American College of Healthcare Executives Your Partner in Career Success

ACHE Vision ACHE Mission To be the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery. ACHE Mission To advance our members and healthcare management excellence.

Healthcare Management Association: The Massachusetts Chapter of ACHE Your Career Partner in the Massachusetts

Mission of HCMA Our mission is to provide healthcare executives in New England an opportunity for professional growth and personal development through education programs and professional collegiality and to promote continued growth of the healthcare management profession through development of scholarship and similar opportunities.

ACHE & HCMA ACHE Regent for Massachusetts HCMA

HCMA HCMA Board of Directors Early Careerists Nominating Sponsorship Program Student Board Members Ex officio

Publications & Newsletters Healthcare Executive magazine Journal of Healthcare Management or Frontiers of Health Services Management ACHe-news and Student Associate Newsletter Student Associates receive twelve complimentary issues annually of ACHE’s top-notch publications and receive e-mailed newsletters that keep students apprised of new ideas, trends, research, and solutions. “You can get by on charm for 15 minutes. After that you’d better know something”

ACHE Student Associate As a Student Associate you receive many membership benefits, including: Access to the Affiliates Only area of ache.org Career Services Publications and Newsletters Reduced fee for the Congress on Healthcare Leadership Financial Assistance Community and leadership opportunities through your local ACHE chapter Opportunities to network with current leaders in healthcare as well as fellow early careerists

Join ACHE and pay $75 annual dues! I’m graduating. Now what? Soon after you graduate, transfer from Student Associate to full Member and start enjoying full Member benefits! Students dues cover dues until the end of the year, even if they change to member status. All other new members need to pay dues upon joining. Join ACHE and pay $75 annual dues! Graduate! Transfer to Member Status 9

New Member Benefits In your first six months as a new Member (not a Student Associate), you’re eligible to receive discounts on these career services: Resume Review Personal Assessments Leadership Assessments For more information on Career Services call ACHE and ask for the HECRC, Healthcare Executive Resource Center. You can call it beginner’s luck… except you don’t need the luck part 10

ACHE Student Associate Join as a Student Associate for only $75 annually! That’s $6.25/month or $1.44/week. Join in September and get 16 months for $75. Get up to 5 years of Student Associate membership! It’s your choice…divide the 5 years among programs as you wish. Example: 2 years at the bachelor’s level; 3 years at the master’s level.

ACHE Tomorrow Our relationship is long-term. ACHE provides resources for all career levels—from Early Careerists to CEOs to retired Affiliates. You will establish relationships that can benefit you throughout your career

As your career progresses, consider earning the distinction of board certification. Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, FACHE® Becoming a Fellow demonstrates your competence, dedication and commitment to lifelong learning.

When should I begin my advancement? Submit your FACHE application after you: become a full Member obtain a Master’s or other advanced degree have two years healthcare management experience If you are interested in beginning your advancement to Fellow, you must do so as a full Member. A Student Associate is not eligible to submit a Fellow application. Visit ache.org for specific details.

Leadership Mentoring Network ACHE’s network helps to connect prospective mentors with junior executives and provides guidelines for the mentorship. The Healthcare Management Association of Massachusetts (HCMA) also offers Early Careerist Mentorship Program here in Massachusetts.

Career Support Resources for Student Associates: Directory of Fellowships in Health Services Administration Compensation report on Fellowships Online Employment and Career Services (e.g. ACHE Job Bank & Resume Bank) Career Counseling advice at Congress and year round ACHE offers Student Associates complimentary services to help launch their careers in healthcare management. This searchable, online career development resource features the ACHE Job Bank and Resume Bank. The Job Bank lists current positions for healthcare executives in all areas of the field. ACHE affiliates can also post their resumes in the Resume Bank and instantly be accessible to a network of potential employers—ACHE affiliates and nonaffiliates alike—through the convenience of the Internet.

Educational Opportunities Student track at the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership National and local continuing education programs ACHe-Learning: Satellite Programs, Audio Conferences, and Online Education Programs Student Associates receive discounts on ACHE’s premier educational programs, recognized as the best in the field. Student Associates may qualify for free Congress registration by participating as Program Assistants. Learning doesn’t stop when class does

Student Associates are eligible to apply for: Financial Assistance Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarships Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarships (Minority students) Richard J Stull Student Essay Competition in Healthcare Management …Into the Future Student Associates are eligible to apply for: Student Associates are eligible to apply for scholarships offered by the Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives and compete in ACHE’s annual essay competition. The scholarships are available to eligible graduate students who will be entering their final year. Applications accepted between 1/1 and 3/31. Each scholarship is $3,500. ACHE invites eligible students to submit high quality essays with a focus on health management topics. Top winners in the graduate and undergraduate categories each receive $3,000; their programs receive $1,000. Second and third place winners in each category receive $2,000 and $1,000 respectively. Stuart A. Wesbury, Jr., Postgraduate Fellowship ACHE Minority Internship

Early Careerist Network build career momentum The ACHE Early Careerist Network is a package of resources for executives in the early stages of their careers, including an e-newsletter and a coupon for services! The HCMA Early Careerist Network offers educational, social, mentoring and networking opportunities to early careerists in Massachusetts.

HCMA Programs Three Educational Programs a Year Student discount to make affordable & accessible Student members on Board from MHA programs Early Careerist Program Mentoring Program Massachusetts Network of 600 colleagues Access to ACHE and its vast resources Job search Guidance

Past Programs Massachusetts Spring Student Symposium HCMA Spring Conference Payment Reform in Massachusetts & Nationally Tuesday, May 4, 2010, 8:00 AM – Noon Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, MA Massachusetts Spring Student Symposium April 5, 2010, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Massachusetts Hospital Association Conference Center 5 New England Executive Park, Burlington, MA The 43rd Annual Massachusetts Hospital Association Mid-Winter Leadership Forum January 29, 2010 Sheraton Framingham Hotel, Framingham, MA

Suffolk at ACHE Congress 2010

Upcoming Programs Where’s the MONEY? Healthcare Hot Topics [that should be] on Your Agenda Wednesday, November 10, 2010 8:30 am to 12:00 pm Applied Management Systems 3 New England Executive Park Burlington, MA 01803 Early Careerist Networking Event Thursday, September 23rd 6:30 pm to 8:30pm Umbria Restorante - 295 Franklin Street, Boston, MA Boston, MA Healthcare Reform: Responding to the Financial and Strategic Implications Monday, October 25, 2010 8:00 AM – 12:45 PM (Lunch included following program.) The Conference Center at Waltham Woods 860 Winter Street, Waltham, MA JudyAnn Bigby, M.D., Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Massachusetts David Chin, M.D., Partner, US Healthcare Industries Advisory Practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Michael Collins, M.D., Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Medical School

ACHE at Suffolk Members meetings Opportunities to network with other students and healthcare professionals Great way to get to know each other on another level

For more information… ACHE Website: www.ache.org

For more information… HCMA Website: www.hcmalink.org

Thank You Feel like getting involved? Please contact your Suffolk University ACHE Student Liaisons: Jaclene Coit jfcoit@suffolk.edu 978-771-8828 Jenni Bendfeldt jenni_bendfeldt@hotmail.com 308-390-4067

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