Healthcare Policy Experience

Find your voice in healthcare policy.

The Kelley Physician MBA is the only MBA program that leads a physician-only cohort on an immersive trip to Washington, D.C. The Healthcare Policy Experience course is a lesson in policy told through the lens of healthcare providers specifically.

You’ll learn about healthcare policy directly from the policy makers and regulators: how public policies are developed and which policy trends affect your practice. With a deeper understanding of the process, you learn how to navigate the regulatory environment and how to have a voice in policy that affects your organization.

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How it Works

Travel

Students travel to the nation’s capital for a five-day course to learn firsthand about healthcare reform and public policy through candid discussions with policy makers, lobbyists, regulators and government officials. This course gives you a seat at the table to analyze emerging healthcare policy and grasp how it affects you.

Analyze

Students keep a daily journal reflecting on the intellectual insights of each day and how they relate to course readings, discussions and speakers. This creates a long-term reference guide for staying abreast of the healthcare policy process. Become a better manager, leader and citizen by learning how to advance your objectives in the context of an ever-changing governmental and political landscape.

The Washington Campus

While in Washington, D.C., home base for the trip is at the Washington Campus, a non-profit, non-partisan, higher education consortium of business schools and universities. Physicians will meet with Washington insiders here and, following visits to government sites throughout the city, will regroup here for class discussions with the Kelley instructor. Students learn how to ethically and effectively create public policy change.

The Student Experience

Hear from physician students about what they gained from participating in the Healthcare Policy Experience in the Kelley Physician MBA Program.

Asheesh Bothra, MD, MBA’22

VP, South Dayton Acute Care Consultants

“Everything in healthcare is decided in Washington, D.C. Congress passes legislation, CMS makes the rules, and we are affected by them every day without understanding how we got here. The Healthcare Policy course showed us how those decisions are made and how we can shape the direction of healthcare moving forward. It was the most unique learning experience I’ve ever had.”

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Mara Nitu, MD, MBA’18

CMO, Riley Children’s Health

“Now more than ever, healthcare funding is closely intertwined with politics. When you look at prioritization and support for various areas, you can see why advocacy makes a big difference in how those dollars are spent. The trip to Washington, D.C. teaches you how doctors can make their voices heard effectively to raise public opinion, educate, and gain the support needed for patients.”

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