Mission

The Healthcare Management Student Association (HMSA) provides its members with real-world skills in order to create competent health administration professionals. We strive to uphold our values of: scholarship, leadership and professionalism.

Values

Scholarship - We continually encourage our members to be involved in the educational process, and to take an interest in learning more about the field of health policy and administration.

Leadership - In today’s rapidly changing world of health administration, we emphasize the importance of providing programing that will allow members to be competitive leaders in the workforce.

Professionalism - Whether it be in the classroom, or in the boardroom, we teach members to carry themselves with integrity and provide them with the tools to create lasting professional networks.

Activities

HMSA provides students interested in health services administration with opportunities to enhance their knowledge of effective leadership skills in health care organizations and to develop their professional networks within the health care community. Here is a list of some of the activities with which HMSA is involved:

• Speaker series - in monthly meetings, HMSA brings in professionals from the local healthcare community to speak to students about trending topics and developments in their field. We’ve had speakers with a wide range of backgrounds.
• Career fair - with its inaugural fair in 2016, HMSA’s job fair is poised to become a major networking event in the college for students looking for careers and field experience opportunities.
• Professional development series - HMSA assists the Department of Health Policy and Management in providing students with opportunities to develop and polish their networking and career-seeking skills.
• American College of Healthcare Executives - Members of the USF Healthcare Management Student Association are also encouraged to join and participate in educational and networking events hosted by the ACHE Western Florida Chapter. Members attend the annual ACHE conference as well.

Interested in joining?

Membership is open to all currently enrolled USF students with an interest in health policy and management. For more information, sign up for membership through BullsConnect or visit our pages on Facebook or LinkedIn.

Current Officers

President: Laura Pemble

Laura Pemble is the President and in her second year of the Master of Health Administration program. She earned her Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences (IMS) Bachelor of Science degree with a concentration in Health Management from Florida State University in the Spring of 2021. She is also a student member of the Western Florida Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Laura has worked in healthcare recruiting and interned with Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago. Expected Graduation: 2023.

Vice President: Margaret (Maggie) Reyes

Margaret (Maggie) Reyes is the Vice President of HMSA and a second-year Master of Health Administration student. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences with a dual concentration in Biological Sciences and Health Management from USF in May of 2021. Maggie has held internships with the American College of Healthcare Executives and USFTGP. She is a student associate of the Western Florida Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, as well as a volunteer at Moffitt Cancer Center. She currently works multispecialty physician practice, although her healthcare journey began as a Medical Assistant. Expected Graduation: 2023.

Treasurer: Antonia (Toni) Fissenewert 

Antonia (Toni) Fissenewert is the Treasurer and in her second year in the Master of Health Administration program. Prior to pursuing her graduate degree, she completed her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Hamburg, Germany in Business Administration with a focus in Healthcare Management. She worked at a charity for the German Heart Center Berlin (Charité) and is currently part of the CHF-Team for Research, Academic, and Clinical Action at USF Health. She is also a student member of the Western Florida Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Expected Graduation: 2023 

Secretary: Daniele Unger

Daniele Unger is the Secretary of HMSA and a second-year Master of Health Administration student. She was born and raised in Tampa, Florida and earned her Bachelor of Health Sciences with a concentration in Health Management from the University of South Florida. She is also a student member of the Western Florida Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. She currently works at Gastro Florida and will begin an internship at St. Joseph’s in the fall of 2022. Expected Graduation: 2023.