Beyond the Classroom
A combination of practical and experiential learning coupled with the development of strong leadership skills helps students become confident professionals. Examples include Case Competitions, Capstone Projects, Tiger Tank, and the Residency year.
Case Competitions
Each year, the Department of Health Care Administration sends students to represent Trinity University at varied health administration case competitions across the country. Not only are case competitions a fun opportunity to engage in friendly competition with peer programs, but more importantly they are meaningful opportunities for students to develop as they synthesize core concepts and competencies in solving real-world scenarios and challenges in health care.
Tiger Tank
In the spring semester, students form small groups to identify a specific problem they observe and feel compelled to address in health care today. Each group then applies design thinking principles to creatively solve their identified problem in a feasible, viable, and desirable manner, concluding with a competition in which groups pitch their innovative ideas before a panel of health system executives and health care entrepreneurs.
Lecture Series and Site Visits
The Friday Lecture Series brings students together with experienced professionals who share their insights and observations about the skills needed to become effective health care managers. Tours of local health care facilities provide students with the opportunity to interact with health care administrators while observing the daily operations of an organization. This is also a great networking opportunity for students before their residencies.
A team of students from Trinity University’s Health Care Administration (HCAD) graduate program earned first place at the 2026 Cleveland Clinic Case Competition, outperforming teams from 35 universities across the country.
Connected by Purpose
Trinity's close-knit culture fosters lasting connections through a supportive cohort model, accessible faculty mentorship, social traditions, and personal development opportunities that help students grow as leaders and healthcare professionals.
Conferences and Symposiums
American College of Healthcare Executives: Annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership
All first-year students attend this annual health care leadership conference in Houston, Texas through ACHE. Students learn about health care issues and network with executives from across the nation.
Preceptors Conference
This annual two-day networking event that launches the residency search process for the Full-Time program students. Organizations and preceptors representing a variety of health care sectors are invited to attend the on-campus event and interview students for potential residency placements.