UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Becomes 17th Member of International Consortium of Business Schools Focused on U.S. and Global Health Management
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (PRWEB) December 05, 2017 -- The University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School has become the newest member of the Business School Alliance for Health Management (BAHM), an international consortium of leading MBA programs with a health sector focus.
“Our board is pleased to welcome UNC Kenan-Flagler as the 17th member of an organization that has crystallized into a strong, collaborative network of business schools focused on promoting scholarship and innovation in the health sector,” said Kevin A. Schulman, BAHM’s board president and a professor of medicine and business administration at Duke University.
Formed in 2010, BAHM supports business school health management programs and their faculty, students and graduates in educating the next generation of leaders and advancing thought leadership in the field. BAHM initiatives include annual student case competitions, educational webinars, research collaborations, and Health Management Policy and Innovation (HMPI), an online journal focused on U.S. and global health sector challenges from a business perspective.
“Our goal is to improve outcomes, access and value in the business of health care by conducting influential research and providing comprehensive education for future leaders working in this arena,” said Brad Staats, leader of the Business of Health Care Initiative and associate professor of operations at UNC Kenan-Flagler.
Solving some of today’s biggest health-care challenges is the focus of the Business of Health Care Initiative at UNC Kenan-Flagler. To address the complex and technical issues surrounding the business of health care, the school is bringing together people from across the University – including its top-ranked schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health and business – to leverage their diverse and deep expertise to collaborate on research and education.
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About the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School
Consistently ranked one of the world's best business schools, UNC Kenan-Flagler is known for its collaborative culture that stems from its core values: excellence, leadership, integrity, community and teamwork. Professors excel at both teaching and research, and demonstrate unparalleled dedication to students. Graduates are effective, principled leaders who have the technical and managerial skills to deliver results in the global business environment. UNC Kenan-Flagler offers a rich portfolio of programs and extraordinary, real-life learning experiences: Undergraduate Business, full-time MBA, Executive MBA Programs (Evening, Weekend and global OneMBA®), online MBA@UNC, UNC-Tsinghua Dual-Degree EMBA, Master of Accounting, PhD, Executive Development, and UNC Business Essentials programs. It is home to the Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
Allison Adams, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu, +1 9199627235, [email protected]
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