Weber State Welcomes Rand Kerr, MHA’s New Industry Relations Expert

Rand Kerr is a builder at heart. “I love seeing a person become more than they thought they could,” Kerr said. For him, it’s all about ensuring students understand that their success lies in building organizations up so they can provide quality patient care.

With 25 years of industry experience, Kerr brings his skills to Weber State as Master of Health Administration’s new industry relations expert and instructor. His new role will center around continuing to build industry relationships so that students have more access to opportunities. “What we really want to do is help our students get their careers kicked off,” Kerr said.

Student and leadership success is something Kerr takes great pride in as a healthcare leader. “I have a passion for progressing people and organizations,” he said. It’s a leader’s responsibility to lift their teams up, to have the ability to tap into everyone’s individual strengths, he said.

Kerr’s first introduction to Weber State was around 2010, when he joined our MHA advisory board. Throughout his time in the healthcare industry, he has had the opportunity to work in healthcare organizations nationwide.

After beginning his career as an administrative resident at Tulane University Hospital & Clinic in Louisiana, Kerr joined St. Mark’s Hospital in Salt Lake City as an administrative fellow and quickly worked his way up to assistant administrator. This opportunity led Kerr to Alaska Regional Hospital in Anchorage, where he was promoted as the chief operation officer. From Anchorage, Kerr was hired as St. Mark’s chief operating officer before accepting an opportunity as chief executive officer at Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful, Utah. “I love seeing a person become more than they thought they could.”

Kerr has served on many boards including the American College of Healthcare Executives, Davis Chamber of Commerce, the Utah Healthcare Executives and the advisory board for the University of Utah’s MHA program.

We are looking forward to how Kerr’s industry experience can help both our students and the program grow.