The news that I was selected as the first postdoc for the Blavatnik Fellowship was both humbling and exciting. It also felt like the ideal capstone to my academic training. Up until that point, I had spent my academic career focused on technical training as an engineer, including the last seven years working as a PhD candidate and postdoc. [...]
The HCI just released "Health Minute," a series of one-minute videos highlighting HBS faculty and the remarkable breadth of their research to improve health care. Professor Robert Huckman, faculty chair of the HCI, talks about this new video series, the HCI impact, and the future of health care at HBS. [...]
Over winter break, members of the Health Care Club coordinated career treks to San Francisco and New York City. Across the two trips, 19 members of the HBS health care community visited 14 organizations and met a diverse array of healthcare-focused alumni. The treks also provided a unique opportunity for students to form new relationships with each other outside the classroom, establishing a platform for shared learning to continue throughout the MBA experience. [...]
The health care industry is ripe for disruption. But what aspects of health care need to change most urgently? The HBS Health Care Initiative asked seven alumni from Harvard Business School (HBS) to weigh in. [...]
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). [...]