Program Review: MHCI Agenda

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Master of Health Care Innovation

PROGRAM REVIEW

April 29, 2025

9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST

Virtual Meeting: Zoom Meeting Link

MEETING PARTICIPANTS

Master of Health Care Innovation Program Review Committee

• Chair: Michael Ackerman, PhD, RN, FCCM, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN – Director, Master in Healthcare Innovation; Professor of Clinical Nursing; The Ohio State University  
• Shivan Mehta, MD, MBA, MSHP – Associate Chief Innovation Officer; Penn Medicine
• Vivian Riefberg, MBA – Professor of Practice; Darden School of Business at University of Virginia
• Robert Shumsky, PhD, MS – Professor of Operations Management; Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College
• Kathy Valverde, PhD, MS, LCGC – Assistant Professor of Medicine; Program Director, Genetic Counseling Programs; University of Pennsylvania

Introductions (9:00 – 9:15 am)

• Emma Meagher, MD – Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology; Associate Dean, Master’s and Certificate Programs, PSOM, University of Pennsylvania

Overview of the MHCI Program (9:15 – 10:45 am)                

Presenters:

• Laura C. Hart, MFA - Director of Online Educational Initiatives; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Katherine Ridella, MES – Associate Program Director, Master of Health Care Innovation; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD - Diane v.S. Levy & Robert M. Levy Professor, University of Pennsylvania
• Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBioe - Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy; Associate Faculty Director, MEHP Online Educational Initiatives; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania

Staff in Attendance:

• Daniel Feeser – Course Coordinator; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Karen Kappe, MA – Instructional Designer; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Mary Leonard - Senior Graphics/Media Producer; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Caitlin O’Neill – Program Manager, Online Educational Initiatives; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Mary Pham – Program Manager, Master of Health Care Innovation; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Heather Rosenbloom, MBA – Senior Marketing Manager; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Adam D. Zolkover, MA - Associate Director for Online Instructional Design; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania

Faculty I - Teaching Faculty (11:00 am – 11:45 am)

• Guy David, PhD – Alan B. Miller Professor of Health Care Management, The Wharton School; University of Pennsylvania
• Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins, PhD – Lecturer, Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania; Principal Partner, Konquered Healthcare Solutions
• Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS, FAAP, FAMIA, FACMI – David L. Cohen Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor; University of Pennsylvania
• Neha Patel, MD, MS – Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine; University of Pennsylvania
• Sarah Rottenberg, MA – Executive Director, Integrated Product Design Program; University of Pennsylvania

Faculty II - Teaching Faculty, Including Past and Current Lab Instructors (11:45am  – 12:30 pm)

• Aaron Hopkins, MHSA – Manager, US Innovation Hub; Novo Nordisk
• Kate Liebelt – Chief of Staff, Business Strategy and Operations, US Medical; Genentech
• Rose Maruca, RN, BSN, MBA, ACC – Associate Director of R&D Strategy and Planning, Bristol Myers Squibb; Executive Coach and Healthcare Consultant  
• Bob Tedeschi, MS – Health Care Consultant, Organizational Development and Communications; Principal, Tedeschi and Associates  
• Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD - Mark V. Pauly President’s Distinguished Professor at Perelman School of Medicine and Health Care Management at the Wharton School; University of Pennsylvania

Current MHCI Students (1:00 – 1:45 pm)

• Cynthia Arnold, MBA – CEO; CP Arnold
• Crystal Bass, MD – Neonatologist; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
• Jennifer Gil, MSN, RN – PhD candidate; Penn Nursing
• Joseph Leonard – Regional Administrator, Physician Enterprise Operations; Hackensack Meridian Health
• Mosima Mabunda, MBBS, MBA – Chief Clinical Officer; Discovery Vitality
• Gary Nace, MD – Attending Pediatric Surgeon, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
• Jake Saenz – Manager, Oncology Field Department; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals
• Tosha Vann, MD – Pediatrician; Sunflower Medical Group (tentative)

MHCI Alumni (1:45 – 2:30 pm)

• Paul Cameron, MD – Physician; London Health Sciences Centre
• Charles Chambers, MCIT – Senior Developer, Center for Practice Transformation; University of Pennsylvania Department of Radiology
• Nicholas Felici, MBA – Vice President, Medical Economics; TOG Network Solutions
• Lucie Felder – Vice President, Health Policy and Public Affairs; Reservoir Communications Group
• Raymond Raven, MD, MBA – President; California Orthopaedic Association (tentative)
• Theresa Urban, RN – Clinical Care Manager; Penn Medicine

MHCI Infrastructure/Finances (3:00 – 3:30 pm)

• Amy Ashbridge, MBA – Director of Fiscal Operations; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBioe - Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy; Associate Faculty Director, MEHP Online Educational Initiatives; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Laura C. Hart, MFA - Director of Online Educational Initiatives; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Steven Joffe, MD, MPH - Chair, Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy; Art and Ilene Penn Professor of Medical Ethics & Health Policy; University of Pennsylvania
• Heather Rosenbloom, MBA – Senior Marketing Manager; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania

Wrap-up and Closeout (4:00 – 4:45 pm)                                           

• Emma Meagher, MD – Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology; Associate Dean, Master’s and Certificate Programs, PSOM, University of Pennsylvania
• Laura C. Hart, MFA - Director of Online Educational Initiatives; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Holly Fernandez Lynch, JD, MBioe - Associate Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy; Associate Faculty Director, MEHP Online Educational Initiatives; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Katherine Ridella, MES – Associate Program Director, Master of Health Care Innovation; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Heather Rosenbloom, MBA – Senior Marketing Manager; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
• Adam D. Zolkover - Associate Director for Online Instructional Design; Dept. of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania