COURSE NUMBER: MBA 294.2

COURSE TITLE: Healthcare Speaker Series

UNITS OF CREDIT: 1

INSTRUCTOR: Kristi Raube

STUDENT ORGANIZERS: Melissa Ma and Tina Ma

E-MAIL ADDRESSES: melissa_ma@mba.berkeley.edu;tina_ma@mba.berkeley.edu

MEETING DAY(S)/TIME: Wednesdays, 4:00-6:00PM during Fall B

The first class meeting will be Wednesday, October 20

PREREQUISITE(S): None

CLASS FORMAT: Speaker Series

REQUIRED READINGS: None

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Class participation, attendance and ratings of speakers

ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:

The Healthcare Speaker series is coordinated by the Haas Healthcare Association. This speaker series will bring leaders from various sectors of the healthcare industry to speak about the opportunities and challenges they currently face and opportunities for MBAs to work in the healthcare arena. This is a great learning and networking opportunity.

Each week a different sector of healthcare will be covered, including:

• Payers (insurance companies, HMOs)

• Providers (hospitals, physician groups)

• Medical Devices

• Biotech/Pharma

• Healthcare Consulting

• Healthcare Start-ups

• Healthcare non-profits

• International health