My Doctoral Journey – Part 1: Back to School
My Doctoral Journey – Part 1: Back to School Foreword: In 2010, when I turned 65, I decided to go back to school and earn a doctorate in health administration. I had been serving on the board of a regional hospital network and was amazed to see how far behind healthcare was compared to the […]
My Doctoral Journey – Part 9
A number of readers, and the university, have asked me if I would recommend University of Phoenix. It depends. I had searched for an accredited, online, healthcare-related doctoral program. U of P was the best one I could find. The structure of the program, with 25 online courses and three 7-10 day residencies in your choice […]
My Doctoral Journey – Part 8
As of today, it has been 43 months since my August 2010 decision to begin a doctoral journey. At my last update, on December 21, I thought I was a few weeks away from completion. I was in for a surprise, as the process for completing a dissertation along with the necessary approvals turned out to be nothing […]
My Doctoral Journey – Part 7
Next week, it will be 40 months since my decision in August 2010 to begin a doctoral journey. It has been eight months since I provided an update on the journey, and that is the purpose of this post. As of September 30, I have completed 100% of the academic coursework and have learned a lot from 23 […]
My Doctoral Journey – Part 6
It has been 31 months since my decision in August 2010 to begin a doctoral journey. I have now completed 80% of the academic coursework and have learned a lot from 20 courses — most of them 8 weeks in duration — and writing 75 papers. I am currently studying Population Health and Epidemiology. After that concludes […]
