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Health Care and Life Science at HBS
Health Care and Life Science at HBS
One of the priorities of the HBS Health Care Initiative is to connect students with alumni who are working in health care. One way we do this is to invite a few students who are completing their summer internships and local alumni to discuss health care opportunities, challenges, and career opportunities over dinner. For this gathering in Southern California, I joined Charles Huang (MBA 2009), who is the regional director of the HBS Health Care Alumni Association along with Stephen Chen (MBA 2011), Antonio Henriques (MBA 2017), Lynn Wang (MBA 2017), and Katherine Shen (MBA 2020). [...]
More than 8,000 Harvard Business School (HBS) alumni are working in the health care sector around the world—in biotech, digital health, financial services, and other industries. We asked seven alumni to explain why they chose their careers in health care. [...]
Robert S. Huckman, Professor of Technology and Operations Management, serves as the Faculty Chair of the HBS Health Care Initiative and the Chair of the MBA Required Curriculum. He describes the Health Care Initiative as “an ideal opportunity for students, faculty, and alumni to build a vibrant and diverse community knit together by a shared interest in improving the health care system.” [...]
In the HBS Health Care Initiative, we are constantly impressed by the impact alumni have in health care. When we have the opportunity to meet up with an alum at an industry conference or educational panel, we enjoy learning more about what motivates them. We try to uncover a bit about why they do what they do, what they got out of HBS, and what advice they may have for current and future students.
Recently, I had the chance to sit down with Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, MBA 2009. She is the CEO of Wellthy which is a company that takes a concierge approach to care management when working with the sick and elderly. Lindsay shared the following insight: [...]
Twelve HBS faculty toured hospitals and health care organizations around the Boston area as part of a day-long excursion. Dubbed “Health Care Delivery in Boston: Fostering Innovation in a Cost-Constrained Environment”, the excursion was sponsored by the Division of Research & Faculty Development (DRFD) and led by Health Care Initiative Faculty Chair Rob Huckman and Director Cara Sterling. “Given that we have so many industry leaders and innovators right here in Boston,” Huckman explained, “We wanted to connect some of them with our faculty, tour their operations, and spur insightful conversations.” [...]
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