The Future of Health Care in America
Everyone knows someone who has wrestled with the health care system. Whether patient or doctor, business owner or politician, issues surrounding health care are relevant to everyone. Join panelists for an insider's view into this hot-button topic.
Friday, May 19, 2012; 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Jonas Clark Hall, Room 108
Moderator
Margarete Arndt
Professor of Management, Clark University
Margarete Arndt studies the history of health care occupations that used to be or are female dominated, e.g., hospital administrator, nurse, and nurse anesthesia. Together with Clark colleague Barbara Bigelow, she also has challenged assumptions that underlie practices which received strong advocacy in health care management over the years, e.g., corporate restructuring, total quality management, reengineering, and evidence-based management.
Arndt holds a master's degree in management from Simmons College School of Management, and a doctorate in business administration from Boston University.
Panelists include:
John Auerbach '72
Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Health
Brian Brown '07, M.S.F. '08
Vice President of Business Development, Aequitas Care Payment Technologies
Brian Brown joined Aequitas Capital in 2008 and is responsible for developing referral and distribution partnerships, product innovation and enterprise-level business for CarePayment®. He previously held positions in technical sales and financial analysis functions, and completed a collegiate internship with the company. Brown travels extensively in his current role, where he interacts with hospital systems as well as hospital financial management, information systems, strategy and market development associations.
Brown is fluent in Spanish, having spent three years living in Oaxaca, Mexico, and having attended bilingual school in the U.S. While growing up in Eugene, Oregon, he became a fan of the Oregon Ducks and outdoor recreation and athletics. At Clark he majored in economics.
Jennifer MacDonald '04
Ph.D. candidate, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester
Jennifer MacDonald is working on her Ph.D. in neuroscience and anticipates graduating with her degree in 2014. She volunteers with the Red Cross and Children’s Friend. She became a member of the Corporation for Children’s Friend in 2009 and a member of its board of directors in 2011. MacDonald is also involved with several free medical programs that operate in the city, including the Worcester Evening Free Medical Service Program and the Akwaaba Health Initiative, which she helped found in 2006. She worked with several other free medical volunteers to create the Worcester Free Clinic Coalition, a work group that allows volunteers from each of the free medical programs to interact on a regular basis.
After graduation from Clark, Jennifer worked as a research assistant/lab manager for Marc Freeman, Ph.D., in the department of neurobiology at UMass Medical School. During this time she volunteered at the Carriage House, a program of Children’s Friend Inc. that runs peer support groups for children who have lost a parent or sibling. In addition, MacDonald began volunteering with the American Red Cross of Central MA as a Disaster Action Team member.
MacDonald majored in molecular biology. While at Clark she was involved with several organizations, including SARC and Clark University Brothers and Sisters. MacDonald also acted as a resident advisor and served as a student representative on the Judicial Board and the Admissions Committee.