- Mark Bloomberg, MD, MBA (President, The Bloomberg Healthcare Group)
- Devdutta Sangvai, MD, MBA (Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Duke University)
- Omar Latif, MD (Physician Executive Fellow at WellPoint, Inc.)
- Short vs. long-term focus. Patient care may be short-term when you're making a diagnosis, but business is more long-term.
- Inquisitive nature and an open mind. Learn the language and discipline of business.
- Develop clinical excellence. If you're thinking about long-term career goals, clinical training and practice yields long-term benefits.
- Take advantage of opportunities.
- Managing a transition from clinician to administration.
- Be patient. There are so many people who are rushing through their careers. Don't be too impatient. Pace yourself, gain experience, and show that experience in your resume.
- Since you can't apply an MBA during residency, Duke developed a pathway that includes clinical rotations plus management rotations
- 15 to 18 months of project driven management rotations/modules
- May add 1 year of residency
- Project-driven rotations.
- Core rotations and Selective modules.
- Certificate program.
Dr. Omar Latif worked at McKinsey for 2 years, and then began the WellPoint fellowship. This is a new fellowship for people who have an interest in the health insurance industry. He had direct access to senior managers at WellPoint.
So, what do you do as a fellow?
- Project-driven learning
- Giving presentations to senior management
- You're given a large amount of flexibility
- Are there other programs like the Duke MLP-R? Dr. Sangvai: Not aware of any other programs.
- What can you do to keep the business spirit alive during residency? Dr. Latif: Don't be worried about business opportunities during residency. Residency is unique and think about staging different aspects of your career. Dr. Bloomberg: After the first few weeks or months, seek out the quality assurance department and declare your interest to take part in projects.
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