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Director of Customer Satisfaction
Gwinnett Hospital System
I graduated in May of 2005 with my MHSA. I worked as a Regional Service Manager for Press Ganey Associates, Inc., the largest provider of comparative patient satisfaction information, with my territory covering the states of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Tennessee for a little over a year. I am now Director of Customer Satisfaction with Gwinnett Hospital in Lawrenceville Georgia. Obtaining my degree through the MHSA program at AASU gave me an insight and knowledge to come into this field with a competitive advantage. The knowledge I gained through my practicum experience as well as the rigorous classroom work has made me a more competitive applicant for positions in the healthcare administration arena and a more confident applicant because I know that the people I gained my knowledge from are some of the best there are.

Associate Director of Health Education
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
I am currently the Associate Director of Health Education with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Public Health Region 2 and a Certified Health Education Specialist. I attended the MPH program from 1997-1999. My experiences afforded me great skills in community health assessment, planning and implementation. I also gained hands-on experience in grant writing and project planning (a skill most needed as a community health educator). I am currently seeking completion of my PhD in Public Health and because of the MPH program, I was thoroughly prepared. Words cannot express the gratitude that I have for the program!

Clinical Research Assistant
Georgetown University
I am a Clinical Research Assistant at Georgetown University's Vincent T. Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, DC. Currently I am assigned to the Hematology / Oncology Division where I work on cancer affecting the gastrointestinal tract. I serve as a liaison between the principle investigator, nurses, and clinical trial sponsors. I also ensure regulatory compliance as set forth by specified governing bodies of the trials. I meet with potential patients to assess their eligibility prior to beginning a study and report their progress during the study. The MHSA program has been very beneficial to my duties and the degree has afforded me the opportunity to enter the workforce at a salary higher than that of many of my colleagues.

Director, Scientific Research
Parker Waichman Alonso LLP law firm in Great Neck, New York
Author of a recent journal article: "Beyond the Scope of Standardization: Biofilm and Acanthamoeba Contamination" in the PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, March/April 2006, Vol. 62, No. 2

BHS student Iuliia Stupak was named ITA’s National Women’s Tennis Senior of the Year.

Youth Development Coordinator
Coastal Health District
I graduated with my MPH in May of 2007. My current position is with the Coastal Health District, the umbrella organization for eight county health departments in the coastal Georgia area. We serve Effingham, Chatham, Bryan, Long, Liberty, McIntosh, Glynn, and Camden counties through population-based programming. I also have completed grant-funded work for the Southeast Georgia Cancer Coalition focusing on cervical cancer prevention. We recently secured further funding to establish programming in the area school systems with a broad focus on cancer prevention through nutrition and physical activity. Currently, I have accepted a fellowship with the National Cancer Institute working in the Office of the Director, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, with a focus on translational research. My experience in the MPH program has allowed me to be truly competitive in the public health arena. The knowledge I gained from the program and the guidance I received from the professors has been invaluable to my career. I cannot begin to express the gratitude I feel for the great experiences I had in the MPH program!