Master of Health Administration Residency Competition
![Collage of students presenting at MHA residency competition.](/sites/default/files/styles/page_image_909x564/public/health-policy-and-administration-hpa/health-policy-and-administration-hpa-mha-residency-competition-feature-imagepng.png?h=d0257bb8&itok=BBSSm0iQ)
MHA Residency Competition
This competition was developed to inspire creativity in our students and help them improve their podium skills.
Each residential Penn State MHA student is required to complete a residency of 400 hours between their first and second year of study. At the beginning of the subsequent fall semester, the students share their experiences with the new first-year students and others. The presentations are judged by healthcare administration professionals.
2023 student finalists:
![Aarathi Kallur](/sites/default/files/styles/callout_image_210x210/public/health-policy-and-administration-hpa/health-policy-and-administration-hpa-aarathikallurjpg.jpg?h=b9d9c6c5&itok=wIIECzM9)
![Aarathi Kallur](/sites/default/files/styles/callout_image_210x210/public/health-policy-and-administration-hpa/health-policy-and-administration-hpa-aarathikallurjpg.jpg?h=b9d9c6c5&itok=wIIECzM9)
Aarathi Kallur - First Place
Residency location: KPMG, Health Solutions, Advisory Sector, New York, NY
Preceptor: David Becker, Managing Director in Customer Operations with Health and Government
Preceptor: David Becker, Managing Director in Customer Operations with Health and Government
![Courtney Manns](/sites/default/files/styles/callout_image_210x210/public/health-policy-and-administration-hpa/health-policy-and-administration-hpa-courtneymannsjpg.jpg?h=8cb305ae&itok=NZJDMp32)
![Courtney Manns](/sites/default/files/styles/callout_image_210x210/public/health-policy-and-administration-hpa/health-policy-and-administration-hpa-courtneymannsjpg.jpg?h=8cb305ae&itok=NZJDMp32)
Courtney Manns - Second Place
Residency location: UNC Health, Chapel Hill, NC
Preceptor: Dr. Barbara-Ann Bybel, Director of Psychiatry Services
Preceptor: Dr. Barbara-Ann Bybel, Director of Psychiatry Services
![Nicholas Vicidomini](/sites/default/files/styles/callout_image_210x210/public/health-policy-and-administration-hpa/health-policy-and-administration-hpa-nicholasvicidominijpg.jpg?h=a3b3b1cf&itok=vzviQ4-9)
![Nicholas Vicidomini](/sites/default/files/styles/callout_image_210x210/public/health-policy-and-administration-hpa/health-policy-and-administration-hpa-nicholasvicidominijpg.jpg?h=a3b3b1cf&itok=vzviQ4-9)
Nicholas Vicidomini - Third Place
Residency location: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State Health, Hershey, PA
Preceptor: Julie Nickell, VP and CFO, Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Health Medical Group, Academic Practice Division
Preceptor: Julie Nickell, VP and CFO, Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Health Medical Group, Academic Practice Division
![Hannah Earley](/sites/default/files/styles/callout_image_210x210/public/health-policy-and-administration-hpa/health-policy-and-administration-hpa-hannahearleyjpg.jpg?h=aeee200b&itok=4hSF2wj5)
![Hannah Earley](/sites/default/files/styles/callout_image_210x210/public/health-policy-and-administration-hpa/health-policy-and-administration-hpa-hannahearleyjpg.jpg?h=aeee200b&itok=4hSF2wj5)
Hannah Earley - Fourth Place
Residency location: NYU Langone, New York, NY
Preceptor: Tringa Maslinka. Senior Project Manager, Outpatient Revenue Cycle Operations
Preceptor: Tringa Maslinka. Senior Project Manager, Outpatient Revenue Cycle Operations
![Group of four women discussing a project](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_image_card_third_small/public/health-policy-and-administration-hpa/health-policy-and-administration-hpa-mha-residency-competition-judges.jpg?h=80640c16&itok=UK4ZmDTX)
We extend our gratitude to the finals judges:
- Abby Menna, MHA, Improvement Consultant, Geisinger
- Jacqueline Velilla, MHA, CMPE, CEO, OnShore Revenue Cycle and Practice Management
- Lisa Davis, MHA, Director, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health
- Joey Boyles, MHA, Executive Director, Asbury Heights, UPMC
- Preliminary judges
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- Jessica Bressler, MHA, Project Manager, UPMC Altoona
- Bill Burmeister, MHA, Operations Director, Geisinger
- Joe Dionisio, Professor of Practice, Penn State Health Policy and Administration
- Jennifer Feeman, MHA, Assistant Vice President for Finance and Business, Penn State Health College of Medicine
- Maria Dawson, MHA, Assistant Teaching Professor, Penn State Health Policy and Administration
- Kara Fox, MHA, Senior Nurse Recruiter, Geisinger
- Emma Hannan, MHA, Value Based Project Manager, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Jefferson Health
- Jenn Inman, MHA, Mental Health Division Manager, Jackson County, Oregon
- Erica Kahl, MHA, Director, Growth and Business Development, WellSpan
- Erin Rissler, MHA, Clinical Project Manager, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Morgan Soster, MHA, Director, Practice Administration, Guthrie Health System
- Ed Tracey, MHA, Research Assistant, Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health