a significant role   in the administrative decision-making and direction of the department. These two aspects of her job offer a unique chance to build and expand upon the knowledge she gained from working with graduate students and faculty at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, and Integrated Mark

In January, Iowa MHA program alumnus Doug Boysen (JD/MHA ’98) will become the new President and CEO of Samaritan Health Services in Corvallis, Oregon.  A native Iowan, Doug’s career path is reflective of the emphasis he places on teamwork and collaboration. These values, born from his time on the University of Northern Iowa golf team, were reinforced in Iowa City, as the MHA program’s small size fostered close relationships with his peers and the curriculum placed a premium on teamwork. These values led him away from his first job at a health law firm in Wisconsin to Legacy Health in Portland, Oregon where he could work within a health system rather than representing systems from the outside.   After several years in Portland, Doug accepted a position at Samaritan and served as General Counsel for eight years before returning to the Midwest and joining UnityPoint Health in Madison. His return was short-lived, however, as he was recruited to return to Corvallis to assume the r

In May, the Iowa MHA class of 2018 set down their pencils and (presumably) spent the next twelve hours head banging to Alice Cooper’s iconic summer anthem. Their reverie, however, was short lived as the hard-working bunch was soon back to work beginning their summer Administrative Internships. As in years past, the range of summer internships in 2017 was reflective of the highly diverse backgrounds and interests of an exceptionally talented group of young professionals. Twenty-four students completed internships with organizations spanning nine U.S. states and Japan, running the working-environment gamut from rural hospitals, to consulting firms and nationally-recognized academic medical centers.  Among the many highlights was Shannon McCarthy’s three-month internship with Kameda Medical Center in Kamogawa, Japan. Shannon’s work at Kameda afforded several unique opportunities, including the chance to discuss the city’s future demographic and environmental