There’s no question that Harvard Business School (HBS) alumni are making their mark in the health care sector. The question is, what is the best way to tap into the insights of these 8,000+ alumni? How can we facilitate meaningful connections between alumni and students? And how can we use those connections to advance innovation in health care? As it turns out, gathering people around the dinner table is a great place to start. In cities across the globe, HBS alumni and students are periodically meeting for small-group dinners organized by the HBS Health Care Initiative (HCI) and HBS Healthcare Alumni Association (HBSHAA). [...]

Robert S. Huckman, Professor of Technology and Operations Management, serves as the Faculty Chair of the HBS Health Care Initiative and the Chair of the MBA Required Curriculum. He describes the Health Care Initiative as “an ideal opportunity for students, faculty, and alumni to build a vibrant and diverse community knit together by a shared interest in improving the health care system.” [...]

Twelve HBS faculty toured hospitals and health care organizations around the Boston area as part of a day-long excursion. Dubbed “Health Care Delivery in Boston: Fostering Innovation in a Cost-Constrained Environment”, the excursion was sponsored by the Division of Research & Faculty Development (DRFD) and led by Health Care Initiative Faculty Chair Rob Huckman and Director Cara Sterling. “Given that we have so many industry leaders and innovators right here in Boston,” Huckman explained, “We wanted to connect some of them with our faculty, tour their operations, and spur insightful conversations.” [...]

When Diya Sikka, MBA2018, began her studies at Harvard Business School, she was not sure where her career would be headed after graduation. “I had spent the previous few years working in operations, product innovation, and research for CVS Health,” Diya stated. “However, I wondered if I should branch out into a different health care industry or even continue my career in the health care sector.” [...]

Hej! Reporting from Copenhagen here. My first year of HBS is complete, and I moved here one month ago for my summer internship. I’m working in New Product Development at Radiometer – a medical device subsidiary of Danaher. I came to HBS from consulting and was hoping to do something completely new for my summer internship while pursuing my interest in healthcare. Ideally, I wanted to work on a team helping build a product, and do so in a new location. My internship has so far proven to be a great fit. I’m working with the Commercial, Research & Development (R&D), and Finance teams assessing the opportunity for a new medical diagnostic tool that targets a previously unaddressed customer segment. [...]