Instructors



Mel Cohen’s healthcare career spans more than twenty-five years as an associate professor and clinical department director at Loma Linda University and Medical Center, and financial manager at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. His credentials include a Ph.D. in Speech Pathology and Audiology, a B.B.A. in Accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance.

Today, Dr. Cohen is the President of Healthcare Management Workshops, an in-service training and virtual consulting firm whose clients include healthcare organizations nationwide. Mel specializes in budgeting, cost accounting, financial analysis and change management for his healthcare clients’ non-financial managers. He is on the faculty of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, writing and presenting seminars for its members as well as developing self-study courses in hard copy and web based formats.