Career Support

ACHE offers Student Associates a wide range of services to help launch their careers in healthcare management:

• Directory of Postgraduate Administrative Fellowships
• Healthcare Executive Career Resource Center
• Services specifically for students: Career Management 101, Your Career as a Healthcare Executive
• Other valuable services: Career Guides, Resume Review/Critique, leadership and personality assessments
• ACHE Employment Service: Job Bank and Resume Bank
• ACHE Diversity Internship
• Stuart A. Wesbury Jr. Postgraduate Fellowship
• Richard J. Stull Student Essay Competition in Healthcare Management – Winning entries will each receive $3,000 and the second and third place entries will receive $2,000 and $1,000 awards, respectively.

Publications and Newsletters

Student Associates receive complimentary subscriptions to ACHE’s top-notch publications and e-mail newsletters including:

• Healthcare Executive
• A choice of the Journal of Healthcare Management or Frontiers of Health Services Management
• Student Associate Newsletter which is published four times per year
• The bi-weekly newsletter ACHe-news

Educational Opportunities

As a benefit of membership Student Associates have access to ACHE’s premier educational programs:

• The Student Track at Congress offers a significantly reduced registration fee for Student Associates. In 2011 the fee was $425 compared to $1,110 for regular Members.
• Seminars, Webinars, Self-Study Courses and more.

Financial Assistance

Student Associates are eligible for several different types of financial assistance:

• Scholarships – each scholarship is worth $5,000 and between the two, up to 20 are awarded each year.
• Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship
• Albert W. Dent Graduates Student Scholarship (minority students)
• Past Scholarship Winners
• Reduced Dues – Student Associate dues are subsidized by full dues paying Members allowing students to pay lower dues. Students pay $75 as opposed to Members who initially pay $150.

Networking

ACHE offers many opportunities for students to stay connected with other Members:

• Visit the online Chapter Directory to get information about your local chapter.
• If you need advice or just want to interact with other Members take advantage of the ACHE Members Message Board .
• Use the ACHE Member Directory to search for Members by location, areas of expertise or special interest areas.
• Use these helpful Student Networking Tips when attending an event.

Other Online Resources

• ACHE Higher Education Network
• HealthManagementCareers.org
• Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)
• Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
• Institute for Diversity in Health Management (IFD)
• IFD Scholarship Opportunities