THE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM at the Heller School collaborates with clients to develop programs to meet their organizations' professional education needs.
Our programs are dynamic and interactive, with lectures, simulations, small group work, and field visits (when appropriate). Sample programs include:
- Multi-day, residence programs at Heller providing training in health policy, management, & leadership for high-level healthcare professionals
- One-day health policy forums
- Distance-learning seminars
- On-site, client-specific programs in health policy, management, & leadership
- Multi-session, year-long programs providing management, leadership, & coaching for executives
- Distance-learning MBA for physicians
Our foundational program is an annual six-day Leadership Program in Health for high-level health care professionals sponsored by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Thoracic Surgery Foundation for Research and Education (TSFRE).
Our Goal:
Equip leaders with the skills, knowledge, and mindset to take active leadership roles in their organizations and systems.
Our Faculty:
Jon Chilingerian, PhD, a tenured professor at Brandeis University, is Executive Director. He obtained his PhD from MIT's Sloan School of Management and has held a variety of management positions in the public and private sectors. Since 1997, Dr. Chilingerian has taught executives at The Heller School and at INSEAD, a leadership institute based in France. In 1995, Dr. Chilingerian launched the 4-year MD/MBA Program in Health Management with Tufts Medical School and Northeastern University, which is the largest MD/MBA program in the US today.
A key faculty member is Stuart Altman, PhD, former Dean of The Heller School and Sol C. Chaikin Professor of National Health Policy at Brandeis University. He has a PhD in Economics from UCLA and taught at Brown University and the Graduate School of Public Policy at University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Altman is an economist whose primary research interests are federal and state health policy. Modern Healthcare consistently names him among the 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare. He has advised four presidents on health policy and is currently advising President Obama and his team.
Sample core faculty include:
Jeffrey Prottas, PhD, a Professor at Brandeis University, has specialized in research on organizational behavior and change. Dr. Prottas has taught courses on negotiation and mediation at Harvard University and Brandeis University.
Jody Hoffer Gittell, PhD, is a Brandeis University Professor and director of the Heller MBA Program. Dr. Gittell's research explores how coordination contributes to quality and efficiency outcomes in service settings. She received her PhD in 1995 from MIT Sloan School of Management, and served 5 years on the faculty of the Harvard Business School.
Our Curriculum:
Our curriculum and teaching approach are based on the case method of adult learning. Sessions build on each other and sample topics include:
- Individual and group decision making
- Effective leadership styles
- Managing change in complex systems
- US and international health policy
- Conflict negotiation
- Relational coordination
- Financial literacy for physicians
Contact Us:
To learn more about our on-going programs or enquire about tailoring a program for your organization, contact us.