UT Tyler Announces Fall 2025 Executive MBA in Healthcare Management Cohort

October 16, 2025 | Hannah Buchanan

The University of Texas at Tyler Soules College of Business announced the fall 2025 cohort of the UT Tyler executive Master of Business Administration in healthcare management program.

Accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the 36-credit-hour degree program features a cohort-based curriculum designed for working professionals at the clinical and administrative levels and is delivered across six semesters in an executive weekend format.

“This year’s cohort represents a wide range of leadership roles across the health care sector here in East Texas and beyond,” said Dr. Krist Swimberghe, UT Tyler Soules College of Business dean. “We are excited to welcome these 14 talented individuals and help them reach their leadership and educational goals.”

UT Tyler EMBA-HCM students in the fall 2025 cohort are listed by hometown.

BULLARD – Dr. Paul Krugler.

HOUSTON – Dr. Andrea Glaser and Dr. Thomas Roduta.

MARSHALL – James Elam.

MAYPEARL – Cara Haynes.

LONGVIEW – Jennifer Morgan and Suzanne Zeid.

TEXAS CITY – Jaime Hart.

TYLER – Brittnee Cagle-White.

SOUTHLAKE – Jamie Hellwege.

ARIZONA – Vanessa Catania.

OKLAHOMA – Amy Britt.

PENNSYLVANIA – Dr. Jennie Zheng.

INDIA – Dr. Deepthi Bollineni.

UT Tyler graduates gain broad-based business skills and specialized knowledge in health care and are prepared for a variety of positions in health care management and executive leadership at hospitals, clinics and government facilities. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics expects these jobs to grow by 28% within the current decade. The program is currently recruiting for fall 2026. To learn more, email emba@uttyler.edu or visit uttyler.edu.

With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 11,500 students. Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.