Scholarships

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Scholarship Program

The Healthcare Financial Management Association, HFMA, is the nation's leading personal membership organization for over 34,000 professionals concerned with healthcare financial management. Members include employees of hospitals, long term care facilities, home care companies, government agencies, insurance companies, public accounting and consulting firms, educational institutions, HMOs and other organizations.

The Connecticut Chapter of HFMA awards scholarships annually to individuals who are furthering their formal education in healthcare as graduate or undergraduate students based upon the quality of the written response to a question about a current issue in health care.

AWARD RECIPIENTS RECEIVE:

$2,000 CASH undergraduate award
$2,000 CASH graduate award
An HFMA CT Chapter membership for one year
A ONE YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO Healthcare Financial Management magazine
All HFMA CT Chapter program fees waived for one year
Membership on the Connecticut Chapter HFMA Scholarship Committee

TOTAL VALUE OF THIS SCHOLARSHIP IS

$2,840

The 2009 application will be out around December 2008. Check back here for a copy.

2008 Scholarship Winners

Scholarships were awarded at the Annual Meeting on June 13, 2008. The two scholarship winners this year are:

Undergraduate Winner

ROBERT NELB, YALE UNIVERSITY

His essay addressed the financial and quality of care impacts of Hospitalists for Inpatient Care.

Undergraduate in Ethics, Politics and Economics in Public Health who will be going on to a Masters in Public Health
Currently serves as the National Policy Coordinator for the Roosevelt Institution, which is a nonprofit, not partisan network of campus based student think tanks in 70 chapters around the country
He is described by his Directors as an exception student, leader, innovator and a student dedicated to social change.
He writes a public health column for the student newpaper and has started a coalition for over 400 undergrads interested in public health.
He’s authored a book for the American Public Health Association and is believed to be able to leave a lasting influence among his peer community.

Here is a copy of his winning essay-

Robert_Nelb_Paper.pdf (202 KB)

Graduate Winner

DANIEL HENDERSON, UCONN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

His essay examined the benefits of a Universal Health Care System both economically and socially.

Dan is a Cheshire native and completed his undergraduate training in Biochemistry at Trinity.
He supplemented his academic training with 2 years of research at Children’s Hospital Boston where he expanded his roles in community service.
Currently Dan is a class leader in the American Medical Students Association and has been elected to a position on a national policy committee.
He spent the summer of his first year in Zambia, Africa expanding his broad perspective on international healthcare needs.
He is described by his Directors as driven, enthusiastic, mature, responsible, with high energy and professional.

Here is a copy of his winning essay-

Daniel_Henderson_Paper.pdf (409 KB)

The Scholarship Committee is pleased to award highly qualified students with scholarships this year. We encourage HFMA members to spread the word about the scholarship program with friends, family and co-workers.

Congratulations

Christina Tracy is the 2007 undergraduate scholarship winner. Christina is a Charter Oak State College student pursuing a B.S. with a concentration in Business Administration. Many of her courses are in Healthcare Administration specifically. She is currently employed by Community Health Network as a Senior Accountant in the Finance Department. Christina’s essay responded to our question regarding Pay for-Performance trends in healthcare.

Taylor Spencer is the 2007 graduate scholarship winner. He is a UCONN student completing dual degrees in Public Health (MPH) and Medicine (MD). Taylor’s essay also responded to our Pay-for-Performance trends in healthcare. He is from Plainville.

Misty Carroll is the 2006 undergraduate scholarship winner. Her essay responded to the question "Describe the principles of Healthcare Spending Accounts (HSAs). How are HSAs impacting employers and individuals both financially and with respect to choice, coverage and flexibility?” Misty is a full-time student in the Physical Therapy program at the University of Hartford, where, according to the Department Chairman, “she has maintained a strong academic record” and “has taken a leadership role both in and out of the class setting.”

Kelly Goodyear is the 2006 graduate scholarship winner. Kelly is employed by Community Health Network and is a part-time student in the M.S. in Healthcare Administration program at the University of New Haven. Her essay also responded to the question "Describe the principles of Healthcare Spending Accounts (HSAs). How are HSAs impacting employers and individuals both financially and with respect to choice, coverage and flexibility?” Kelly is described by a Community Health Network Vice President as “not only an exemplary employee and colleague but…a compassionate and caring person who never forgets our core business goal.”

Megan Smith is the 2005 undergraduate scholarship recipient. Her essay responded to the question "What do you see as the most significant challenge facing the healthcare industry today? What legislation or proposed legislation has the government, state or federal, offered for dealing with this issue? Do you believe that this legislation will contribute to resolving the issue? If so, describe how the situation has improved. Provide factual data to support your position. If not, what would you propose as an alternative solution and why do you believe this solution will be more effective?" She responded that the challenge was the shortage of healthcare workers.

Amy Czerniewski is the 2005 graduate scholarship recipient. Her essay responded to the issue "Discuss the implications of the shortage of healthcare delivery personnel on the delivery of patient care. Describe initiatives that have been used to address this issue. Offer your own practical and feasible solutions on reversing the trend."

Katie Forrester is the 2004 scholarship recipient. Her paper focused on creative approaches to help inform and educate high school students on the many opportunities in the healthcare industry today. If successfully implemented, these approaches may help alleviate the shortages we are experiencing today in many healthcare disciplines.