Healthcare

Emergency medicine physician expands leadership and entrepreneurship after earning an MBA

Posted October 2, 2020 by spwinter

Emergency medicine physician expands leadership and entrepreneurship after earning an MBA In April 2020, southern Georgia became a hot spot for COVID-19 cases, claiming some of the highest infections and deaths per capita in the country. As the situation evolved and patient volumes spiked and then later dropped, Dr. Azer held daily meetings with his front-line team to ensure they were managing the swings effectively.

Family medicine physician finds wider perspective and reignites passion for medicine in new role

Posted September 23, 2020 by spwinter

Family medicine physician finds wider perspective and reignites passion for medicine in new role “I came into medicine to make a difference, and to do this, you have to play a role in creating the change. When you position yourself to be at the table, the real reason you entered medicine gets fulfilled again. It keeps that fire burning and that desire ignited because you are no longer leaving destiny in the hands of other people. This MBA wasn’t just for my career, but my whole life. It changed my outlook on the world and how things work.”

Business skills help healthcare professionals navigate during COVID-19

Posted September 17, 2020 by Teresa Mackin

As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States in early March, healthcare professionals were faced with a barrage of patients and change—a virus they’d never treated before and new information coming at them every day.

Occupational therapist uses Graduate Certificate in Medical Management to navigate COVID-19 crisis

Posted September 9, 2020 by spwinter

When Shelly Ford enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Medical Management at the Kelley School of Business, she couldn’t have predicted a pandemic would change the world a few months later.

Personal trainer gains greater depth of knowledge with Graduate Certificate in Medical Management

Posted August 25, 2020 by spwinter

Sometimes health is like a puzzle. Scott Williams, MBA’20, is a personal trainer and a health educator for WebMD Health Services. He likens his work to fitting all the right pieces of a person’s life together to create a healthy lifestyle.

Cardiologist improves diagnostic testing and earns new role after MBA

Posted July 7, 2020 by spwinter

Cardiologist improves diagnostic testing and earns new role after MBA To learn the business side of healthcare, physicians often find themselves stepping away from their traditional pedagogy.

CEO uses MBA lessons as hospital admits one of the first COVID cases in Indiana

Posted April 28, 2020 by spwinter

CEO uses MBA lessons as hospital admits one of the first COVID cases in Indiana At 12:40 am on March 9, 2020, Scott Smith, MD, MBA’20, got a call. The CEO and medical director of Adams Health Network in northeast Indiana, Dr. Smith is also an emergency medicine physician, and he was the administrator on call the night that his 25-bed, rural hospital system received one of the first COVID-19 patient admissions in Indiana.

Physician MBA using business training to form new processes, keep patients safe during COVID-19

Posted April 28, 2020 by Teresa Mackin

Physician MBA using business training to form new processes, keep patients safe during COVID-19 As an oncologist, hematologist and medical director for cancer services at IU Health’s Adult Academic Health Center and Joe & Shelly Schwarz Cancer Center, Sara Jo Grethlein, MD, MBA’20, is leading her team through the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure immunocompromised patients and all within the organization are safe.

Emergency medicine physician uses skills from MBA to introduce telemedicine prior to pandemic

Posted April 22, 2020 by spwinter

Emergency medicine physician uses skills from MBA to introduce telemedicine prior to pandemic Prior to the arrival of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Indiana, Vasu Voleti, MD, MBA’19, was tackling the issue of using telehealth at her hospital system.

Surgical oncologist uses Physician MBA to bridge gaps between healthcare administrators and physicians

Posted November 20, 2019 by Teresa Mackin

Bridging the gap between administration and physicians “One of the enduring benefits of the Kelley Physician MBA Program is that I’m no longer dismissive of my instincts. Sure, I still use some of the bread and butter tools of the program daily — management, conflict resolution and marketing — but the more important change is the development of your instinct and perspective.”

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