Healthcare Leadership In The 21st Century Conference A Success
Renowned speakers address issues affecting healthcare systems
Shenandoah University’s Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business hosted its Healthcare Leadership in the 21st Century conference on Oct. 26. The sold-out event featured prominent speakers in the world of healthcare including the immediate past president of the American Medical Association, the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the leaders of the three largest healthcare systems in Virginia and Maryland. The speakers addressed issues such as the opioid epidemic and the implications for the lack of diversity in the healthcare leadership.
In attendance were senior administrators at hospitals, individual practitioners, faculty, and students from the surrounding area. Miles Davis, Ph.D., the dean of the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business, plans to make this an annual event.
Dean Davis stated, “We are all impacted by the healthcare system and must work to further develop people who will be leading this system.”
Dean Davis stated, “We are all impacted by the healthcare system and must work to further develop people who will be leading this system.”
Event speakers included:
- Andrew W. Gurman, M.D., immediate past president, American Medical Association
- William A. Hazel, Jr., M.D., Virginia’s secretary of health and human resources
- J. Knox Singleton, chief executive officer, Inova Health System
- Joseph P. Ross, president and chief executive officer, Meritus Health
- Jeff Feit, M.D., M.S.H.A., vice president of population health and chief operating officer, Valley Physician Enterprise
- Howard Ross, founding partner, Cook Ross
- John D. Halamka, M.D., M.S., international healthcare innovation professor, Harvard Medical School; chief information officer, Beth Israel Deaconess System; practicing emergency physician
This conference was co-sponsored by Inova, Valley Health and Meritus Health.
