Alumni Reflections
What is Health Sector Management?
Hear from Fuqua and HSM alum Mike Lipkin, MD, WEMBA ’16 as he talks about the value of the Health Sector Management certificate at Fuqua, both for people with health care experience and those looking to enter the industry.
Q&A with Diana Barrett Wiseman, GEMBA ’17
How a Duke Fuqua Health Sector Management (HSM) Certificate supports students, including Medical professionals, like Diana Barrett Wiseman.
The Many Ways I Stay Connected to Team Fuqua as an Alum
Meghan Spell, Daytime MBA 2024 I am on the growth and strategy team of Optum Genomics, a corporate strategy group at UnitedHealth Group focused on accelerating the precision medicine industry. When I graduated from Fuqua, I joined UnitedHealth Group through the UnitedHealth Group Leadership Experience Program. Prior to Fuqua, I began my career as an […]
Value of an MBA for Health Care Professionals
Getting an MBA was an unexpected leap for me. While I knew that my career as a physician meant a commitment to life-long learning, I had figured that my days on the student side of the classroom were behind me. Yet, after many years of clinical work, I found myself growing increasingly interested in the […]
Why I Chose the HSM Program
Jameelah Melton, MD, MBA HSM 2019Senior Healthcare Executive I Solution Strategist Over the past three months, I have met several physicians seeking new roles where they can have a greater impact on health care. They were especially interested in how Fuqua prepared me to meet the current challenges we face including the current COVID pandemic. […]
Q&A with Steve Wolin, MBA ’96 of Optum
Steve Wolin, MBA ’96Head of Corporate Strategy and Business AccelerationOptum Steven Wolin is a Fuqua alumnus and Head of Corporate Strategy and Business Acceleration at Optum. He discusses the current health care landscape, including health care consumerism, health IT and analytics, partnerships within the sector, and also reflects upon his time at Fuqua. What is […]
Q&A with Jennifer Perkins, MBA ’15, UCSF Health
Jennifer Perkins, MD, MBA ’15HSM ’16Medical Director of Access ServicesAssociate Professor of Medicine and Third-Year Mentor – MBAEndocrinologistDuke University Health System What does the future of health care services look like to physicians and providers, from your perspective? health care delivery models have tremendous opportunity presently. Many systems are shifting away from fee-for-service and into […]
Take Your Business to the Next Level
Rich Gilbert, MBA ’01 was a physician when he began the Weekend Executive program. He shares how his Fuqua experience was fundamental in taking his career and his company to the next level.