First meeting with Darden, Roe and Miller Center convenes industry leaders on 10 points of the Affordable Care Actth anniversary
Healthcare is the largest sector of the U.S. economy and a top destination for students at the University of Virginia and UVA Darden School of Business. Industry outcomes impact every stakeholder in American business and society.
Darden has clear views on operating in this ever-important industry. The school aims to educate leaders who create value for all stakeholders, both as general managers and healthcare professionals, and to have a positive impact on all aspects of healthcare business and society. Serve.
Today, the Darden School announces the launch of the Darden Healthcare Initiative within the school's renowned Institute for Social Business, based on the fundamental ideas of stakeholder theory pioneered by Darden Professor Ed Freeman and Darden faculty. Did. The healthcare initiative is led by Darden Assistant Professor Christoph Helper and Lecturer Mark Ruggiano, includes more than a dozen Darden faculty members, and is rich with alumni experts and supporters, as well as Darden students and student clubs. participate.
Why initiatives matter
“The Darden School is a leading provider of innovative learning experiences that inspire and develop responsible leaders,” said Darden Dean Scott Beardsley. “As the healthcare industry evolves and incorporates new technologies such as artificial intelligence, there is an urgent need for responsible leaders to take the helm.”
This initiative supports the development of these leaders through Darden's degree and non-degree programs. All of these programs are taught by the No. 1 faculty at schools that support this initiative. They include, among others, clinical professors Vivian Liefberg and Dr. Paul Matherne, and associate professors Gabe Adams and Lili Powell, who also holds a post in the UVA School of Nursing.
Darden is committed to advancing healthcare expertise. In 2024, he added two new courses to the expanding Full-Time MBA Specialty Healthcare Course. Healthcare also features heavily in Darden's renowned General Management Education, with more than 300 health cases and technical notes soon to form part of the Healthcare collection within Darden Business Publishing, and already in business administration, ethics, It is used throughout the MBA curriculum in courses such as Business Administration. Finance, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing.
UVA Affordable Care Act Conference
One of the first events the initiative will host is an invitation-only conference to explore 10 challenges.th The anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), one of the biggest health reforms in U.S. history. The conference will be held March 18-19 at the UVA Darden DC Metro in Roslyn, Virginia. Co-sponsored by Darden, the UVA School of Law, and the UVA Miller Center for Public Affairs, with support from all three groups and the Jefferson Scholarship Foundation, the event brings together health care leaders to celebrate the passage of the law in 2010. You can look back on what happened afterwards. From its implementation in 2014 to the present, and where will healthcare reform head in the future?
“This conference was designed to examine the ACA from a variety of administrative, legal, policy, and historical perspectives and bring integrative thinking to reforms that require extensive collaboration and integration between the public and private sectors.” said Darden, Professor of Practice and Senior Professor at the Miller Center. Fellow Vivian Liefberg.
“This conference aims to determine lessons learned not only in health care but also in other areas of major change in policy and management,” said Dorothy Danforth Compton, professor at the Miller Center. said Mimi Riley, a professor at the UVA School of Law. “That is why collaboration across our premises in the planning and execution of the conference was so important. We hope it will be of value to historians.”
UVA Healthcare Ecosystem
The Darden Health Care Initiative expands on UVA's robust, award-winning health care ecosystem. UVA Health is ranked #1 for healthcare in Virginia. Darden works closely with both the Miller Center and UVA Health and her UVA School of Medicine and Nursing. This includes her UVA Health immersion with MBA students and a program offered at Darden for medical students called “The Business of Medicine.” . Darden also participates in Charlottesville's health ecosystem, collaborating with organizations such as Cville Biohub.
In the Darden MBA program, two student organizations, Healthcare Club at Darden and Executive Healthcare Alliance, bring together students passionate about healthcare for networking and educational opportunities.
The initiative will also coordinate and disseminate thought leadership generated by health care business research conducted by Professor Darden's faculty across all areas of management.
“Through the new Darden Health Care Initiative, we are preparing students for health care leadership roles, pooling resources and fostering collaboration within and beyond UVA, and creating new projects that impact positive health outcomes.” I am excited to generate knowledge and insight,” said Ruggiano.
