Who Are Our Faculty?
The University of Michigan School of Public Health's Department of Health Management and Policy has earned a top national ranking largely because of its world-class faculty.
Our faculty comprises nationally and internationally recognized leaders in the field of health care. The professors in the Department of Health Management and Policy are authors of textbooks and editors of leading journals. Our faculty also sit on national and international advisory boards. Perhaps best of all, the faculty in our Executive Master’s Program consider themselves both teachers and collaborators. They are familiar with the unique needs of working students and are keenly interested in supporting their professional goals.
Unlike other executive programs, our students are guaranteed the same quality of education and instruction as our full-time residential students. The faculty who teach in the Executive Master's program are the same instructors that teach residentially.
One of the unique benefits of the Executive Master’s program are the built-in opportunities to learn from real, active leaders in the healthcare field. Guest lecturers in the program include presidents, vice presidents, CEOs, and COOs of health organizations around the nation who share their practical experiences and professional insights from the leadership track to help you accomplish your goals.
Beyond teaching, our faculty, as well as guest lecturers, will provide students with valuable mentorship and networking opportunities that will take your learning to the next level.
Our Leadership
Simone Singh, PhD
Director, Executive Master's Program
Associate Professor, Department of Health Management and Policy
As the director of the program, Simone interacts with prospective students, reviews applications, leads program design and implementation efforts, and also teaches HMP 606: Managerial Accounting for Health Care Administrators in the program. Simone earned her MA at UM, and earned her PhD with the HMP doctoral program, Health Services Organization and Policy, in 2010.
Dr. Singh's has been a faculty member in the Department of Health Management and Policy since 2012. Her research explores how financing and organizational structures of healthcare and public health organizations affect resources available for population health. Trained in accounting and finance, her work has advanced our understanding of nonprofit hospitals' community benefit investments and contributed to the scholarship and practice of public health finance.
Seth Wolk, MD, MHSA
Associate Director, Executive Master's Program
Adjunct Professor, Health Management and Policy
Program Alumni, Class of 2010
Dr. Wolk serves as the associate director of the executive master's program and is an alum of the executive program himself, having earned his MHSA in 2010. He spends a significant amount of time interacting with each individual admitted to the program, and leads personal and professional development efforts in the program. Additionally, he works to liaise with regional hospitals and other health organizations to create awareness about the executive program, in particular, across the Michigan Medicine health system.
As an instructor in the program, Dr. Wolk leads the introductory seminar in the first semester, and has taught HMP 603: Organization & Management of Healthcare Systems many times in the past.
Dr. Wolk is a former board-certified vascular surgeon and retired system chief medical officer of Spectrum Health, an integrated health system based in West Michigan. In that role, he was dedicated to physician relationships and strategies focused on delivering high-quality and more efficient care. He also served as the President of Spectrum Health Medical Group, one of the largest multi-specialty employed physician group in Michigan.