Tag: physician mba

Improving healthcare: CMO uses Physician MBA to eliminate business blind spots

Posted October 22, 2020 by spwinter

Improving healthcare: CMO uses Physician MBA to eliminate business blind spots “Physicians know this field better than anyone else. Some of my fellow alumni have gone into policy work to help lawmakers better understand medicine. We need more physician leaders to step up and lead the U.S. in remaining a leader in medicine.”

Eli Lilly CEO to lead healthcare-focused conversation on inclusive leadership

Posted October 5, 2020 by Teresa Mackin

David A. Ricks, chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company, will lead a virtual discussion focused on creating an inclusive workplace during an October 9th presentation.

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.”

Physician MBA grad named to 2020 Poets & Quants Best and Brightest Executive MBA list

Posted July 30, 2020 by Teresa Mackin

Physician MBA grad named to Poets & Quants Best and Brightest Executive MBA listing Congratulations to Sara Jo Grethlein, MD, MBA’20, who was named to the Poets & Quants Best & Brightest Executive MBA listing for 2020.

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.

Webinars to share best practices, business advice for healthcare professionals managing the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted March 31, 2020 by Teresa Mackin

Kelley School of Business Physician MBA faculty and alumni offering strategies, tools for healthcare workers Physicians and Kelley School of Business faculty are teaming up to offer a free webinar series to help guide healthcare professionals through the COVID-19 crisis. The series will offer expertise from Kelley School faculty who teach in the physician-only MBA…… Read more »

Physician MBA helps pass legislation to improve maternal and fetal mortality in Indiana

Posted March 2, 2020 by spwinter

Physician MBA helps pass legislation to improve maternal and fetal mortality in Indiana Through a healthcare policy course, Mary Pell Abernathy, MD, MBA’18, learned how to communicate with lawmakers to create change. She’s now working to improve state laws as she advocates on behalf of fetal and maternal health in Indiana.

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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