Opus College of Business

Health Care UST MBA

Congratulations to our "Influential Health Care Leaders"

Every four years, Minnesota Physician Publishing invites its readers to submit names of colleagues whose outstanding work in health care should be acknowledged in their feature of the "100 Influential Health Care Leaders" in Minnesota.

The Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas is proud to recognize its MBA alumni and advisors that were included in the 2008 edition of this prestigious list:

UST MBA Alumni

Dr. John Allen, Medical Director for Quality, MN Gastroenterology, Health Care UST MBA.

Mary Brainerd, CEO, HealthPartners, Evening UST MBA.

Dr. Allen Horn, President, CentraCare Clinic, Health Care UST MBA.

Dr. Phillip Kibort, Chief Medical Officer, Children's Hospitals & Clinics of MN, Executive UST MBA.

Dr. Robert Meiches, CEO, MN Medical Association, Evening UST MBA.

Margaret Perryman, CEO, Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, Evening UST MBA.

Dr. Peter Person, CEO, SMDC Health System & Essentia Health, Health Care UST MBA.

Dr. Terence Pladson, CEO, CentraCare Health System, Health Care UST MBA.

Dr. Jeff Schiff, Medical Director for MN Health Care Programs, MN Dept. of Human Services, Health Care UST MBA.

Dr. Jon Thomas, President, Ear, Nose & Throat Specialty Care of MN, Health Care UST MBA.

Health Care UST MBA Advisory Board Members

Julie Brunner, JD, Executive Director, MN Council of Health Plans

David Wessner, MHA, President & CEO, Park Nicollet Health Services

Focus on Leadership Development in the Health Care Field

"I chose the University of St. Thomas for several reasons. A major impetus was university president Father Dennis Dease and his values-based, community-driven leadership. The quality of the Opus College of Business and its focus on leadership development, particularly in the health care field, was another incentive to bring my health policy to work here."

David Durenberger, J.D., U.S. Senator, 1978-1995; Senior Health Policy Fellow, University of St. Thomas

   

An Extraordinary Opportunity to Share Knowledge and Experience

"The health care environment has become increasingly complex. In order for leaders to steer their organizations into the future, experience and academic preparation at the graduate level have taken on greater importance. This program offers physicians and health care leaders an extraordinary opportunity to share knowledge and experience under the guidance of a highly qualified faculty."

Frederick ("Fritz") Wenzel, MBA, FACMPE, Executive Director of Marshfield Clinic 1976-1993, Assistant Professor of Management, Health Care UST MBA