Careers

Career Development

Our career development team works to facilitate connections between our Master of Healthcare Administration students and industry recruiters.

Our MHA career development and employer relations manager is dedicated to helping students maximize their graduate-school investment and succeed in today’s competitive job market by providing career-focused resources and training that richly complements their classroom studies.

At the same time, our corporate development specialists work with employers searching for qualified healthcare graduates and interns, and attract new companies for information sessions and interviews at the David Eccles School of Business.

Whether you’re coming into the program with a plan in place, or you’re hoping to discover new territory that will ignite your passion, we will test your theories and expand your idea of what’s possible.

  • CareerLeader assessment
  • Local company site visits
  • Career fairs
  • MHA career workshops and guest speakers

MHA students are never alone in building a strategy for landing a great job after graduation. With the assistance of our MHA Career Manager, students will develop a custom strategy designed to get them from options to offer.

  • Develop PCP (Professional Career Plan)
  • Regular reviews with program director and staff to evaluate progress and ensure students are on track for success

Before you venture into the world to network and interview with future employers, we provide you an array of workshops and courses to help ensure you are ready to showcase your best attributes. From basics such as delivering a proper handshake or a crisp elevator pitch, to something with countless intricacies such as the etiquette of conducting an interview over lunch, we help our students understand the all-too-important intangibles of the career search.

  • Resume and cover-letter writing
  • Elevator pitch
  • Workshops and conference preparation sessions
  • Mock interviews
  • Develop a professional social media presence / LinkedIn
  • Informational interview preparation

We know that one of the biggest keys to our students finding great jobs is networking, so one of the main priorities of our team is generating opportunities to connect students with potential employers. Whether it’s a company information session or on-campus interviews, a career fair or an alumni networking event, the opportunities to network and start building relationships start on day one. We give you the skills and confidence, provide access to opportunity and then let you make the magic happen.

  • Case competitions
  • Access to job postings
  • Dedicated staff focused on building relationships with significant local and national hiring companies
  • Internship search assistance
  • Career fairs
  • Student treks (local)
  • On-campus recruiters / interviewing
  • Company information sessions
  • Alumni networking events
  • UMentor Healthcare Leadership program

For students who take advantage of career management services from day one, success isn’t a question, it’s a certainty. And believe it or not, managing multiple offers or negotiating salary can be tricky terrain even for veterans. Our staff stands beside you during this part of your journey, with expert guidance and advice on how to transition your MHA program into the career of your dreams.

  • Statistical information about standard salaries and industry offers
  • Salary and offer negotiation
  • Benefit negotiation

Career Manager

Meet Kathryn Adair! Kathryn joined the Eccles School as career development and employer relations manager in 2013 and has been helping MHA students achieve internship and employment success ever since. When students begin the program, Kathryn works with them one-on-one, discussing tips for networking and resumes and brainstorming possibilities for internships and fellowships. She also helps students prepare for interviews and strategize for offer negotiation.

Coming from over 25 years of executive-level experience in healthcare administration, Kathryn is committed to helping students advance in their professional careers.

435-901-9169 | Kathryn.Adair@Eccles.Utah.edu | LinkedIn

Employment Success

With access to a number of graduate career management resources and the MHA career development and employer relations manager Kathryn Adair, MHA students have been successful in securing both fellowships and full-time employment after the program.

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Examples of Hiring Companies

  • Verity Medical Foundation, CA
  • United Health Group, UT
  • Gamma West Cancer Services, UT
  • HealthInsight, UT
  • Cardinal Health, OH
  • Optum Health, UT
  • Huntsman Cancer Institute, UT
  • Intermountain Healthcare, UT
  • Kaiser Permanente, CA & OR
  • OnSite Health, UT
  • Huron Consulting
  • Primary Children’s’ Hospital, UT
  • CHI Health, NE
  • NThrive Consulting, UT
  • ARUP, UT
  • University of Utah Medical Group, UT
  • CommonSpirit, WA
  • R1 Revenue Cycle Consulting, UT
  • Sanford Health, SD
  • University of Utah School of Dentistry, UT
  • Mayo Clinic, WI
  • Chartis Consulting, UT
  • Southern Utah Center for Rural Health, UT
  • HCA Healthcare,UT
  • Northwestern, IL
  • Huntsman Mental Health Institute, UT
  • CastLight Health
  • ECG Consultants
  • City of Hope, CA
  • UPMC, PA
  • Revere Healthcare, UT
  • Banner Health, AZ
  • Seattle Children’s, WA

Fellowship Placements

  • Banner Health, AZ
  • Baylor School of Medicine, TX
  • Blanchard Valley Health System, OH
  • CHI Health, TX & NE
  • City of Hope, CA
  • CommonSpirit, WA
  • Community Health Fresno, CA
  • Community Health Systems, AZ
  • Geisinger Health Systems, PA
  • HCA Healthcare, TX
  • Hospital Sister Health System, IL
  • Houston Methodist, TX
  • Intermountain Healthcare, UT
  • Kaiser Permanente, CA
  • Lehigh Health, PA
  • Mayo Clinic, AZ & MN
  • Northwell, NY
  • Oregon Health and Science University, OR
  • Providence, WA
  • Salem Healthcare, WA
  • Sanford Health, ND
  • Seattle Children’s Hospital, WA
  • St. Joseph Heritage, CA
  • St. Joseph’s Medical Group, CA
  • Trinity Healthcare, MI
  • University of California San Diego, CA
  • University of San Francisco Medical Center, CA
  • University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics, UT
  • University of Utah Medical Group, UT
  • University of Virginia, VA
  • Veterans Administration Healthcare System, UT & WI & MO & MI & KS
  • Vidant Health, NC

Internship Placements

  • Castell
  • Gamma West Cancer Services
  • GE Healthcare
  • HCA Healthcare
  • Health Catalyst
  • HealthInsight
  • Huntsman Medical Center
  • Iasis Healthcare
  • Intermountain Healthcare
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Lakeview Hospital
  • LDS Hospital
  • Leavitt Partners
  • Molina Healthcare
  • Optum Healthcare
  • Revere Healthcare
  • Salt Lake City VA Hospital
  • Salt Lake Regional Hospital
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children
  • St. Mark’s Hospital
  • Sutter Health
  • Teva Pharmaceuticals
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
  • University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics
  • Utah Department of Health & Human Services
  • Utah Radiology Group
  • Geisinger Health
  • Guthrie Health