Integrative Capstone Course


By Ellie Keuter (MHA '19)

Suresh Gunasekaran, MBA, joined UI Hospitals and Clinics as the Chief Executive Officer and Associate Vice President of UI Health Care in November, 2018. Along with his new role, he has jumped right in to educate the next generation of health care administrators by teaching the MHA Integrative Capstone course. The course is a 3 hour seminar for students in their final semester of the MHA program. Students have the opportunity to learn about various areas of hospital operations, including diversity and inclusion, quality and safety, the patient experience, supply chain, revenue cycle, and information systems. The second-year students have found the class nicely ties together concepts they’ve been learning in their curriculum over the past two years, and are thrilled to have Mr. Gunasekaran as their instructor this spring. 

Mr. Gunasekaran has also continued the support of the administrative fellowship program at UIHC through his mentorship of Kim Ogden (MHA ’18). Kim is currently the administrative fellow for the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and she is the teaching assistant for the MHA Capstone course. 
Suresh Gunasekaran- Associate Vice President, UI Hospital & Clinics Chief Executive Officer 

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