Dr. Thomas McIlwain

Professor and Director, MHA Program

Office: Clayton Hall T113A
Health Care Management
College of Health
thomasmcilwain@clayton.edu
Phone: (678) 466-4931

Biography

Thomas F. McIlwain, MPH, PhD, is Professor of Health Care Management in the College of Health at Clayton State University, and currently serves as Director of the Master of Health Administration Program in the College of Health. Prior to coming to Clayton State, Dr. McIlwain was Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Health, at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in health science, a Master of Public Health in community health from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a PhD in Administration--Health Services from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Education

Ph D, Administration--Health Services, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1987

MPH, Community Health, University of Tennessee, 1977

BS, Health Science, University of Southern Mississippi, 1975

Intellectual Contributions

Scott Stegall, MeriBeth H Stegall, Thomas F McIlwain, Why Healthcare Organizations Are Different: A New Classification of Organizations, Business & Health Administration Proceedings, Elicia S. Collins, Editor, pgs. 11-21. (Article and presentation.) – May 2022

Scott Stegall, MeriBeth H Stegall, Thomas F McIlwain, Formal Education of Healthcare Administrators: A Proposal Based Upon Organizational Theory, Business & Health Administration Proceedings, Elicia S. Collins, Editor, pgs. 39-49. (Article and presentation.) – May 2022

Scott Stegall, Thomas F McIlwain, MeriBeth H Stegall, Marcy K Butler, Healthcare Administration Education and Quality Matters: The 15% for Professionalism, Business & Health Administration Proceedings, Elicia S. Collins, Editor, pgs. 75-76. (Ex tended Abstract and presentation.) – May 2022

Service to the University & University System of Georgia

University, Graduate Affairs Committee, Committee Member – July 1 2009 to Present

Department, HCMG Promotion & Tenure Committee, Committee Member – January 2015 to Present

Department, HCMG Curriculum Committee, Committee Member – January 1 2009 to Present

University, Structural Adaptations to Faculty Evaluations (SAFE) Committee, Committee Member – August 2021 to December 2022

College, College of Health Admin Council, Committee Member – January 2014 to Present

Teaching Interest

Health Care Management, Health Care Strategic Management, Health Care Marketing, Health Care Organization Theory and Behavior, Health Care Policy

Research Interest

Strategic Management, Health Care Marketing, Theory of Reasoned Action, Patient Satisfaction, Job Satisfaction, Physician Referral Behavior