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HSM Student Profile: Doug Akay

HSM Student Profile: Doug Akay (Class of 2021) Prior Education: Pace University, Touro College Hometown: Izmir, Turkey Nationality: Turkey Why I Chose Fuqua My partner and I wanted to be in an inclusive community without the distractions of a large …

Why I Chose the HSM Program

Over the past three months, I have met several physicians seeking new roles where they can have a greater impact on health care. They were especially interested in how Fuqua prepared me to meet the current challenges we face including …

HSM Student Profile: Lexi McClain

HSM Student Profile: Lexi McClain (Class of 2021) Prior Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hometown: Little Rock, AR Nationality: USA Why I Chose Fuqua Academically, I knew I wanted a strong health care curriculum taught by professors …

HSM Student Profile: Jason Hichborn

HSM Student Profile: Jason Hichborn (Class of 2021) Prior Education: Bates College Hometown: Yarmouth, ME Nationality: USA Why I Chose Fuqua I chose Fuqua for three reasons: the prestige of the HSM program driven by the depth and breadth of …

Why Fuqua was the Right Health Care MBA for Me

  Being 100% honest, I didn’t think I would have much choice in MBA programs. I would send my applications in, hope for the best, and get into one, maybe two programs. Going into the decision dates I didn’t have …

Why Fuqua, WEMBA, and HSM?

I first considered pursing an MBA about six years ago. Since then my career path has felt more like a moving target than a static roadmap. After deciding the timing was right for an MBA, I chose the Weekend Executive …

A Week in DC: Uniting Policy and Business through HSM

As someone whose eyes light up at the mere mention of health policy, I was excited to take the Management of Health System and Policy (“Week in DC”) course for a few reasons. Firstly, it was an integral portion of …

Growing within the HSM family

I cannot describe the intense emotions I felt when I saw my son’s eyes for the first time on July 18th, 2018. Four days later, when Fuqua’s HSM Bootcamp started, I quickly realized that the program would be a second …

Health Care Week in Cities: Boston

At Fuqua, students travel to a variety of US cities during our fall break to visit companies within a specific industry. These trips allow students to experience the office culture at large firms as well as pioneering startups. It’s also …

The HSM and HCC Experience

The most important element of business school for me was a program that would help me gain the knowledge, network, and experience to succeed in the health care industry long-term.  By meeting that bar, the Health Sector Management (HSM) program …