Episode 6: A Graduate Student and Her Professor Discuss Healthcare

Episode 6: A Graduate Student and Her Professor Discuss Healthcare

This week Dr. Britt Berrett turns hosting duties over to Dr. Keith Thurgood, a Jindal School faculty member. Thurgood interviews Sahar Kuzbari, a graduate student enrolled in the program that he directs, the Executive Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership and Management for Professionals). Thurgood and Kuzbari discuss leadership and its role in driving the future of the industry. They also discuss details of the cohort program and speak about its professional benefits, which include:

  1. Insights gained through round-table discussions with fellow healthcare professionals who are enrolled in the program and who provide differing, real-world perspectives from various industry sectors,
  2. Case studies that equip students with practical tools that they can implement in their workplaces immediately, and
  3. A collaborative learning environment in which student professionals interact with faculty members and other industry experts.

Oct 16, 2017

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