CAHME-Accredited Health Care Administration Education Since 1968
Trinity University is a premier program for health care administration, integrating excellent academic preparation with outstanding applied and experiential learning. Our program has a rich history and a vast alumni network having been continuously accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) since 1968. The department offers two paths for completing your Masters of Science in Health Care Administration.
Mission
We prepare and advance leaders for health care.
Vision
We will lead the field in preparing and advancing highly skilled, inclusive, innovative, and humbitious humans to transform health care.
Outcomes
Our Values
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We are problem solvers and we get things done. We work to improve, not to prove ourselves. We are educators at heart; we challenge and we care.
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We are relational, not transactional. We practice empathy and we assume positive intent. We believe each person's story matters.
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We are not afraid to fail. We are small and we think big. We are curious, collaborative, and creative.
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We are experts and we learn from our students, alumni, and peers. We take our work very seriously and we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We give room for growth and we don’t tolerate jerks.
Core Competencies
Leadership
Our program cultivates visionary leaders who drive transformational change, as exemplified by graduates who have spearheaded system-wide quality improvements and reshaped organizational safety culture.
Communication and Relationship Management
Our curriculum emphasizes empathic engagement and conflict resolution, enabling future administrators to transform high-stakes disputes into opportunities for collaborative, trust-building solutions.
Professionalism
We instill the highest ethical standards, preparing students to navigate complex crises with unwavering integrity, transparency, and patient-centered resolve.
Knowledge of the Health Care Environment
Graduates gain strategic mastery of regulatory, financial, and policy landscapes, equipping them to redesign care delivery models that thrive within value-based reimbursement frameworks and evolving population health mandates.
Business and Analytical Skills
Through rigorous data analytics training, our students translate complex operational data into actionable insights, uncovering multimillion-dollar cost savings while rigorously safeguarding clinical quality and patient outcomes.
Advisory Council
The Department of Health Care Administration has formed an Advisory Council which provides advice and counsel to the program in terms of curriculum, residency development and placement (on-campus track), and resource enhancement. Membership is drawn from alumni and friends at all stages of career development. Meeting twice a year, the Council’s support has been invaluable.
Chair
Jerold McDonald ‘08
Co-Founder + CEO, Omaiven Health
Members
Teresa Whitley Baker ’05
Vice President, Primary and Specialty Services, Cook Children’s Health Care System
Nicole Banister ’06
Senior Vice President of Operations, Curana Health
Traci Bentley ’00 ’02
Vice President Client Relations, Sg2
Jim B. Brown, FACHE ’99
Chief Executive Officer, HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress
Dianna Cobb ‘20
Division Vice President, Cardiovascular Service Line, Tristar Division, HCA Healthcare
Derrick Cuenca ’08
Chief Executive Officer, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Westover Hills
Enrique Gallegos ’06
SVP, Operations and Associate COO, Parkland Health
Fraser Hay ’07
President Texas Health Plano
Christine M. Keating ’94
Vice-President of Ambulatory Services & Network of Care, CHRISTUS Children’s
Jim R. Kendrick ‘95
President and CEO, Community Hospital Corporation
Doug Lawson, PhD ‘93
Jennifer Malatek, FACHE ’00
Account Leader/Coach, Huron Consulting
Fritz Marthol, RN, MHA ’19
Executive Director, Texas Oncology
Emma Montes ’19
Chief Executive Officer, South Texas Health System McAllen
Heidi Pandya ’00, ’05
Senior Vice President, Kaufman Hall (A Vizient Company)
Vijay S. Patel ’10
John M. Pierce, CMPE, CHFP ’06
Senior Vice President, Joint Ventures, Baylor Scott & White Health
McKenzie Quinn ’15, '19
Chief of Staff, SVP Strategic Initiatives, Elevance Health
Connie Lee Ran ’11
Vice President of Practice Operations, VillageMD
Mike Roussos ‘03
CEO, Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center
Greg Seiler, FACHE ’92
Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Methodist Hospital
Vanessa Smith ’94, ’99
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Emerus
Andre I. Storey, FACHE ’12
President, Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital, Milwaukee
Janie Thompson ’17, ‘19
Chief Operating Officer, Menorah Medical Center, Kansas City
Monica C. Vargas-Mahar, FACHE ’98
Chief Executive Officer, Carondelet Healthcare Network-Tenet
Jaime A. Wesolowski
President and Chief Executive Officer, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.