Curriculum

Curriculum for the Nashville Health Care Councils Fellows initiative is oriented around the program’s objective to empower the leadership of modern health care companies to develop strategic competencies and knowledge for sustainable value creation.

PREVIOUS SPEAKERS INCLUDE

George Barrett, Executive Chairman, Cardinal Health
Richard Bracken, Former CEO, HCA
David Brailer, CEO, Health Evolution Partners, former National Coordinator of HMS
Dan Buettner, Author of Blue Zones
Jonathan Bush, CEO and Co-Founder, athenahealth
Toby Cosgrove, Former CEO, Cleveland Clinic
Paul Farmer, M.D./Ph.D., Co-Founder, Partners in Health
Rushika Fernandopulle, Co-Founder and CEO, Iora Health
Tom Frieden, M.D., Former Director of the CDC, President and CEO of ResolveTSL

Frank Luntz, Political Consultant, Pollster, and Strategist
Dean Ornish, M.D., Author of The Spectrum
Michael Porter, Professor of Strategy, Harvard University
Susan Siegel, CEO, GE Ventures
Kent Thiry, CEO, DaVita
Bernard J. Tyson, Chairman and CEO, Kaiser Permanente
Devi Shetty, M.D., Chairman and Founder, Narayana Health
Dr. Regina E. Herzlinger, Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Troyen Brennan, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, CVS Health

As a result of the Fellows experience, participants will accomplish the following:

Grow a deep understanding of and strategic approach to the specific challenges facing the U.S. health care sector.

Learn new ways to define problems and develop solutions.

Implement strategy and better effect change in their organizations.

Over the course of eight, day-long sessions that combine business strategy and leadership development, the following topics are addressed:

Industry trends

Leadership skill development

Innovation

Globalization

Strategic opportunities

Change management

Entrepreneurship

Enhancing the classroom curriculum is an immersion component that exposes Fellows to behind-the-scenes looks at diverse aspects of the Nashville health care sector. This includes site visits and other experiential elements.

The Fellows classes take place at the Owen Graduate School of Management’s Center Building at Vanderbilt University. The classes feature nationally-respected CEOs and guest speakers from Nashville and across the nation who represent various interests related to both the health care industry and leadership studies. Additional curriculum is provided through Harvard Business School industry case studies.