Executive Collaboration Opportunities

Thought leadership, ventures, and projects outside the classroom

Because of the in-person program format, students and faculty build strong professional relationships that have resulted in innovative collaborations and thought leadership outside the classroom. These have included new ventures, projects, and thought leadership initiatives. Read below about a thought leadership piece developed jointly by Faculty Director, Dr. Yuna Lee, and Executive and MPH students.

To Lead Health Care Well, Physicians Must Learn the System

At Columbia University’s Executive Healthcare Management Program, we believe leadership development must prepare clinicians to navigate both the science of medicine and the realities of care delivery. Training that integrates management and policy, economics, operations, quality and safety, digital systems, and organizational behavior is critical for clinicians and hospital administrators.

Physicians are increasingly asked to lead health care systems that are more complex and constrained. Nowhere is this truer than the emergency department, which has become the convergence point for public health and clinical care. In these thought-provoking articles, Dr. Yuna Lee, Anupam Sharma, and executive student Dr. Ben-Zion Rotter explore why physician leaders must develop a systems-level perspective to improve care delivery, drive innovation, and support clinician well-being. Read the article: