M. Nicholas Coppola is the Director of the Master of Science Program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He is also the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Regent for West Texas. Dr Coppola is a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel. He is an ACHE Fellow and a past Fellow of the US Medicine Institute. Dr Coppola completed a Residency in Health Policy through the Surgeon General’s office. He also completed an internship in Managed Care Policy with Ernst & Young (healthcare practice), prior to joining the faculty at TTUHSC.