Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy

Rutgers Health Management Perspectives: AMA Advocacy and Reducing the Burden on Physicians
2024-11-21 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
All are invited to the inaugural event of the Rutgers Health Management Perspectives Lecture Series at the Bloustein School, created to bring leading voices in health management and policy to engage with our Rutgers community. This event will be presented by Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, was inaugurated as the 178th president of the American Medical Association in June 2023. He is a senior associate dean, tenured professor of anesthesiology and director of the “Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment” at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He was first elected to the American Medical Association Board of Trustees in 2014. Dr. Ehrenfeld divides his time among clinical practice, teaching, research and directing a $560-million statewide health philanthropy. Dr. Ehrenfeld’s research focuses on understanding how information technology can improve surgical safety and patient outcomes.
Register at https://go.rutgers.edu/rutgershmplecture

Fall Health Administration Virtual Networking Event
2024-11-21 16:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
Interested in learning more about careers in various healthcare sectors? Attend this virtual networking event to meet with, ask questions, and gain invaluable advice from Bloustein Alumni who graduated from the MHA, undergraduate Health Administration and Public Health programs and are working in various healthcare industries. Topics include career development, jobs, internships, fellowships, case competitions, finance, negotiation, networking, mentoring, getting Involved in professional associations, scheduling classes, managing and transitioning to the MHA program
RSVP HERE

Rutgers Health Management Perspectives: The Human Margin: Building the Foundations of Trust
2024-12-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Please join us for the Rutgers Health Management Perspectives Lecture Series at the Bloustein School, created to bring leading voices in health management and policy to engage with our Rutgers community. This event will be presented by Quint Studer, BSE, MSE, Co-Founder of Healthcare Plus Solutions Group and former Healthcare Executive, Author, and Leadership Consultant
Mr. Studer will be discussing his new book, “The Human Margin: Building the Foundations of Trust,” a science-backed leadership book that integrates the latest workplace research with tactics to create high-performance environments where people can flourish.

Quint Studer is a lifelong student of leadership. He has a gift for translating complex strategies into doable behaviors that allow organizations to achieve long-term success. Quint is the author of 15 books, beginning with his first title, BusinessWeek bestseller “Hardwiring Excellence.” While most of his books are geared to those working in healthcare, two of his general business books—”Results That Last” and “The Busy Leader’s Handbook”—became Wall Street Journal bestsellers. In his most recent venture to serve healthcare, he founded Healthcare Plus Solutions Group (HPSG), whose mission is to have a positive impact on those who receive care and those who provide care. HPSG specializes in helping healthcare organizations to diagnose and treat their most urgent pain points in order to achieve and sustain results.
Register at https://go.rutgers.edu/rutgershmplecture

Success by Design: Building Your Personal Brand with Rich Bruno
2025-02-20 16:30 - 17:30 | Virtual
Building your “personal brand” is about how you show up each and every day! Your “personal brand” is what uniquely identifies you…the strengths, values, passions, and endearing qualities that you have.
Discussions & Insights:
– Personal development tips for individual and professional success
– Creating inspiring goal-setting frameworks
– How networking and building relationships is a “game-changer”
– Utilizing the power of the “Giver’s Mindset” to build a lasting impact and creating your legacy

RSVP HERE

MHA Faculty Panel for Early Careerists
2025-02-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Rutgers Graduate Society for Healthcare Leaders presents a dicussion featuring current Bloustein instructors including Bryan Knode, MBA, MBB, Senior Director, Strategy Development, PDS Health; Jagpreet Sant, MHA, Managerial Consultant, Kaiser Permanente; and Sunil Joshi, MBA, Strategic Advisor, Technology Development Fund, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. They will be sharing their stories from college to career, and offering advice to students on how to prepare for their own successful careers.
RSVP HERE

Spring Health Administration Virtual Meet and Greet / Career Fair
2025-02-27 16:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
Join us in a virtual meet and greet / career fair where you will be able to meet and network with alumni / employers in small groups within break out rooms.
Introduce yourself and hear about what these alumni / employers do in health administration and learn about the available internship and job opportunities!
Video sharing is required.
Zoom RSVP

Employers registered to attend:

Atlantic Health System
Hackensack Meridian Health
IQVIA
Johnson & Johnson
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Rutgers Health Management Perspectives: Investing in Children to Address the Child Mental Health Crisis
2025-03-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Please join us for the Rutgers Health Management Perspectives Lecture Series at the Bloustein School, created to bring leading voices in health management and policy to engage with our Rutgers community. This event will be presented by Janet Currie, PhD, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Princeton University; Immediate Past President, American Economic Association, 2024.

She will be discussing, “Investing in Children to Address the Child Mental Health Crisis.”

Janet Currie is the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University and the co-director of the Program on Families and Children at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Currie is a pioneer in the economic analysis of child development. Her current research focuses on socioeconomic differences in health, environmental threats to health, child mental health, and the long-run impact of child health. She has presented her work at universities around the world and in venues ranging from the White House to the European Investment Bank. She holds honorary degrees from the University of Lyon, the University of Zurich, and the Università della Svizzera Italiana and is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Art and Sciences, and the British Academy. She was the 2024 President of the American Economic Association. She is a distinguished CES Fellow, and a fellow of the Econometric Society, the Society of Labor Economists, and the American Academy of Political and Social Science. She was chosen as a NOMIS Distinguished Scientist in 2019 and won the Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize in 2023. She was named one of the top 10 women in Economics by the World Economic Forum in 2015. Currie has served on the Board of Reviewing Editors of Science, as the Editor of the Journal of Economic Literature, and on the editorial boards of many other journals.

This is an in-person event but you may also attend via Zoom by registering at go.rutgers.edu/rutgershmplecture.

People, Policy, Planning, Place and Product: Lessons from a City Planner
2025-03-11 16:00 - 17:00 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
ANNUAL DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING LECTURE
Presented by Christopher A. Watson, M.Sc., Ph.D.[c] Director of Planning and Development Services, Murphy Schiller & Wilkes LLP
Planning as a tool is ideally to organize the physical environment to effectuate the life course of residents, so that they can be triangled with the resources needed to live successful life courses. Often, whoever gets to make the decision as to how space is organize determines the outcome for those residents, enveloped in those planned areas. To better provide the support residents need to advance themselves, personal agency aside, planners must be able to be the best translators of residents’ voices within planning principles that forward an agenda that is inclusive of community voice. Without this key understanding in practice, space is disorganized, and the evolution of society is stymied by confusion.
This conversation will explore these themes and will allow us as planners to have an honest conversation as to what our mandates are, how we practice these mandates, and how we come together to organize space around who we are planning for. Planning for people should include their voices, and this lecture is to provoke a conversation as to how we get to this realization in our practices.

Master of Health Administration Town Hall
2025-04-08 16:45 - 17:45 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
The Town Hall is an open and informal forum discussion for students to provide feedback, offer suggestions, and hear the most up to date news about the program.
Hosted by Dr. Soumitra Bhuyan, Executive Director of the Health Administration Programs; Debra Akinwande, VP of Health Administration for BGSA; Courtney Culler, Associate Director for Graduate Student Services; and Greg Marrero, Senior Counselor for Graduate Student Services.
RSVP HERE
Held in CSB Room 261 or virtual by Zoom.

REACH Poverty, Equity, and their Influencing Factors Symposium
2025-04-09 09:00 - 16:00 | Cook Campus Center, 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, 08901
This symposium, hosted by REACH in partnership with our Employment Table, will bring together the Rutgers community, academic institutions, community partners, policymakers, and funders to discuss poverty and its interconnected social determinants — including education, employment, food access, housing, population health, and racial justice.
We are especially thrilled to feature Dr. Matthew Desmond as our keynote speaker. Dr. Desmond, author of Poverty, By America and founder of Princeton’s Eviction Lab, is a leading voice on housing insecurity and poverty. His groundbreaking research and extensive work have shaped national conversations on these critical issues, making his insights invaluable for those dedicated to social impact.
Locations:
New Brunswick: Cook Student Center (host site)
Camden: Camden Campus Center (livestream + in-person events*)
Newark: Paul Robeson Campus Center (livestream + in-person events*)
*In-person events in Camden and Newark will include livestreams from New Brunswick of all plenary sessions and select breakouts, as well as facilitated discussions, networking, breakfast and lunch, and an autographed copy of Dr. Desmond’s book, Poverty, By America.
Registration has ended for this event. For more information visit https://reach.rutgers.edu/events

Rutgers Spring Health Administration Alumni Networking Event
2025-04-10 16:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
Interested in learning more about careers in various healthcare sectors? Attend this virtual networking event to meet with, ask questions, and gain invaluable advice from Bloustein Alumni who graduated from the MHA, undergraduate Health Administration and Public Health programs and are working in various healthcare industries.

https://go.rutgers.edu/Spring2025HAAlumniNetworkingEvent

Bloustein Research Day 2025
2025-04-15 08:00 - 12:30 | Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum, CSB, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
It’s time to catch up on the wonderful research our faculty, staff, and student colleagues have performed over the past year. Bloustein School faculty and staff will present lightning talks followed by a poster session by graduate and undergraduate students.
This will be an in-person event. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Register to attend by visiting: go.rutgers.edu/researchday25
Agenda:
8:00 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15 am Lightning Talks
Faculty and staff will give 5-minute lightning talks about their research.
10:15 – 11:30 am Poster Session with Light Refreshments
Graduate and undergraduate students will present posters. A best poster award will be given.
LIGHTNING TALK PRESENTATIONS AND POSTER PRESENTERS/TOPICS
11:30 – 12:30 pm Keynote Address by Gregory Shill, JD, Professor of Law at the University of Iowa
Professor Shill will offer remarks on how applied and policy relevant research can influence transportation policymaking processes and the law. Dr. Shill’s keynote is sponsored by the New Jersey State Policy Lab.
Organizing Committee: Clint Andrews, Liz Cooner, Anita Franzione, David Listokin, Will Payne

Career Services: What's It Like to Apply to and Interview for Administrative Fellowships?
2025-04-15 16:30 - 17:30 | Virtual
Come join current Rutgers MHA students who accepted Administrative Fellowship offers as they candidly discuss their administrative fellowship process.

Register here: https://go.rutgers.edu/AdministrativeFellowshipsSpring2025

Rutgers Health Management Perspectives: Leading at the Intersection of Healthcare and Higher Education
2025-04-24 16:30 - 17:30 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
**** THIS EVENT WAS RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY ****

Please join us for the Rutgers Health Management Perspectives Lecture Series at the Bloustein School, created to bring leading voices in health management and policy to engage with our Rutgers community. This event will be presented by Daniel Gentry, PhD, MHA, President and CEO, Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA).

He will be discussing, “Leading at the Intersection of Healthcare & Higher Education.”

Dan Gentry is president & CEO of AUPHA. Previously, he held faculty and academic leadership positions at Saint Louis University, Rush University, the University of Memphis, and the University of Iowa. Gentry has taught in the areas of health policy, health systems, healthcare management and leadership, and professional development. His research has included the financing, organization, and delivery of health services, health policy, the patient experience, and the transition to new healthcare payment models.
Gentry has served in chapter leadership for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) in three regions of the U.S. and as Chair of ACHE’s LGBTQ Forum. He is a past Fellow, Board Member, and Board Chair of CAHME and a past and current Board Member of AUPHA. He is a longtime member of NAHSE and a new member of NALHE. Gentry earned his BA from the College of Charleston, MHA from MUSC, and PhD in Health Services & Policy Analysis from UC Berkeley.

Bloustein School Convocation 2025
2025-05-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Jersey Mike’s Arena, 83 Rockefeller Road, Piscataway, NJ, United States
The formal Bloustein School Convocation ceremony will recognize each graduate individually with pomp and circumstance. Students will cross the stage and have their names read as they are recognized.
Important note: GRADUATE students with August 2024, October 2024, January 2025, May 2025 and August 2025 degree dates, and UNDERGRADUATE students with January 2025, May 2025, and August 2025 are invited to participate in the school convocation.
THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT. Visit our website for more information about the Bloustein School Convocation
This event will also be livestreamed. Join us on Facebook Live (no account needed) at https://go.rutgers.edu/ruejb2025. The stream will start at approximately 9:50 a.m. and the procession of graduates will begin at 10:00 a.m. Please be aware that some music, including Pomp & Circumstance, may be blocked due to copyright

Rutgers Health Management Perspectives: Dr. Noble - Public Health Emergencies
2025-09-17 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
Please join us for the Rutgers Health Management Perspectives Lecture Series at the Bloustein School, created to bring leading voices in health management and policy to engage with our Rutgers community.
Public Health Emergencies: Global Preparedness, Local Response, Collective Leadership
How do we prepare for the next outbreak, respond effectively when crisis strikes, and build resilience for the future? This talk and discussion offers a global perspective on the systems, communities, and leadership needed to confront today’s public health emergencies and those yet to come.
Dr. Douglas Noble, BSc, BMBCh, MRCS, MPH, MD(Res), FRSPH, FFPH
Associate Director, Health Emergencies Preparedness and Response, UNICEF, New York
REGISTER: go.rutgers.edu/halectureseries

Fall Health Administration Virtual Meet and Greet / Career Fair
2025-09-25 16:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
Join us in a virtual meet and greet / career fair where you will be able to meet and network with alumni / employers in small groups within break out rooms.
Introduce yourself and hear about what these alumni / employers do in health administration and learn about any available Administrative Fellowships, internship, and / or job opportunities!
Video sharing is required.

Zoom RSVP

Employers registered to attend:

Cigna

The Guthrie Clinic

Hackensack Meridian Health

Integrity, Inc.

Mount Sinai Health System

Navigating Healthcare Leadership – A C-Suite Panel Discussion
2025-10-07 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Please join us for an engaging conversation with Tom Scott, MHA, FACHE, FABC, President and CEO of CentraState Healthcare System and Stella Visaggio, CPA, CFO of Overlook Medical Center as they share their career journeys and invaluable advice on becoming an impactful leader. Moderated by Jane Kaye, Bloustein School Assistant Teaching Professor.
Open to Bloustein alumni, graduate and undergraduate students.
RSVP here.

ACHE-NJ Fall Congress
2025-10-08 10:00 - 16:00 | Cook Campus Center, 59 Biel Road, New Brunswick, 08901
The 2025 ACHE-NJ Fall Congress is being held this year in partnership with the Bloustein School’s Health Administration program. This event will convene healthcare leaders, professionals, and students for a full day of learning, networking, and professional growth.
Panel Discussions Will Include:

Risk Issues We Face in Our Daily Roles
Achieving the Quintuple Aim in Healthcare
Employing Social Media to Build Consumer Satisfaction and Community

The program has been approved for 4.5 In-Person Education Credits.
Registration Required
Rutgers faculty and students should use the promo code sent via email by Health Administration program director Soumitra Bhuyan. For those unable to attend in person, we will also live telecast the event, and a link will be shared so you may join virtually.
We are excited to bring this important professional development opportunity to our campus.

MHA Listening Session
2025-10-28 17:15 - 18:00 | Bloustein School, Civic Square Building, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
The MHA program will be holding an in-person listening session to discuss the MHA program from the student experience and meet with Professor Bhuyan.

RSVP required. We will be serving refreshments!

If you have an online class at 6, there will be open rooms available in the building where you can attend your class virtually.

CAREERS: You Don't Have a Fellowship...Now What?
2025-11-24 17:00 - 18:00 | Virtual
Join the Graduate Society for Healthcare Leaders (GSHL) for a virtual panel discussion featuring Rutgers MHA alumni as they will share their career paths, lessons learned, and practical guidance for navigating post-MHA opportunities beyond the fellowship route.

RSVP here

Participatory Mapping of Social Determinants of Health: From Local Knowledge to Public Health Action
2025-12-03 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Dr. Wansoo Im serves as a Professor at Meharry Medical College’s School of Global Health where he manages the Public Health Exposure Database and directs the National Center for Community Mapping. His work leverages big data and social/crowd networking approaches to generate deep insights into demographic and health patterns, social and health determinants, and related business opportunities. Dr. Im received his PhD from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
RSVP HERE
Event presented by the Health Administration program.

Suits and Scrubs
2026-02-19 17:00 - 18:00 | Bloustein School CSB, Room 112, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
Graduate Society of Healthcare Leaders (GSHL) is hosting this event to network and get to know our fellow classmates. We will also be collecting donations of household items for the Ronald McDonald House.

Spring Health Administration Virtual Meet and Greet / Career Fair
2026-02-26 16:30 - 18:30 | Virtual
Join us in a virtual meet and greet / career fair where you will be able to meet and network with alumni / employers in small groups within break out rooms.
Introduce yourself and hear about what these alumni / employers do in health administration and learn about the available internship and job opportunities!
Video sharing is required.
RSVP REQUIRED. PLEASE SEE THE CAREER SERVICES WEEKLY EMAIL FOR THE LINK TO RSVP.

Bloustein Research Day 2026
2026-04-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Gov. James J. Florio Special Events Forum, CSB, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, United States
It’s time to catch up on the wonderful research our faculty, staff, and student colleagues have performed over the past year. Bloustein School faculty and staff will present lightning talks followed by a poster session by graduate and undergraduate students.
This will be an in-person event. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
Register to attend by visiting: go.rutgers.edu/researchday26
Agenda:
8:00 – 9:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15 am Lightning Talks
Faculty and staff will give 5-minute lightning talks about their research.
10:15 – 11:30 am Poster Session with Light Refreshments
Graduate and undergraduate students will present posters. A best poster award will be given.
LIGHTNING TALK PRESENTATIONS AND POSTER PRESENTERS/TOPICS
11:30 – 12:30 pm Closing Panel: AI and the Future of Research
A cross-disciplinary faculty panel on the growing role of AI in scholarly research.
Panelists
Jim Samuel, Ph.D. Director, MPI Programs, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy
Lauren M.E. Goodlad, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature; Chair, Critical AI @ Rutgers; Editor, Critical AI
Robert Wolfe, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Information Science, School of Communication & Information, Rutgers University
Organizing Committee: Clint Andrews
