As a physician leader, you should be empowered to make bold changes—for healthcare and yourself. The Kelley Physician MBA prepares you to do this. You’ll acquire advanced business knowledge, management tools and leadership skills to anticipate and solve problems, especially in times of crisis, change and uncertainty. Discover why physician leaders are better equipped to tackle tough challenges when they possess both clinical and business expertise.
Physician MBAs use business acumen to tackle healthcare's toughest challenges.
Watch Dr. Ahlawat's story and those of his Kelley Physician MBA peers
Aditya Ahlawat, MD, MBA’20
Emergency Medicine Physician and Hospitalist | Chief of Medicine, Putnam County Hospital
Discover how Dr. Ahlawat uses lessons from a Physician MBA leadership course — including empathetic communication and innovative problem solving — to move his teams toward a collective goal during the COVID-19 healthcare crisis.
Jackie Holder, DO, MBA’20
Pediatrician | Medical Director, Union Medical Group
The COVID-19 pandemic touches every aspect of care delivery and the business of healthcare, and Dr. Holder is using her Kelley Physician MBA to make integral decisions. MBA courses on leadership, population health, process improvement and information technology have helped her make financial decisions and understand the economic impact COVID-19 could have on hospital systems across the country.
Matt Rutz, MD, MBA’20
Emergency Medicine Physician | Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine IU School of Medicine
As an emergency medicine physician during the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Rutz is using tools gained in the Physician MBA — like financial analytics and operations management — to work with his team and get through. Above all, he’s learned to recognize the human factor. He’s able to lead with compassion and relieve anxiety among his team.
Read how MBA lessons help physician leaders make decisions during COVID-19.
Scott Smith, MD, MBA’20
Emergency Medicine Physician | CEO and Medical Director, Adams Health Network
Dr. Scott Smith didn’t expect his small, rural hospital to be one of the first in Indiana admitting a COVID-19 patient. But when he got the early morning call, he put his MBA training into action immediately to connect with his network, communicate effectively and lead during change.
Sara Jo Grethlein, MD, MBA’20
Oncologist, Hematologist | Medical Director for Cancer Services, IU Health’s Adult Academic Health Center and Joe & Shelly Schwarz Cancer Center
As an oncologist, hematologist and medical director for cancer services, Sara Jo Grethlein, MD, MBA’20, is leading her team through the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure immunocompromised patients and all within the organization are safe.