NYU Wagner

MPA in Health Policy & Management

Student Profiles

Jacinda Jordan Health Public Finance

In my experience, the Health Policy and Management program at Wagner addresses issues relevant to current trends within the healthcare system. I have found that the health faculty at Wagner are well connected within New York City's many health organizations. I chose to study at NYU Wagner because of the reputation, connections and urban health context and I came with the expectation that I would learn professional tools that could be applied in the real world. So far, NYU Wagner has exceeded those expectations.




Yasmine Legendre Health Policy

I have truly enjoyed my experience at Wagner because of the flexibility of the program. I have worked full time and attended school part time, which meets my needs. I have met some great students and professors who encourage us to learn and get us excited about what contribution to society we can make once we leave Wagner. And I got my current job through the excellent advice and assistance of the career services staff and web site.




Seung Moon Health Management

When I started going to Wagner last September, it was a big step for me because I had given up working as a physician in Korea. I was not sure whether I made the right choice for my career. After a short period of adjustment to new environment, however, I realized that this was the right place for me. The various health core courses at Wagner during the first year helped me understand the advanced U.S. healthcare system and add new knowledge and perspective to my medical background. I especially like the team spirit of Wagner. If I had not met my team members from the Managing Public Service Organizations class in my first semester, it would have taken a longer time for me to adapt to the new life here.




	Marissa Schultz Health Management and Finance
	Wagner has allowed me to gain valuable work experience by encouraging me to work in the healthcare field. I did not have a lot of healthcare-related experience prior to graduate school, but through Wagner I have been working at the NYU School of Medicine. While working there this year, I have developed important communication, finance, planning and business skills.




Courtney Smith Health Finance

Wagner has provided me with a built-in network of other health students. The students have such diverse skills sets that it is invaluable just to talk with them about health care topics. Professors have been great in the classroom, and also have been extremely accessible to conversations outside of the classroom about various topics that interest me. And Wagner has been instrumental in helping me get internships in both the public and private sectors.




Martin Sobel Health Policy and Finance

When planning to come to Wagner, I had expected to learn how to analyze and comment on policy issues strictly from a political-theory perspective. The course requirements have taken me well beyond this vision by incorporating concepts of finance, economics, and management. Now I am able to better address policy issues because I consider alternative methods to solve a problem. Every day, I either use a skill I learned in class at my internship or I take something I learned at my internship and expand upon it for my classes.

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