Each Master of Health Administration student has comprehensive professional development resources available to them as Public Health Buckeyes.

These opportunities are designed to help you gain the strategic thinking and essential skills of successful health care administrator. They also are vital to finding and securing internships and other opportunities as an MHA student.

From leadership development and alumni mentorship to career planning and job search preparation, Ohio State’s College of Public Health has you covered throughout your MHA education.

Professional development

1. Alumni mentor program
   First-year MHA students are matched with early career alumni mentors who help new students navigate the program and start to build their networks.
2. Leadership skills assessment
   Take part in a variety of leadership development assessments in MHA coursework to learn more about your strengths and personal leadership style.
3. Mock interviews
   Practice and receive direct feedback to improve your interviewing skills for internships, fellowships and health administration jobs.
4. Resume reviews
   Students meet individually with staff and alumni to prepare and optimize resumes and application materials.
5. Communications series
   Student-led workshops including those focused on PowerPoint, Excel and LinkedIn help develop key skills for classes and summer residency.
6. Management Institute
   An all-day conference for health care professionals and students to network and learn from nationally recognized speakers.
7. Feedback sessions
   Students have the chance to sit down with faculty and staff to discuss their time in the MHA program and next steps.

Summer residency application preparation

1. Summer residency fair
   MHA students who recently completed a summer residency share information on health care organizations, summer experiences, residency projects, internship search and application process.
2. Site visits
   MHA cohorts routinely learn about the health care industry in central Ohio, visiting companies and learning from the leaders who run them.
3. Residency goals and evaluation
   Each student works with their residency preceptor to create goals, execute projects and develop skills and knowledge. The experience provides and opportunity to put to use what students learned in the first year of the MHA program. Students and preceptors evaluate goal progress together at the end of the residency and discuss opportunities for the second year of the MHA.
4. Residency debrief
   Students meet to share and process summer residency experiences as a cohort. It also is a chance to reconnect and prepare for the second year of the master’s program, including fellowship and job search.

Fellowship search

1. Alumni fellowship coaching program
   The alumni coaching program prepares students to apply for fellowships and build a professional network with alumni. Students work with coaches who completed a fellowship to develop application materials and prepare for interviews.
2. Mock virtual panel interviews
   Offered during the summer to prepare for fellowship applications and interviews. Students practice skills and participate in mock panel interviews with an alumni panel.
3. Fellowship application support
   Part of the alumni fellowship coaching program, students receive coaching on writing and reviewing resumes, cover letters and personal statements.

Job search

1. Job search and career planning
   A jobs discussion and alumni panel guide students on their upcoming job search. Resources include alumni contacts, mock interviews, resume review and guidance on relocating. Job postings are regularly shared.
2. Alumni job search program
   Students seeking employment after graduation are connected with alumni to help with networking, exploring job options, resumes, cover letters and interview skills.
3. Post-graduation support
   After graduation, alumni stay connected to our program and the Health Services Management and Policy Alumni Society to network and explore job opportunities. The alumni society regularly shares job openings with our graduates. Professional engagement also is available through involvement with alumni society programs.