Management

VP of women’s health: The Physician MBA is the best investment I’ve made in my career

Posted January 9, 2023 by Sally Winter

VP of women’s health: The Physician MBA is the best investment I’ve made in my career When they complete the Physician MBA Program at the Kelley School of Business, many physicians find themselves more willing to step outside their comfort zones to take on new roles or solve healthcare challenges with greater confidence. Cheryl Wolfe, MD, MBA’17, has done both.

Urgent care director uses Physician MBA to treat oncology patients during COVID and improve operations

Posted October 28, 2022 by Sally Winter

Hospitalist uses Physician MBA to treat oncology patients during COVID and improve operations “The Physician MBA gives you the opportunity to think broadly about how to achieve your goals, how to solve the problems you didn’t anticipate, and how you can bring to bear everyone’s skill sets and knowledge to do so.”

What I learned about change leadership from a remote village in Uganda

Posted June 27, 2022 by Sally Winter

One might think that a small, remote village community in the middle of East Africa has little to teach us about the modern business world or contemporary organizational change. I would argue otherwise. While there are many unique and special differences between the experiences of a developing nation and our own here in the United…… Read more »

Department chair leans into executive skills from Physician MBA to grow future leaders

Posted March 10, 2022 by Sally Winter

Department chair leans into executive skills from Physician MBA to grow future leaders Doctors who enroll in the Physician MBA Program are looking to grow as leaders. Chris McDowell, MD, MBA’19, shares how he’s implemented change through career coaching at Kelley.

Leader to Leader webinar focuses on expanding leadership through board service

Posted December 10, 2020 by samgrif

“Guard your impulses to say ‘of course’ before you really understand the requirements upfront. There are times I’ve said ‘yes’ and didn’t follow my instincts, and I still regret it.”

The ongoing evolution of a leader: An MBA alumna leads as chief of staff at Rolls Royce

Posted November 5, 2020 by Sally Winter

In five short years, Tiffany Munsell, JD, MBA’19, has moved from commercial manager at Rolls Royce to chief of staff to the CEO of Rolls-Royce North America and President of Defense in Reston, Virginia. She says she is a different leader than she was prior to earning her degree from the Evening MBA Program at the Kelley School of Business.

Dental administrator improves practice and leads expansion after graduate certificate

Posted November 4, 2020 by Sally Winter

As a pediatric dentist in Colombia, Angela Yepes, MBA’22, had decided she didn’t want to own her own practice because of the headaches associated with running one.

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

Posted April 28, 2020 by Sally Winter

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.

Resilience & grit: Charlotte Westerhaus-Renfrow lives the principles of her work

Posted August 19, 2019 by Teresa Mackin

It’s because of resilient and gritty parents, and teachers and role models who cared about me, believed in me and wanted me to succeed. That’s why I do all I can to give my students what I was given: someone who cares about them and their success.

Physician MBA alum opens urgent care center to improve access to healthcare on Chicago’s south side

Posted July 19, 2019 by Teresa Mackin

Reuben Rutland, MD, MBA’16, is a trauma surgeon who thought his career path would eventually lead him to administration.

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