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Health Care / Medical Industry Interest Group


The UST MBA Health Care / Medical Industry Student Interest Group will provide opportunities for UST MBA students to gain exposure to relevant issues and career opportunities across the spectrum of the health care industry and will support efforts to sponsor speakers, events and networking opportunities with local health care professionals.

Health Care / Medical Student Interest Group Objectives

  • Facilitate educational events and speakers from a variety of health care sectors
  • Promote a sense of community and provide a forum for group members to share  information, resources, and networking opportunities
  • Provide networking  and class project contacts with local health care industry professionals
  • Promote UST as a premier program for graduate students interested in the business of health care

Useful Links

Partners and Professional Associations
UST High Performance Health Care Blog
UST Health Care LinkedIn Group
UST Health Care on Twitter

Events

Upcoming UST Health Care Events

In addition to the events listed on the event page, mark your calendars for the following 2010 dates:

January 14, 2010, 4:30 -6 p.m., Schulze Auditorium
Health Care UST MBA Workshop Series presents: "Balancing Regulation and Innovation in Health Care."  Details and registration to come.

February 18, 2010, 5 – 6:30 p.m., MOH201
UST will host the MN Chapter of the American Marketing Association’s “Market Research in Health Care,” featuring market research executives from Fairview, Empi and Boston Scientific. Details and registration to come.

April 8, 2010, 4:30 - 6 p.m., MOH201
Health Care UST MBA Workshop Series presents: "Careers in Health Care." Details and registration to come.

Health Care / Medical Elective Courses (may include):

  • Overview of the Health Care System
  • Health Policy
  • Financing and Funding the Health Care System
  • NEW for Spring 2010: Health Care Quality Leadership and the Bottom Line
Offered through the Medical Device & Regulatory Science Program, School of Engineering:
  • Anatomy & Physiology for Medical Devices
  • FDA Medical Device Quality Systems
  • Medical Device Clinical Studies
  • Design & Manufacturing in the Medical Device Industry
  • Talk to your academic advisor about additional courses that may be appropriate for your interests

Contacts:

Co-Leaders: Kelsey Nelson, (612)  554-6707, kmnelson3@stthomas.edu
Jeff Snegosky, (612) 719-4387, sneg9730@stthomas.edu

Staff Advisor: Cindy Lorah, Health Care UST MBA, (651) 962-4135 or cllorah@stthomas.edu

Faculty Advisor: Fritz Wenzel, Assoc. Faculty, fjwenzel@stthomas.edu