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
Tag: Applicable Knowledge
Bootcamp: The Essentials of Health Care Management
It was late afternoon on a Friday, but I was feeling energized—and for once it wasn’t because the weekend was coming! I had just spent the past week at Fuqua attending the Health Sector Management... Read More
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
Surviving Through Term 3!
I’ve survived Term 3, which means I'm half-way through the Weekend Executive MBA (WEMBA) journey. In the Term 2 and 3 courses, I have not only learned about the detail orientation needed to manage business,... Read More
Bringing Great Ideas to Life
As Managing Director of Fuqua’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI), I work with students or alumni, to help with their startups. I assist in leveraging Duke’s amazing network, whether they be investors, partners, mentors,... Read More
GATE: What an Amazing Experience
by Horatio Jones, IV, Weekend Executive MBA '13. Learning about the Global Academic Travel Experience (GATE) is part of what excited me about Duke’s Weekend Executive MBA program. After hearing the experiences of previous participants... 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
Forming Your Professional Playbook: Advice from an Industry Leader
While most of us at Fuqua, myself included, have long ago given up on our dreams of playing professional sports, I have to admit that when I had the opportunity to hear from Elizabeth Lindsey,... Read More
The Power of the Duke Network
MBA & Team Fuqua Enable Career Change When I joined the Duke Weekend Executive MBA class in 2006, I was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and Director of Force Application Capabilities, working out... Read More