Caudill sets out to change the world through healthcare 

A passion for healthcare 

Emily Caudill, a graduate of the online Master of Healthcare Innovation (MHI) program at The Ohio State University, always had one goal in life: to help people in whatever way she could through healthcare. This mission guided her towards serving in the Peace Corps in Lesotho, Africa where she educated many people on HIV and prevention methods. Eventually, Caudill made her way back to the United States and saw her need to help people was still as strong as ever. 

“When I first got back, I started work in a couple retail companies but soon realized that I really missed having that greater purpose of helping people. My major was in health communications, I was a health volunteer and I wanted to get back into the healthcare field,” Caudill said. 

Choosing the right master’s program 

That is when Caudill chose to enroll in Ohio State’s online Master of Healthcare Innovation degree. With courses focused on healthcare design thinking, organizational operations, and healthcare leadership development, she knew the MHI program would help her live out her life-long mission of helping others through healthcare. 

“I chose the Master of Healthcare Innovation program because of its partnership with the Wexner Medical Center. I really like that it is an academic medical center with a focus on research. It’s the best hospital in the state,” she said. “The United States has one of the most expensive healthcare systems in the world. America as a whole has some of the sickest people in a developed country. We need to do better. We need to figure out how to change healthcare.” 

Learning new perspectives within healthcare 

Throughout the MHI program, Caudill met so many different people who have opened her eyes to the many professions in the medical field, from healthcare administration to clinical roles. As an interdisciplinary degree, the Master of Healthcare Innovation attracts students from many different areas within the healthcare industry.  From healthcare administration, health information, health insurance, direct care, and pharmaceutical professionals, students join this program with a wide variety of knowledge and experience. The broad range of healthcare backgrounds that her classmates come from has taught her so much about the career opportunities that are available to her once she completes the Master of Healthcare Innovation degree. 

“The Master of Healthcare Innovation program is a journey, and I’m on it with about 40 other people whose mission in life is also to help people. We are learning how the healthcare system works and how it all connects. From clinical to administrative, I am learning how to change the healthcare industry for the benefit of the patient.” 

Caudill is able to live out her life-long mission through the Master of Healthcare Innovation program at Ohio State online. Connect with an enrollment advisor today to see if the Master of Healthcare Innovation degree is the right fit for you.