American College

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American College of Healthcare Executives
Your Partner in Career Success
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ACHE Vision
To be the premier professional society for
healthcare executives dedicated to improving
healthcare delivery .
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ACHE Mission
To advance our members and healthcare management
excellence.
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ACHE Student Associate
As a Student Associate you receive many
membership benefits, including

• Access to the Affiliates Only area of ache.org
• Career Services
• Publications and Newsletters
• Reduced fee for the Congress on Healthcare
  Leadership
• Financial Assistance
• Community and leadership opportunities through
  your local ACHE chapter

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Career Support

• Resources for Student Associates
• Directory of Fellowships in Health Services
  Administration
• Compensation report on Fellowships
• Online Employment and Career Services
• (e.g. ACHE Job Bank Resume Bank)
• Career Counseling advice at Congress and year
  round

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More Career Stuff!

• Free resume critique and career counseling at the
  annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership
• Resume Software and Resume Review is also
  available at an affiliate rate

Because the real world is nothing like the TV show
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Publications Newsletters

• Healthcare Executive magazine
• Journal of Healthcare Management or
• Frontiers of Health Services Management
• ACHe-news and Student Associate Newsletter

You can get by on charm for 15 minutes. After
that youd better know something
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Educational Opportunities

• Student track at the annual Congress on
• Healthcare Leadership
• National and local continuing education programs
• ACHe-Learning Satellite Programs, Audio
• Conferences, and Online Education Programs

Learning doesnt stop when class does
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Financial Assistance

• Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarships
• Albert W. Dent Graduate Student Scholarships
• (Minority students)
• Richard J Stull Student Essay Competition
• in Healthcare Management

Who needs another loan?
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Into the Future
Student Associates are eligible to apply for

• Stuart A. Wesbury, Jr.,
• Postgraduate Fellowship
• ACHE Minority Internship

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ACHE Student Associate

• Join as a Student Associate for only 75
  annually!
• Thats 6.25/month or 1.44/week.
• Join in September and get 16 months for 75.
• Get up to 5 years of Student Associate
  membership!
• Its your choicedivide the 5 years among
  programs as you wish.
• Example 2 years at the bachelors level
• 3 years at the masters level.

SAVINGS TIPSkip the extra cheese.
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ACHE Student Associate

• When you apply, ask your Program Director to
  attest to your enrollment and graduation date
  (sign the application or e-mail ACHE if applying
  online).
• We need that info for our records and your PD
  will be impressed with your initiative!

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You are appreciated!

Student Associates are important to us! Thats
why ACHE Affiliates financially support student
dues. Were like family at ACHE we help each
other!
Sometimes, its nice to hear that youre
important. Okay, its nice most of the time.
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ACHE Higher Education Network
ACHE collaborates with healthcare management
programs to provide a valuable on-campus
experience for you!
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ACHE Higher Education Network

• Participant programs receive
• Free subscriptions to each of ACHEs publications
• Reduced fee for the program director (or their
  designee) to attend Congress
• A dedicated area on ache.org

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ACHE Higher Education Network

• Participant programs agree to encourage students
  to
• Join ACHE as Student Associates
• Advance to full Member after graduation
• Visit the Healthcare Management Students area of
  ache.org for more information

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Im graduating. Now what?
Soon after you graduate, transfer from Student
Associate to full Member and start enjoying full
Member benefits!
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Life of a Student Associate
Join ACHE and pay 75 annual dues!
Enjoy ACHE benefits all year!
Graduate!
Yeah! Celebrate! Yeah!
Transfer to Member Status
Enjoy benefits of ACHE Membership throughout your
career!
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Student Associate Timeline Example
Pay Student dues Sept 2009 Dues cover your
membership through Dec 2010
Submit application for Member status
After submitting application, transfer to full
Member
Graduate May 2010
In Fall 2010, after receiving a Member dues
invoice, renew membership for 2011 Just 150 for
whole year
Soon after graduation, go to ache.org/students
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Im not a Student Associate but will graduate in
2010 and want to join ACHE!
Submit application for Member status at ache.org
Become a Member Dues are pro-rated from the time
you join then next year they are just 150!
from an accredited university or college
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ACHE Tomorrow
Our relationship is long-term. ACHE provides
resources for all career levelsfrom Early
Careerists to CEOs to retired Affiliates.

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Leadership Mentoring Network
The network helps to connect prospective mentors
with junior executives and provides guidelines
for the mentorship. At the local level, call your
Chapter to ask about mentorship opportunities.
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Early Careerist Network
build career momentum
Young healthcare executives face a complex and
competitive professional world every day. The
Early Careerist Network is a package of resources
for executives in the early stages of their
careers, including an e-newsletter and a coupon
for services! Visit the ECN on ache.org
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New Member Benefits

• In your first six months as a new Member (not a
  Student Associate), youre eligible to receive
  discounts on these career services
• Resume Review
• Personal Assessments
• Leadership Assessments

You can call it beginners luck except you
dont need the luck part
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As your career progresses, consider earning the
distinction of board certification.
Fellow of the American College of Healthcare
Executives, FACHE
Becoming a Fellow demonstrates your competence,
dedication and commitment to lifelong learning.
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When should I begin my advancement?

• Submit your FACHE application after you
• become a full Member
• obtain a Masters or other advanced degree
• have two years healthcare management experience

If you are interested in beginning your
advancement to Fellow, you must do so as a full
Member. A Student Associate is not eligible to
submit a Fellow application. Visit ache.org for
specific details.
I know my future is bright. Thats why I wear
sunglasses to my Friday morning class.
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Get a Head Start
on your career as a Student Associate
Then Dont Look Back,
transfer to an ACHE Member
It is not enough to have a good mind the main
thing is to use it well.
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Thank You

• For more information on ACHE
• Visit www.ache.org or ache.org/students
• E-mail contact_at_ache.org
• Call ACHEs Customer Service Center at
• [phone]

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It behooves us to focus on the future because we
are going to spend the rest of our lives there.



Charles Kettering