Mentorship
The purpose of the UAMS Master of Health Administration Mentorship Program is to provide professional, informational, and beneficial relationships between UAMS Master of Health Administration students and local healthcare executives. Mentors are typically alumni or members of the Arkansas Health Executives Forum. If students reside outside of Arkansas, the program will do its best to match with alumni in the student’s home area.
Email MHAProgram@uams.edu<br>Mentorship Details
Mentorship can lead to incredibly valuable relationships as students enter residencies and assistantships and begin job searches upon graduating.
You are paired with a mentor who shares similar career interests to help you learn more about their career path and specific experiences in the healthcare industry. The MHA faculty will begin the initial conversation via email to introduce you to your assigned mentor.
The responsibilities of a mentee include:
- Initiating meets with their paired mentor (face-to-face or via phone, Zoom, Teams)
- Being accessible and flexible in scheduling face-to-face meetings with their paired mentor
- Being professional and prompt
- Being open to advice
- Demonstrating initiative in requesting meetings and having an agenda of items to discuss with the mentor
Master of Health Administration Mentorship Program is open to active students and the application will be available to students via Blackboard.
<br>Fellowships
This program aims to assist students to secure administrative fellowships following graduation. The program is a member of the National Council on Administrative Fellowships and encourages students to review opportunities and announcements. In addition, local healthcare organizations sometimes offer administrative fellowships to our students. Although it is not a formal part of the curriculum, we consider this a valuable, integrating experience.
<br>Fellowship Details
Students with a healthcare background who want to change career paths are also encouraged to pursue a fellowship. The fellowship normally requires the student to work on a series of management projects requiring the application of content covered in the MHA curriculum. The fellowship could be in located in Arkansas, other states, or in another country. Students should understand that the fellowship placement process is quite competitive, and there are many more students pursuing fellowships than there are fellowships available. Administrative fellowships are typically one or two years in duration.