Cindy Gotz

Dr. Cindy Gotz serves as a Part-Time Lecturer in the Department of Health Care Management within California State University, Long Beach's College of Health & Human Services, while concurrently directing Business Operations at MemorialCare's Todd Cancer Institute. She oversees front-end revenue cycle functions including Registration, Scheduling, and Financial Navigation for adult oncology services, leveraging her MemorialCare Lean Leader certification to optimize patient experience.

Education:

• BA in Interdisciplinary Studies, CSU Dominguez Hills
• MPH and Graduate Certificate in Health Care Administration, CSULB
• DHSc in Organizational Leadership, A.T. Still University (2014)

Her research centers on holistic cancer care, specifically examining quality-of-life metrics, survivorship care coordination, psychosocial support systems, and educational frameworks for cancer patients and survivors. This work integrates organizational leadership principles to develop patient-centered care models.

Dr. Gotz instructs multiple courses including Population Health (HCA 428/528), Internship sequences (HCA 480/580/481), and the Accelerated MS capstone Project course (HCA 698), where she mentors students in business plan development demonstrating program competency mastery.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

Her industry role directly informs academic mentoring, with emphasis on professionalism and workplace readiness during student internships. The MemorialCare oncology revenue cycle operation serves as a living laboratory for her students' practical training in healthcare administration.