Welcome, WSU Health Policy and Administration Students!

Wednesday June 21, 2006

If you have any questions about the following information, or would like to request additional information, please contact De Martin at demartin@wsu.edu or 509-358-7987.

Program News

• The Department has received information about the U.S. Navy's Health Services Collegiate Program. If you would like to be guaranteed a position upon graduation working in health care administration for the U.S. Navy Medical Service Corps (making $44,560 per year to start) and you want to get paid by the Navy while you are in school, you may want to consider getting additional information about this program! Beginning October 1, 2005 they will be accepting applications from students who will be graduating between Oct 1, 2007 and Sept 30, 2008. If you are interested in receiving additional information about this opportunity, please contact Chief Sims at (509) 353-2506 or toll free at 1-866-523-9185 or email or4_sea@cnrc.navy.mil

Important Dates & Deadlines

Selected Employment and Fellowship Web Sites

• AUPHA Job Postings

• CDC Training and Employment Opportunities

• Directory of Fellowships in Health Services Administration

• Monster.com

• MSN Healthcare Job Search

• Public Health Employment Connection

Selected Spokane Employment Sites

• Deaconess Medical Center

• Group Health Cooperative

• Holy Family Hospital

• Kootenai Medical Center

• Sacred Heart Medical Center

• Spokane Regional Health District

• Valley Hospital and Medical Center

• Washington State Department of Health

Scholarships, Internships, Fellowships/Post Graduate Residencies,  Job Announcements

Current students can receive information about scholarships, internships and fellowships by requesting to be added to the Department's email distribution list.  Email Academic Coordinator De Martin to be added to the list.

ACHE

The WSU ACHE student chapter has had a very active year.  The final project of the year included development of a mentorship program, matching HPA students with community healthcare leaders.  For more information, contact ACHE officers at ache@wsu.edu

Join ACHE:  www.ache.org

Events

• Academy Health, formerly called Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy, announces seminars in health services research methods.  Check out what they offer online at www.academyhealth.org/seminars/

Services

• Career and Personal Counseling Services at WSU Spokane - Jack Severinghaus is WSU Spokane's resident student counselor and psychologist. Jack is available to help students with personal or academic stress, so that they continue to achieve and progress towards their academic goals.  Jack also provides career counseling, to help with career decisions, and, along with Jane Kinkel in Student Services, offers resume reviews and job search consultation.

   

  • To schedule an appointment for counseling: 509.358.7978

  • For resume reviews/job search consultation: 509.358.7978

  • For crises: 509.358.7978

  • Email: Non-personal information only, since email is not confidential:  severing@wsu.edu

  • Career Services website

  • Counseling Services website

   

• www.DiversityConnection.org is a new online career development resource service sponsored by the Institute for Diversity in Health Management.  Their service provides ethnically and racially diverse candidates and employers with an alternative connection in the rapidly growing world of web-based human resource management.  DiversityConnection.org provides services to link health professionals with each other and to job opportunities across the country; connect diverse individuals to leadership and mentoring programs in a variety of health care settings; and aid in the job search as a database for racially and ethnically diverse management candidates in health care management.