Mark Cwiek, JD, MHA, FACHE

  • Position: Professor
  • Department:
    School of Health Sciences
    Health Administration Division
  • Campus Address: 1217 Health Professions Building
  • Phone: 989-774-1338
  • Email: cwiek1ma@cmich.edu
  • Courses:
    HSC 507 - Introduction to Health Service Organizations and Systems
    HSC 520 - Health Services Administration
    HSC 538 - Development of Proposals and Reports in Health Administration
    HSC 545 - Health Planning
    HSC 570 - Financial Aspects of Health Services Organizations
    HSC 571 - Legal Aspects of Health Services Organizations
    HSC 581 - Managed Care: Origins, Organizaitons and Operations
    HSC 591 - Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Long-Term Care
    HSC 592 - Administration Issues in Long-Term Care
    HSC 593 - Resident Care Issues in Long-Term Care Administration
    DHA 718 - Healthcare Law, Regulations and Ethics
    DHA 721 - Seminar in Healthcare Policy and Politics
    DHA 898 - Dissertation Design, Implementation, Defense and Reporting
    MSA 610 - Environments in Administration
  • Area(s) of Expertise: Health Administration
    Health Law
    Health Finance
    Managed Care
    Healthcare Systems
    Health Planning and Operational Strategies
Dr. Mark Cwiek, FACHE, has earned Fellowship status in the American College of Healthcare Executives and has over 25 years of healthcare administration experience. He has served as President and CEO of hospitals in Illinois and Michigan, and previous to that served in various executive leadership roles within healthcare, including hospital Vice President and In-house Legal Counsel, and President of a home health company. While CEO of a Michigan hospital, he was privileged to lead the management team to the ranking as one of the "Top 100 Hospitals" in the USA, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. Dr. Cwiek was instrumental in forming a Physician-Hospital Organization (a contracting managed care entity) and was elected by its physician membership to serve as its first President and CEO. Dr. Cwiek earned a Juris Doctor degree and a Masters of Healthcare Administration degree from Saint Louis University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Wayne State University. While an undergraduate student, he minored in the German language and studied in Heidelberg, Germany.

Dr. Cwiek is licensed as an attorney in Michigan and Illinois, has authored numerous books and articles, has presented at many international and national forums throughout his career, and has served as a board member of several professional and charitable organizations. He is a tenured Professor in the College of Health Professions, Central Michigan University Main Campus, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and has served as Director of the Health Administration Division within the School of Health Sciences. Dr. Cwiek is happily married to wife Pat, and has four children, high school to college age.