HBS ANNOUNCED LIFE SCIENCES FELLOWSHIP FUND BOSTON - Jan. 22, 2008 - Harvard Business School (HBS) announced that it will award $20,000 fellowships to each of 10 incoming MBA students who present outstanding credentials from their work in the field of life sciences. The new Life Sciences Fellowships, which recognize academic achievements, professional accomplishments, and/or honors granted by academic, commercial, or professional organizations, will be awarded to students entering the School's MBA program next fall. Read More Here!

 

An MBA Program for Aspiring Healthcare Professionals
The core strengths of HBS-its general management and leadership-focused MBA program, its case method of teaching, and its global reach-coupled with the industry focus provided through the Healthcare Initiative result in superior educational and career opportunities for aspiring leaders in the healthcare industry.

If your goal is to become a leader in healthcare, HBS is the place for you.
Harvard Business School students are recruited by a wide variety of healthcare organizations, including healthcare startups, venture capital firms, consulting firms, investment banks, managed health plans, hospital systems, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and biotechnology companies. Over 10% of HBS students who graduated last year found jobs in the healthcare industry at organizations ranging from Fortune 100 companies to start-ups to non-profit groups.

Students who are interested in an MBA program focused on healthcare management have numerous opportunities at Harvard Business School, from clubs and elective courses to internships, field studies, and career development programs. Whether students are "career changers" or have previous work experience in healthcare, HBS prepares them for fulfilling management careers.

HBS graduates are represented across the industry in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, service delivery, international health, venture capital, consulting, entrepreneurial startups, and insurance.

An MBA Program For Students Interested in Healthcare Management.
The HBS MBA program offers a general management experience that develops great leaders through exposure to a variety of business disciplines. While there is not a degree or a track in healthcare (just as there are no majors in any functional areas such as Finance or Marketing), students prepare for future leadership roles in healthcare through coursework as well as through extensive extracurricular activities such as speaker series, faculty presentations, mentor programs, and networking activities.

Prospective Student Resources:

• Admissions
• Connect with a current HBS healthcare student
• Email the Healthcare Initative

The Healthcare MBA Curriculum:
The first year required curriculum (RC) incorporates healthcare cases and topics in most courses ranging from Marketing and Finance to Entrepreneurship and Technology and Operations Management. As a result, all students learn to understand the industry from various functional perspectives.

During the second year elective curriculum (EC), students may take courses focused on their particular healthcare interests at HBS in addition to completing projects and papers related to healthcare in many other courses. Some students choose to cross-register for additional healthcare courses elsewhere within Harvard University, including at the Harvard School of Public Health, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and Harvard Law School.

Both first year and second year students have the opportunity to participate in the Healthcare Immersion Program, an intensive, one-week course offered during the winter break. The format and focus changes every other year offering interested students varied content each year.

Other Resoruces:

• The Healthcare Club:
  The HBS Healthcare Club is one of the largest and most active student clubs at HBS. Each year, over 200 students join the club and become part of a community of bright, talented, and motivated students who share a passion for healthcare. The Club provides its members with an unmatched range of opportunities to learn about all aspects of the healthcare industry, to meet and interact with leaders in all segments of healthcare, and to begin building a career in one of the largest, fastest-growing, and most important industries in the global economy.
• HBS Healthcare Initiative:
  The Healthcare Initiative at Harvard Business School is a multidisciplinary program dedicated to innovative thinking in the healthcare industry. Launched in 2005, the Initiative brings together the extensive research, thought leadership, and interest in the business and management of healthcare that exists at HBS.
• HMS and HBS Joint Degree Program

  In recognition of the critical need in today's world for leaders who are educated in the intellectual disciplines and practices of medicine and management, Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Harvard Business School (HBS) established a joint MD/MBA program and enrolled the first group of students in the fall of 2005. The program's mission is to develop outstanding physician leaders, skilled in both medicine and management, to take positions of influence through which they will contribute substantially to the health and well-being of individuals and society.

  This program, structured to be completed in five calendar years, will educate prospective leaders of organizations that deliver and finance health services, as well as those who develop and market pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other health-related products.

  Find more Information at the HBS Joint Degree Program Site.

MBA Student Profiles

• Elisa Dannemiller, MBA 2007, I chose to obtain my MBA and my MD to be able to contribute to the healthcare industry by treating one patient at a time while also developing the skill set to affect the healthcare system as a whole. I chose HBS because I believed the diversity of the student body and the case method would challenge me to learn about healthcare from a different perspective.
• Laura Dicker, MBA 2007, In looking at graduate schools, I actually applied to both public health schools and business schools. Though I was admitted to other programs, including some dual MBA-MPH degree programs, I ultimately decided that the most pressing issues facing the U.S. health care system are really business and operational issues that require the skills of an MBA education. As I began asking people who work in hospital administration, I heard time and time again that pursuing an MBA at Harvard Business School would, by far, be the best preparation I could get towards this end. Looking back on these last two years, I am incredibly pleased with the decision.
• Sonali Duggal, MBA 2008, The opportunities one has as a Harvard Business School student are remarkable. You learn from incredible professors and classmates and there are many alumni and staff members to turn to when looking for internships and jobs. There are so many resources to access. HBS has created an environment perfect for learning and the facilities are amazing.
• Jonathan Solomon, MBA 2007, I think that Harvard Business School was a perfect fit for me. In the first year we did not have to dedicate our courses to one specific industry. Instead, we were exposed to all different aspects of businesses and industries. It was a great experience to meet people interested in energy, banking--and even the music industry--without having to lock myself into healthcare so early on.
• Kevin Wegener, MBA 2008, Harvard Business School has a great MBA program for healthcare because it is so flexible. It can help students who are interested in healthcare prior to HBS as well as those who become interested in healthcare during business school. Most importantly, the HBS MBA program does not lock you into an industry track; it allows you to have flexibility as you explore different career paths.

PEOPLE AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
Harvard Business School’s faculty, students, and alumni have extensive interest and expertise in the healthcare field and have made – and continue to make – their mark by fostering innovation throughout the healthcare industry.

• FACULTY IN HEALTHCARE
  HBS faculty members are well known for their important research in many areas, including healthcare competition, the design of care delivery, consumer-driven healthcare, team learning and organizational change, venture capital, alliances, startups, and innovation. Their combined knowledge of the industry is unparalleled.

Fast Facts:

• About 20% of all HBS faculty conduct research on some aspect within the healthcare industry.
• There are over 400 healthcare cases actively in use at Harvard Business School Publishing

• STUDENTS IN HEALTHCARE
  MBA students who are interested in the business of healthcare have numerous opportunities at HBS, from clubs and elective courses to internships, field studies, and career development programs. Whether students are "career changers" or have previous work experience in healthcare, HBS prepares them for fulfilling management careers. Our graduates are represented across the healthcare industry in all of the various segments.

Fast Facts:

• Healthcare cases are embedded throughout the first year curriculum in order to educate all students on the complexities and challenges of the healthcare industry.
• Nearly 10% of HBS students who graduated last year found exciting jobs in life sciences, insurance, care delivery and innovat

• ALUMNI IN HEALTHCARE
  Alumni help strengthen the healthcare community at large through networking events, conferences, and participating in the Healthcare Alumni-Student Mentor program. HBS alumni are prominent throughout the healthcare industry and include CEOs and senior executives in venture capital and consulting firms, managed care companies, healthcare delivery organizations, as well as the leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies.

Selected HBS Alumni Include:

• George Byrd Abercrombie, President and CEO, Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc.
• Gordon M. Binder, former Chairman and CEO, Amgen
• James Burke, former Chairman & CEO, Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
• Alan Crane, Venture Partner, Polaris Venture Partners
• Bryan Crombie, Senior VP and CFO, Biovail Corporation
• Juan Enriquez-Cabot, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Biotechonomy
• Samuel Fleming, former Chairman and CEO, Decision Resources, Inc.; Managing Director of Briland LLC
• James Frates, Vice President and CFO, Alkermes, Inc.
• Raymond V. Gilmartin, former Chairman, President and CEO, Merck & Co., Inc.
• Kathy Giusti, CEO and founder, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
• Ginger Graham, former President and CEO, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• Fred Hassan, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Schering-Plough
• Gail Maderis, former President, Genzyme Molecular Oncology; President and CEO, Five Prime Therapeutics
• Richard Nanula, former Exec. VP and CFO, Amgen Inc.
• Daniel Vasella, Chairman and CEO, Novartis AG
• Robert D. Walter, Chairman and CEO, Cardinal Health

Fast Facts:

• Nearly 20% of HBS alumni who sit on boards do so for major healthcare organizations.