Alumni Testimonials
"Osler once said that to care for patients without books is to sail an uncharted sea; in today’s world, the saying would need to include knowledge of business. Through the efforts of dedicated, world-class faculty, the Hopkins Business of Medicine program has given me the skills I need to understand the business world in general and the business of medicine in particular."
Cameron Akbari, MD, MBA
Vascular Surgery, Washington Hospital Center
"Caring for patients is only half of a physician's responsibility. All physicians are affected by the business of medicine. We owe it to ourselves, our patients, and our profession to study the business side of health care."
Elena Boley, MD, MBA
General Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty Associates of The George Washington University
"The program imparts important business skills that can be put to work on an everyday basis, in all fields of medicine. The cohort learning structure let me share in and profit from the ideas and experiences all students brought to the classroom."
Raymond L. Cox, MD, MBA
Director, OB/GYN Services
Prince George’s Hospital Center
"The program developed my skills in many areas including accounting, finance, strategic planning, and more. No matter what position one holds in the health care field, you have to generate consensus around a plan, raise funding, and then spend it carefully."
David G. Nicholls, MD, MBA
Vice Dean for Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
"For years my job has been the business side of health care. This program has allowed me the time and the forum to re-examine my approaches and gain new perspectives. I highly recommend the program for administrators who want to further their knowledge and develop new and enhanced skills."
Pamela Paulk, MSW, MBA
Vice President, Human Resources
Johns Hopkins Health System
"The program has helped me understand how to translate a vision for program development into a business plan that will survive the scrutiny of the institution's key leadership. It's one thing to formulate novel strategies to improve patient care. To successfully implement these ideas, however, the physician executive needs to take advantage of the analysis and measurement tools that this program teaches, which are the foundation of good business practice."
Andrew Klein, MD, MBA
Director, Comprehensive Transplant Center, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center
"The Hopkins Business of Medicine program offered me an organized approach to understanding the issues regarding management and process improvement, as well as what lies behind financial decision making. Working in groups to analyze important issues relevant to business decisions was invaluable. I use these skills in my daily work as a department chair, and they help me provide insight to my hospital and my practice managers. I expected to learn the basics of how business works; those concepts were learned, but surpassed by the relationships I was able to build with my classmates and instructors."
Bruce Berlanstein, MD, MBA
"All physicians need to understand that we are living in a new world, one that requires us to have a business foundation in order to better understand our practice, career, and where we fit into the health care industry."
Nidia M. Peralta, MD, MBA
Administrator, Pediatric Office
Hanover, Pennsylvania
"Being a good clinician is no longer enough, solid management and financial principles must be incorporated into practice to ensure that quality care is provided. As a researcher, I now have the tools I need to better evaluate the cost-effectiveness of the interventions being tested."
Judith A. Vessey, PhD, MBA, FAAN
Lelia Holden Carroll Professor in Nursing
Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts
"I have learned many new skills and tools from the hoppkins Business of Medicine program. For example, I have enhanced my skills in the following areas: leadership/management, financial analysis, business redesign, negotiation skills, information system analysis, etc."
"I specifically planned to enhance my financial analysis, leadership and program development tools to expand my current knowledge with applicability to my job setting."
Renee Demski, MSW, MBA
Director, Operations Integration and Program Development
Operations Integration and JHOC Administration
Johns Hopkins Hospital
"I have learned the language of business and feel more confident when discussions arise about the financial or business end of medicine. I have also used many of the techniques persented in the Leaderships course to help in day to day operations and in innovating at the center where I lead. The Leadership course was by far one of the best courses I have ever taken. "
"On Wednesday morning, I apply the skills that I learned in class the night before."
Bill Cullen, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine
GWU Medical Faculty Association, Washington, DC
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