Physicians and the Executive MBA
In any given year, about one-fourth of an Executive MBA class is comprised of professionals from the health care industry. Many of these individuals are physicians—individuals who want to move beyond the practice of medicine to the business of setting strategy or launching a new venture and leading and motivating an organization. These executive aspirations are the impetus for choosing the Vanderbilt Executive MBA versus other programs offered here at Vanderbilt.
Here are just a few.
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Ravi Chari, M.D.
Vanderbilt Executive MBA 2008
Vice President, Clinical Services Group at HCA
Clinical Professor of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of MedicineAs Chief Medical Officer at Centennial Medical Center, Dr. Ravi Chari is on the leading edge of medical care. Among a number of other advanced procedures, Dr. Chari is a well-known expert in minimally invasive, laparoscopic surgeries now used in treating... More of Ravi Chari, M.D.’s Story
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Michael Swan, M.D.
Vanderbilt Executive MBA 2008
Physician and Owner: Swan Urogyn, and Advent Mobile Medical Services
Like many physicians, Dr. Michael Swan sought an MBA to gain a deeper understanding of business. That knowledge, he recognized, would help him take full advantage of leadership opportunities he had received as the Physician Executive overseeing women... More of Michael Swan, M.D.’s Story
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Kerri Woodberry, M.D.
Vanderbilt Executive MBA 2007
CEO/President at Macourlyn Center for Plastic Surgery
As a child, Kerri Woodberry spent countless hours putting together puzzles. Today, as a Johns Hopkins-trained plastic surgeon, specializing in hand reconstruction, she helps piece together disfigured bodies and lives.... More of Kerri Woodberry, M.D.’s Story
