BIOE is offering an exciting new seminar SPR 2014: Healthcare Transformation: Forces, Trends, and Implications. The instructor will be Lee Huntsman, Professor of Bioengineering and UW President Emeritus. Please see below for the
description and registration information.
This graduate seminar is an introduction to the changes underway in American healthcare, the forces at work, and the implications for participants in the healthcare ecosystem. The course will involve both invited speakers and engagement with relevant literature. Invited speakers are thought leaders in healthcare and include Oren Lang-Furr, Partner at Ernst and Young, Paul Ramsey, CEO of UW Medicine and Peter Neupert, former manager of health IT for Microsoft.
This seminar requires active participation. Students will be assigned selected literature for review and should expect to participate vigorously in class discussion.
Instructor: Lee Huntsman
A long time faculty member in Bioengineering,
Professor Huntsman has held a number of administrative positions. He
was named President Emeritus by the University of Washington Board of
Regents in 2004. From 2005 to 2012, he served as the
first executive director of the Life Sciences Discovery Fund Authority,
a public-private partnership intended to advance life sciences research
in the state.
Registration:
BIOEN 599K, SLN 11228, OR BIOEN 498E, SLN 11200
Tuesdays 4:30 – 6:20 p.m. in Foege Hall N130 (some lectures in S060; students will be notified by instructor).
Class is limited to 20 students.
Enrollment by instructor permission
The course will be limited to 20 students to allow for interaction and serious discussion. If you are interested, please fill out this Catalyst survey https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/dratner/221509 by March 2nd, 2014. You will be notified shortly thereafter and enrolled in the course.
Class discussion will be enhanced by a mix of students from a variety of disciplines such as bioengineering, life sciences, public health, engineering, business, and public affairs. If enrollment is oversubscribed, permission will be allocated to achieve such a mix.
