<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/story/mha_ipe.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>09/28/2026</pubDate><title>MHA alumnus credits IPE for recent promotion</title><summary>For Hamza Kachwala, caring for patients has always been about more than treating a person. As an experienced dentist, he understood the impact of direct patient care but wanted to find new ways to serve — including through policy and health care administration.</summary><author>Maya McMillian</author><image><img src="/newsroom/_binaries/HK_headshot_2026_square.png" alt="placeholder"/></image><tags><tag>Public Health</tag><tag>Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine</tag></tags></item>