Healthcare Innovation in the Startup Nation

• Published date: 17 April 2024
• Author: LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

Luong a native of Vietnam, is one of hundreds of students who have come to Israel – the Startup Nation – to learn and expand their expertise in the rapidly growing global field of Healthcare Innovation

This is made possible through a first-of-its-kind MBA program in Israel by Reichman University in partnership with Sheba-Tel HaShomer hospital, recently ranked by Newsweek as one of the top 10 best hospitals in the world.

"This program equipped me with a new methodology of thinking associated with practical experience in the real world at Sheba and it has helped me grow further in my professional career," Luong said.

The one-year MBA is specifically designed for professionals from Israel and abroad who have experience in the field of healthcare and are looking to expand their management, innovation, and entrepreneurship skills.

All classes are conducted in English on the backdrop of Reichman University - the most international campus in Israel.

As part of the program students will master three core areas: business administration, healthcare management, and innovation and entrepreneurship, while receiving hands-on experience at Sheba as well as other organizations. Additionally, the program features guest lecturers from Ivy league universities and includes a study trip to the Silicon Valley.

Professor Varda Liberman, founder and head of the MBA Healthcare Innovation program said that today, healthcare systems are going through enormous changes worldwide that will require a complete redesign of the healthcare system.

"Our program is designed to prepare the future leaders of the healthcare industry to develop solutions that will enable a redesign on the technological, scientific, pharmaceutical, digital, and policy levels," she said.

She added, "It will also prepare them for emergency and disaster management, where we foresee a growing global need. The program brings together all the unique advantages of Israeli innovation, to provide our students with the tools and skills necessary to understand the complexity of the healthcare...