MBA Healthcare Management - Alumni Profile
Meet Julie Garrett, RN, MBA
Julie Garrett Masters in Healthcare Management
Masters in Health Care Management: Flexible Programs for the Working Professional
Loyola’s MBA in Health Care Management is designed for working professionals seeking leadership-based management courses. The program is ideal for those already working in the field, but interested in becoming more diverse and marketable within their chosen profession. The program at Loyola is unique in that it is a cohort program, allowing you to progress through your studies with the same small group of students, providing strong peer support.
A Masters in Health Care Success Story - Meet Julie Garrett
The Loyola MBA in Health Care Management program produces numerous successful graduates each year. Julie Garrett, an alumnus of Loyola is happy to share her story. Julie, a Nurse Manager at Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital pursued a masters in health care management because she wanted more than a nursing program.
According to Julie, Loyola’s faculty is one of the program’s greatest assets.
"The professors give students expert perspectives into the world of health care management," she says. "Also, the professors have great contacts all over the city and bring in a lot of guest speakers who are well-known in the Chicago health care community."
The MBA in Health Care Management degree is also distinctive because it is a cohort program, meaning that the same small group of students goes through the entire program together.
"The cohort approach is great. You really get to know the people in your class, and they become like a second family, because you see them every weekend," Julie explains.
In addition to the bond she developed with her classmates, Julie was also impressed by the diversity among her peers. Her entire class spent two weeks studying abroad in Taiwan and China, visiting with health care workers and touring hospitals. During the trip, many people remarked on the diversity of the Loyola group.
“Our class was composed of people of all different ages and professions,” Julie recalls. "We had nurses and physicians, and a few international students as well. Interacting with so many people from various backgrounds was a learning experience in itself."
Julie encourages prospective students to apply to Loyola’s MBA Health Care program.
"You’ll get a very solid business background, and also a really focused health care management education as well," she says. "Loyola’s program is extremely relevant. I’ve already applied so many of the things I’ve learned in my role as a Nurse Manager. Loyola helped me see the big picture in terms of health care in general, beyond just nursing."
Julie graduated from the program in May 2009. She thinks the skills she developed at Loyola may enable her to explore new career opportunities down the road.
"In the future, I may be interested in exploring options in consulting and industry," Julie says. "Health care doesn’t mean only having to work in a hospital. Loyola helped open a variety of doors for me."
Discover what Julie and many graduates have learned from the masters in health care program at Loyola University in Chicago.
Apply now! You can also request more information online or attend an information session at our downtown Chicago campus to learn more about our MBA in Health Care Management.
