Recognized Hero for August 2016: Erlyana Erlyana, MD, PhD
September 02, 2016
The results are in! The most voted for hero of the month of August 2016 was...
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Erlyana Erlyana, MD, PhD
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Dr. Erlyana obtained her medical degree in her home country, Indonesia, where she also served as the Director of the Jungkat Public Health Center for three years. She continued her education at the University of Southern California to obtain her Master of Public Policy & Management. Nearly a half a decade later, she obtained her PhD in Public Administration, with a focus in Health Service Administration, also from the University of Southern California in 2008.
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Dr. Erlyana is presently an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Care Administration at California State University, Long Beach. Her passion for helping her students has led to her appointment as the faculty advisor for the only two and most prominent student organizations in Health Care Administration: the Health Care Administration Student Forum and the Upsilon Phi Delta National Honor Society. She also serves as an academic advisor, a coach for the annual College Bowl competition, and a faculty research mentor for undergraduate students in the National Institutes of Health Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Initiative.
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Those who nominated Dr. Erlyana for the Recognize Your Hero Award described her as being, "great support and help," "a philanthropist who does not care about elevating herself, but rather, always places her students first," and "always a happy person to be around."
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We would like to recognize Dr. Erlyana for all of her contributions to the furtherance of Health Care Administration students' development and goals. Thank you, Dr. Erlyana, for all that you do!
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Do you know someone in UPD who inspires you to be a better person? Nominate them for the September 2016 Award!
You can nominate an individual for recognition by filling out our short (less than 5 mins) form at:
Upsilon Phi Delta makes its debut at the Week of Welcome
September 01, 2016
For the first time ever, Upsilon Phi Delta tabled at the Week of Welcome for the Fall 2016 academic semester! Many Health Care Administration students were able to drop by to enroll in our interest form mailing list, and to learn more about what Upsilon Phi Delta was all about. A special shoutout also goes to our sister organization, the Health Care Administration Student Forum, for their contributions in making the event a successful one. Thank you for all of your support!
NEW Recognize Your Hero (RYH) Initiative
August 22, 2016
Everyone deserves to be appreciated, and sometimes, we forget that.
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At UPD, we strive to ensure that everyone is recognized, but on occasion, there are those individuals amongst us that still manage to stand out even from the best of us through spectacular feats and accomplishments. These individuals, by definition, are what makes them heroes.
Yet, sadly most of these are unsung heroes. For that reason, while we cannot sing tales of glory for these heroes, UPD endeavors to do the next best thing: we recognize them through the Recognize Your Hero Initiative. And through such recognitions, we ensure that they are recognized for the gift of inspiration that they continue to radiate into our lives.
The individual that receives the most nominations will be permanently recognized on our social media (website and Facebook) and receive an UPD Certificate of Recognition. The RYH Initiative recognizes a hero every month during the academic year, and the nomination cycle starts at the first of every month and concludes on the last day of every month prior to midnight. Honorable mentions may also be made if the quantity of nominations warrant it.
You can nominate an individual for recognition by filling out our short (less than 5 mins) form at:
UPD Executive Board Prepares for Fall 2016
July 25, 2016
The 2016-2017 UPD Executive Board assembled for the first time to discuss strategies on how to best serve our Health Care Administration students. Remember that the e-board meetings are open to ALL HCA students. Feel free to attend if you would like to learn more about the inner workings of what makes UPD tick, especially if you are interested in serving on the e-board in the following academic year!
UPD Honored at HCASF End-of-Year Event
May 06, 2016
The UPD Founders were honored at the Health Care Administration Student Forum (HCASF) End-of-Year Event for their accomplishments on preparing UPD to best serve its students. The conclusion of their tenure in office marked the end of the first UPD Alpha Pledge Class. Each and every one of these Founders helped to play a vital role in building UPD from the ground-up and will forevermore be remembered as the Founders of UPD.
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Founders:
Aivanna Padilla
Agapito Medina
Author Yao
Brianna Camey
Demi Nguyen
Edgar Patino
Eduardo Mora
Jema Celeste
Linda Chang
Mary Obideyi
Robert Gomez
Wilson Lam
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