Garrett Chism

Garret Chism, MBA, is the program director of the Master of Health Administration at Metropolitan State University of Denver. His expertise includes emergency medical services (EMS), emergency preparedness, trauma systems and alternative first response. 

Chism has been in the healthcare field for over 30 years, is an active volunteer with the Winston Fellowship and Scholarship program, guiding the next generation of health policy leaders, and occasionally serves as a paramedic in the Denver Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) program. 

Prior to joining MSU Denver, he worked in hospital administration at the Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, where he was responsible for EMS, trauma and disaster preparedness, in addition to overseeing regional quality improvement initiatives and education. In 2010, he joined MSU Denver as an affiliate professor in the Healthcare Management program. 

He earned his master’s of business from Regis University, a bachelor’s in Healthcare Management from MSU Denver and is currently completing a fellowship with the American College of Healthcare Executives.