Reflections as a Fuqua Alumna
As students both young and old headed back to the classroom this past fall, it became extremely apparent to me that I was no longer one of them. No more evening reading. No more team meetings.... Read More
Category: Program Benefits
Benefits of the Health Sector Management Program
Prior to my MBA, I had been a practicing physician for 15 years, with some experience in medical group as well as hospital administrative leadership duties. However, when I decided to pursue a role that focused more on... Read More
Benefits of The Duke MBA for Physicians
I'm a physician and have been on faculty at Duke University going on six years as an endocrinologist who specializes in thyroid diseases. For the last two years, I have been the vice chief of... Read More
Leveraging MBA Networking Opportunities
While important lessons are learned inside the classroom walls at Fuqua, a significant portion of an MBA’s value comes from the people who walk through the door each day. Gaining access to the vast Fuqua... Read More
Further Reflections on the Impact of the Weekend Executive MBA
I provided an update earlier about how I balanced work, life and family while in the program and how it impacted me and facilitated a major career change after I graduated. Here are some additional... Read More
Personal and Professional Lessons from my MBA
I believe there are definite advantages to being a Weekend Executive MBA student—from both a personal and professional perspective—and the program format encourages us to learn soft skills and hard skills. Some specific advantages and... Read More
Impact and Advantages of the Weekend Executive MBA
I've been reflecting on my MBA experience, and thought it might be time for an update on me and how the MBA impacted me -- for one thing, I made a huge career change. Fuqua's... Read More
Distinguished Speakers Provide Food for Thought
I generally share my weekday morning train rides to New York City with my fellow neighbors, and a few co-workers. We have our daily discussions and our early morning sleepy and disoriented brains try to... Read More
Looking Back at the Last 2 Years
Two years. Life has brought such a huge amount of change in such a short time. In two years, I have gone from applying to different schools, and trying to decide which schools interested me,... Read More
Motivation 101
Motivation -- it’s a challenge. Some days it’s more of a challenge than others. Today is one of those days. I decided I’d rather write a blog post about it than write the paper that’s... Read More