1. Army – Baylor University Graduate Program in Health and Business Administration
Program Overview
LTC Lee W. Bewley Ph.D., FACHE Program Director Army – Baylor Class of 1999

2. A Brief History… 1947 Program Inception
1951 Affiliation with Baylor University
11th Graduate Program in Health Administration
Evolutions
Length, Credit Hours, Residencies
Addition of MBA (2005)
Curriculum Sequencing (2010)
Fully Accredited (MHA-CAHME, MBA-AACSB)
More than 2,600 Alumni
98 Current Students (Didactic & Residency)

3. Baylor University
One of our nation’s finest and most respected academic institutions.
Virginia Tech
Indiana University
#79
1st Tier of National Universities and Colleges U.S. News & World Report (2011)
Michigan State University
Auburn University

4. Top Tier Health Administration Program #9 Saint Louis University
Army – Baylor MHA
Top Tier Health Administration Program
#9 Saint Louis University
#11
MG Rubenstein ‘89
MG Wong ‘98
BG Gallagher ‘89
COL (P) Doyle ‘99
Among All Accredited Health Administration Programs Tied with Johns Hopkins University and Boston University U.S. News & World Report (2011)
#14 Columbia University

5. Top 10% Top 5% Army – Baylor MHA\MBA Top Tier Business School
Syracuse University
Top 10%
Rice University
Among All MBA Programs U.S. News & World Report
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Top 5%
Arizona State University
Joint MHA\MBA Dual CAHME\AACSB Accredited Programs

6. The home of executive healthcare leadership development
Mission:
Educate leaders to serve as the next generation of federal healthcare executives
Vision:
To be recognized as the premier program for the development of progressive leaders in healthcare management
Theme:
The home of executive healthcare leadership development
Values:
Leadership, Integrity, Scholarship, Professionalism

7. What we expect for Army-Baylor students:
High Quality Graduate Education Experience
Enhanced Level of Competency
Joint Medical Executive Skills
Opportunity for Adult Learning
Be Curious
Be Responsible
Make a Difference
Rewarding and Fulfilling Personal Experience
Achievement
Time for Family
Member of a Proud, Ambitious, & Loyal Community

8. Army-Baylor Community Standards
Academic
Colleague in your Cohort
Classroom Decorum
Faculty as Mentors
Honor and Integrity
Professional
Positive, Achievement-oriented
Maintain\Enhance Physical Fitness
Graduate from the Program
Personal
Invest time in yourself and your family
Avoid actual or perceived inappropriate relationships
Be a Role Model

9. Didactic Year Milestones
Administrative Residency (One Year)
Effective AY
Preceptor Conference
Comprehensive Oral Exam
5th Semester MAY – JUN (4/8)
4th Semester FEB – APR (11/18)
Holiday Break
3rd Semester NOV – FEB (10/17)
Main Campus Trip
Lock-in Residency Sites
2nd Semester AUG - NOV (15/18)
Note: numbers in parentheses indicate credit hours for MHA and MHA\MBA students
1st Semester JUN - AUG (17/17)

10. Competency Development
Post-Assessment
Effective AY
5th Semester
Knowledge, Application, …working toward Expert
4th Semester
3rd Semester
Knowledge & Application
2nd Semester
Knowledge
1st Semester
The Army-Baylor MHA\MBA curriculum is based on the Joint Medical Executive Skills Competency Model and associated accreditation competency development requirements
Knowledge
Pre-Assessment

11. Administrative Residency
9-Hour Course
Applied Setting
Application of didactic content in practitioner setting
Preceptors are the lead faculty
Legacy Graduate Management Project (GMP) has evolved
Portfolio of GMPs
Mutually Developed by Preceptor and Resident
Evaluated by Preceptor
Two-page Executive Summaries of projects to develop portfolio
Opportunities
Federal facilities/organizations
Non-Federal e.g. Johns Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic

12. Who is the target student for the Army - Baylor MHA\ MBA Program?
Future Federal Healthcare Leaders
This population includes:
All AOCs of the Army Medical Service Corps
Army Medical, Dental, Veterinary, Nurse, and Specialist Corps
Officers in the Navy Bureau of Surgery and Medicine
Officers in the Air Force Medical Service
Department of the Army Medical Command Civilians
Veterans Administration Staff
DoD Civilians
Other Federal Health Staff
60 MHA Slots Annually
30 of 60 slots can be joint MHA\MBA

13. Application Procedures
Satisfy all prerequisites for your service/branch
Submit all undergraduate & graduate transcripts - letter requesting evaluation to Baylor education technician
Official copies of GRE/GMAT scores
(code 6861)
Individual service makes the final call
Education technician (Rene L. Pryor)
DSN or COM (210)

14. First step in the application process
POC: Rene L. Pryor
DSN:
Commercial: (210)
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15. http://www.baylor.edu/graduate/mha or http://www.armybaylor.com
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