Monday, March 26, 2007

Health Administration Program Advisory Committee

We have a new Health Administration Program Advisory Committee (HAPAC)! This committee will be responsible to provide input and advice to the Program Director to ensure the continued excellence and success of the health administration programs at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, Division of Graduate and Professional Studies.

Members are appointed by the Dean of GPS and include one or more students currently enrolled in one of the health administration programs, one or more graduates of one of the health administration programs, one or more faculty members currently teaching in one of the programs, and experts in professions relevant to program offerings (e.g., health administration, long-term care administration, radiologic science). Members are appointed in a manner to assure that all of the health administration programs (including undergraduate and graduate) are adequately represented.

The current members are:

Stephen Garde, faculty with expertise in long-term care
Judy Tarr, faculty, graduate with expertise in hospitals
Anthony Forgione, expertise in long-term care
Barbara Foster, student in long-term care program
James Shedno, faculty with expertise in hospitals
Kimberly Metcalf, faculty with expertise in radiology
Richard Anderson, graduate with expertise in acute care
Randy Snyder, student with expertise in long-term care
John Lemire, faculty with expertise in human resource management
Janet Douglass, faculty with expertise in long-term care
Walter Markowitz, faculty with expertise in hospitals

John Pratt, Director and I are ex-officio members.


The duties of the Health Administration Program Advisory Committee include assisting the Program Director with:
1. Program review and planning, including development of goals and objectives,
2. Assessment of program and course offerings as related to those goals and objectives,
3. Assessment of the needs of the community, region, state or industry as related to the
program offerings,
4. Formulating recommendations for the improvement of instruction and course delivery,
5. Keeping the program abreast of significant trends and developments in health
administration and related fields, including federal and state legislative and regulatory
activity,
6. Achieving or maintaining applicable accreditation or other regulatory/professional
approvals of the programs,
7. Maintaining a positive image of the health administration programs including development,
implementation and assessment of marketing efforts,
8. Articulation of the program offerings with employment opportunities, and
9. Other duties as determined.

We will be meeting “virtually” or at a distance most of the time, but look forward to also meeting in person once a year or so. If you have any suggestions or ideas for improving our programs, please be sure to let us know, or respond to this blog with suggestions for topics that need attention!