Residency and Professional Development
“The most rewarding part of my work is that I help save lives. Referral processing is essential to the effective treatment of our patients and, and we pride ourselves in providing excellent service.”
Crystal Diaz, MHA ’06
Manager of the Referral Center at LAC + USC Medical Center
MHA Residency
All MHA students participate in the 1000-hour Residency Program, which puts classroom theory into practice and ensures that skills are sufficient to secure employment after graduation. Many graduates report that this distinctive program is among the most beneficial aspects of their Price MHA experience.
Working under the direction of a senior-level manager, students will:
- Gain understanding of the global healthcare industry, its varied sectors, and the manner in which they affect each other.
- Explore organizational structure, technology, personnel and tasks employed in the delivery of healthcare services as they apply to the sponsoring organization.
- Integrate administrative and academic theories by applying and relating them to key operational issues.
- Enhance administrative and managerial skills under the direction of a knowledgeable preceptor in an environment that promotes learning.
- Develop a practical understanding of the dynamics of the health administration work environment.
MHA residency forms and documents »
Examples of organizations at which USC Price MHA students have completed their residency:
- Allscripts
- AltaMed Health Services
- America’s Physician Groups
- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- City of Hope
- COPE Health Solutions
- Dignity Health Mercy Medical Center
- Healthcare Partners/ Optum
- Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital
- Huntington Hospital
- Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
- Kaiser Permanente
- Keck Medicine of USC/ USC Keck Medical Center
- LAC + USC Hospital
- LA Care Health Plan
- LA County Department of Health Services
- MemorialCare Health System
- OneLegacy
- Orange Coast Memorial Hospital
- Orthopaedic Institute for Children
- PIH Health
- Providence Health System
- SCAN Health Plan
- UCI Health
- UCLA Health
- USC Norris Cancer Center
- USC Verdugo Hills Hospital
“The residency component was a determining factor. Experiencing different departments in a hospital and working on projects that affect patients really set the USC Price program apart from all others.”
Pernell Jones, MHA ’10, Past President, USC Student Health Council
Academic Capstone Events
- Annual Student Exhibition
- USC Price Capstone Symposium
- USC Price Awards Ceremony
- USC Price Academic Celebration Reception
International Labs
International Labs are experiential learning opportunities in which students integrate classroom knowledge with professional practice by providing policy-related consulting services outside the United States.
Research
The USC Price School’s interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral approach to research contributes to shaping real-world solutions and improving the quality of life for people and their communities, here and abroad. Price houses 13 research centers, institutes, and initiatives.