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Having spent the first part of my career at a generic pharmaceutical company, I had a reasonable understanding of what it takes to get a product to market and really enjoyed the challenge pharmaceuticals presented. I knew that post MBA, …

As a first year student, I had the opportunity to complete a Global Academic Travel Experience (GATE) course on South Africa that culminated in a two-week trip to South Africa over spring break. Over the course of two weeks, we …

I spent the first two weeks in May on the China GATE trip, along with 95 other Fuqua students.  GATE is an opportunity to learn about global business by visiting enterprises operating abroad – on the China trip, we visited both …

After working with an Israeli medical devices Startup Company and negotiating several due diligence processes with top US corporations, I gained preliminary exposure to the US health care arena.  This experience triggered my decision to explore the US healthcare industry …

As an applicant to business schools in the fall of 2012, I knew that I wanted to pursue a career in healthcare consulting.  I worked in clinic administration for an academic medical center where I found my passion for discovering …

Fall Terms 1 and 2 were a busy and exciting time in the Health Sector Management (HSM) program, with weekly academic seminars, the November healthcare conference, and the December Town Hall meeting. These events kept us busy, engaged, and constantly learning. Each …

I am in year five of six of the dual degree program here at Duke. I am doing both the medical degree and the MBA from The Fuqua School of Business. I chose Duke because it has a strong Health …

Jeffrey Crowley, Distinguished Scholar and Program Director of the National HIV/AIDS Initiative at the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, spoke with our class about the need for advocacy and other impact-focused organizations to distill their initiatives as …

The Duke University Hospital (DUH) Practicum was one of the most invaluable experiences I have had at Fuqua. Firstly, getting to solve a real business problem in a real healthcare setting proved to be challenging but very exciting. The team …

Recruiting is no joke! You can go from periods of anxiety, to depression, to desperation, to elation – sometimes all in the same week. Depending on whether you caught me on crest or trough of this emotional journey, you would …