For some physicians, gaining a greater sense of the business behind the medicine is helpful to attract more business. For others, an MBA through the Indiana University Kelley School of Business helps them better manage their existing case load.
Healthcare
Teaching physician MBAs: “It’s the best thing I’ve ever done”
In 2012, Professor Reed Smith was looking for the “next big step” in his career. Little did he know, he would learn a whole new way to teach accounting.
Pain physician opens integrative clinic after earning Kelley Physician MBA
At his new clinic, Dr. Orlando Landrum, MD, MBA’16, focuses on taking a deeper look at a patient’s concerns, goals and lifestyle before offering a variety of non-traditional treatments in place of – or in addition to – medication.
Gaining new tools for solving healthcare problems
As a hospitalist, Mahdi Ajjan, MD, MBA’17, is accustomed to solving problems. His specialty itself sprang from the need to alleviate primary care physician burnout in the early 1990s, when these physicians were shuttling back and forth between practice offices and hospitals to treat admitted patients.
Solving healthcare problems while taking control of personal goals
Today’s physicians are tasked with countless responsibilities each day, many of which go far beyond patient care.
Physician MBA grad uses degree to cut costs and build unique 3-D ultrasound sculpture business
Michael Schifano, DO, MBA’17, is the kind of physician who’s always finding new ways to differentiate his practice.
Physician MBAs and faculty publish research on improving clinic wait times in prominent journal
The team reduced patient visit times by 18 percent and improved both patient and employee satisfaction, without cutting valuable patient-provider contact time.
A differentiator: Physician MBAs learn health policy in Washington, DC
A typical day for Lisa Saul, MD, MBA’17, begins with meetings with co-workers and seeing patients one on one.
Physician MBA Program opens door — and creates new role — for Dr. Cheryl Wolfe
Cheryl Wolfe, MD, MBA’17, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Chicago, was in the midst of earning her MBA through the IU Kelley School of Business Physician MBA program when she was approached by Rush University Medical Center to merge her private practice into the Rush system.
Kelley Business of Medicine Physician MBAs dissect health policy in Washington, DC
The Kelley Business of Medicine Physician MBA Class of 2017 has convened in Washington, DC for a five-day deep dive into how health policy happens. Twenty-six physicians traveled to our nation’s capital to look under the hood of healthcare policy development.