An MBA for the aspiring healthcare professional.

Students come to HBS to explore ways to improve the healthcare industry through the classroom experience and beyond. Their interests range from biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and diagnostics to healthcare delivery, insurance, and public health.

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    “HBS provides you with the decision making, problem solving, and analytical skills that are extremely important in the healthcare industry.”

    Pooja Solanki MBA 2011

  • photo of Halle Tecco

    “As a healthcare entrepreneur, the HBS environment helped me find ideas to change the world.”

    Halle Tecco MBA 2011

  • photo of Philip Dreyfuss

    “HBS provides the perfect balance between a broad general management education and specialization in a particular area of interest.”

    Philip Dreyfuss MBA 2011

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    “As co-chair of the student-run Healthcare Conference, I have been privileged to interact with some of the most influential figures in healthcare today.”

    Gil Addo, Jr. MBA 2011

  • 200 Healthcare Student Club members

  • 45% Business Plan contest winners related to Healthcare
  • 20% Faculty conducting healthcare research
  • 15% Top Fortune healthcare CEOs with an HBS MBA

The Healthcare Initiative serves as a gateway to the vast opportunities at HBS, and exposes aspiring healthcare leaders to the complex facets of this dynamic industry. Our general management MBA program—coupled with our case method, global reach, and interdisciplinary approach—creates a real-world environment that prepares students for the challenges of a career in today's healthcare industry.

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HBS Healthcare in the News

Podimetrics announced as a semifinalist in the MIT 100K Entrepreneurship Competition
Jeffrey Engler, MBA '12
May 15, 2012

Why Medical Bills Are a Mystery
Robert S. Kaplan and Michael E. Porter
New York Times
April 14, 2012

Like The U.S., Europe Wrestles With Health Care
Corey Flintogg, with an interview from Arthur Daemmrich
NPR's Health Blog
March 29, 2012

A Forum for Iconic Change in Healthcare - Harvard Business School Conference on Health
Bill Crounse, MD
Senior Director, Worldwide Health, Microsoft
February 5, 2012

Inviting Consumers To Downsize Fast-Food Portions Significantly Reduces Calorie Consumption
Jason Riis
Health Affairs
February 2012

Enlightened Eating
Jason Riis
Harvard Gazette
January 19, 2012

A New Investigation Reveals a Critical Short Supply
Arthur Daemmrich
WGBH
December 19, 2011

The Four Habits of High-Value Health Care Organizations
Richard M. J. Bohmer
The New England Journal of Medicine
December 1, 2011

HBS Working Knowledge

Learning from My Success and From Others' Failure: Evidence from Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
February 15, 2012

Measuring the Efficacy of the World's Managers
January 30, 2012

Rethinking the Fairness of Organ Transplants
November 28, 2011