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MHA program sharpens student’s focus, expands experiences
9/16/25
Texas Woman's graduate student Kesia Derilus spent a week last summer in Ottawa, Canada and traveled to Berlin in August with her Dallas and Houston classmates with the MHA Global Health's study abroad trips. Along with the lectures by German healthcare professionals, on-site visits and interactions with local experts, Derilus truly experienced Germany.
Son’s diagnosis shapes grad student’s career path
8/26/25
Texas Woman's graduate student Jessica Brown was one of 10 speakers selected out of hundreds of submissions to present at the 2025 Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) European Leadership Summit in Dublin, Ireland last June. Her son's life-threatening medical condition led her to reshape her leadership philosophy.
Visiting faculty member lands coveted fellowship
5/18/25
Texas Woman’s Dallas visiting assistant professor Tianyi Li, who teaches health care administration at the Merrilee Alexander Kick College of Business and Entrepreneurship, was just one of 27 professionals from around the country to receive the Founders’ Fellow recognition from the ASPA. The ASPA is the leading professional membership association for public service.
From troubled past to dual master’s grad
4/30/25
Vivian Orellana is graduating from Texas Woman’s Houston campus with a dual Master of Healthcare Administration and Master of Business Administration (MHA/MBA) degree with an emphasis in global health. It would be an understatement to say that her path to obtaining these degrees was challenging.
Career prospects coming into focus for dual degree student
12/2/24
In just four years, Haydee Madrigal finished an associate’s degree, earned a bachelor’s degree and is one year into the Master of Healthcare Administration and Master of Business Administration dual degree at Texas Woman’s. One of her highlights at TWU has been the Health Care Administration program’s new immersion sequence, which launched in Fall 2024.