Author Archives: Jess Levitt

Jennifer Perkins, MD, MBA ’15 HSM ’16 Medical Director of Access Services Associate Professor of Medicine and Third-Year Mentor – MBA Endocrinologist Duke University Health System What does the future of health care services look like to physicians and providers, …

With less than 40 days left until graduation, it’s hard to believe that my time at Fuqua is coming to an end.  As cliché as it sounds, it feels like just yesterday I was engulfed in the whirlwind of business …

Have you ever looked at a profession and thought, “Wow that is such a cool job, I wish I could do that!” For me, that was being a scientist; the thought that I could be researching something that no one …

One of my primary reasons for choosing Fuqua for my MBA was the Duke University Hospital Experiential Learning Practicum (DUH-ELP), because it or an equivalent program is so unique to very few schools. I was very happy and honored to …

Emily Mason is a second-year HSM student who spent her summer working with Health Builders, an NGO in Rwanda.  Health Builders works with local governments to build strong primary health care systems and increase health center management capacity.  The work …

As my journey at Fuqua reaches its end this spring, I take pride in my decision to pursue the Health Sector Management (HSM) program certificate as part of my experience. Around this time two years ago, I opted in to …

One of the best parts of being a student in Fuqua’s Health Sector Management (HSM) program is having access to top-of-the-line medical facilities, physicians, and researchers within the Duke and Durham communities. Consistently ranked as one of the best hospitals …

Mark McClellan, MD, PhD Director, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy Margolis Professor of Business, Medicine, and Health Policy Duke University The Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy was established with a $16.5 million gift from Duke medical school alumnus Robert …

Shaden Marzouk, MD, MBA ’11 HSM ’11 Senior Vice President Clinical Operations Cardinal Health Describe an experience from your time at Fuqua that stands out to you as unique or helpful. I think the Mentored Study program at Fuqua was fantastic. …

Ali Hashemi Co-Founder, Managing Partner Avicenna Partners What is your fondest memory from your time at Duke? One fall semester, we had an unseasonably warm December… i tied up a hammock between two trees in the Sarah P Duke gardens, …