Mission and Margin: Finance for Physician Leaders
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The episode discusses the importance of financial literacy for physician leaders and features insights from experts in finance and healthcare consulting.
What if one of the biggest leadership skills physicians need was never taught in medical school? In this episode of PEMBA On Demand, Dr. Norm Chapin speaks with David Maslar, PhD, David McMillan, and Jim Rosenberg about why financial literacy has become essential for physician leaders. The conversation centers on Finance for Physician Leaders, a certificate program offered through the University of Tennessee Haslam College of Business in collaboration with PYA. The episode begins with a question many physicians can relate to: after years of medical training, how many were ever formally taught how to read a financial statement, evaluate a contract, or understand the business implications of private equity in healthcare? Dr. Chapin notes that many clinicians are expected to navigate the financial side of medicine without ever receiving structured training in it. David Maslar shares how his academic path led him into finance education and teaching. He serves as Academic Director of the Full-Time MBA program at Haslam College of Business, and his background includes graduate training in finance, economics, and applied mathematics. His official Haslam profile confirms his role with…
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