“As physicians, we don’t learn anything about the business of medicine in medical school. If you follow the news and what’s happening in the medical field, you realize that, without business knowledge, you cannot get by.”
Tag: physician leader
Learning the language of a CMO
Rocky Singh, MD, MBA’15, had experienced a number of leadership and administrative roles throughout his medical career, but eventually he discovered a language gap.
Three physician MBA alums earn C-Suite positions within the same hospital network shortly after graduation
Most graduates achieve their goals. Three alums—from the same graduating class—recently did just that. With a twist: They earned executive positions within the
same healthcare system.
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.
Business of Medicine trip shifts future career plans for student
Life’s experiences can mold a person’s future, beliefs and in the case of OrthoIndy surgeon Ed Hellman, MD, MBA’16, his future career plans.