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<p class="MsoNormal">Message forwarded on behalf of the Cedars-Sinai Master's Degree in Health Delivery Science (MHDS):<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><img width="131" height="42" style="width:1.3611in;height:.4375in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D966FA.16C114F0" alt="signature_1460745010"></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope this email finds you well. As co-director of the <a href="https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/education/graduate-school/masters/mhds.html">
Cedars-Sinai Master's Degree in Health Delivery Science (MHDS)</a> program, I wanted to make you aware of our WSCUC-accredited graduate program which was established in 2017 to train tomorrow’s healthcare leaders. The MHDS program may be a valuable option for
your students who are interested in pursuing a career in healthcare. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our program's unique blend of coursework and experiential learning opportunities is ideal for pre-health students who seek additional experience in healthcare before starting a clinical degree. Each year, we enroll many students who use
the program to gain meaningful and applied skills to bolster their future applications before applying to professional schools.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some highlights about the MHDS program include:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">20-month program where courses are primarily taught online in the early evenings
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Students are embedded within teams operating at Cedars-Sinai—one of the largest nonprofit academic healthcare organizations and currently ranked #2 in
<i>U.S. News & World Report</i>’s “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">The curriculum prepares graduates for a successful career in emerging healthcare fields, including digital health science, mobile health, health technology assessment, “big data”
analytics, therapeutic virtual reality, performance improvement, health economics, and health equity
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">Allows students to gain hands-on expertise in data visualization, decision-analytic and health-analytic software programs—immediately applicable skills<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">In addition to recent undergrads, our students also include research coordinators, lab technicians, biomedical engineers, management assistants, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, a
former White House Intern, and even a physicist<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our application deadline is 5/31/2023. <b>We</b> <b>are also hosting our final open house on 4/26/2023 at 12p PT and students can RSVP for the event by clicking
<a href="https://myemail.constantcontact.com/--Last-open-house--Join-us-to-learn-how-to-become-a-leader-in-healthcare-.html?soid=1133663809962&aid=NCXTftPFa9c">
here</a>. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you very much and please let me know if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Best,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Chris</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#60041C"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#DE1E35">Christopher V. Almario, MD, MSHPM</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#DE1E35"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#434544">Assistant Professor of Medicine</span></b><span style="color:#434544">, Karsh Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#434544">Health Services Research Scientist</span></b><span style="color:#434544">, Cedars-Sinai Center for Outcomes Research and Education (CS-CORE)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#434544">Co-Director</span></b><span style="color:#434544">, Master’s Degree Program in Health Delivery Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#434544">116 N. Robertson Blvd., PACT, Suite 800<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#434544">Los Angeles, CA 90048</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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