The academy also hosts social events, such as an autumn golf outing, where members interact with each other and with consultants from companies recruiting on campus. Entrepreneurship An intense experience in issues associated with an entrepreneurial career. Activities include panel discussions on career placement, speakers on entrepreneurial issues and opportunities, and an assigned mentor with whom to discuss personal business ideas. In the Entrepreneurial Internship Program academy students have the chance to be placed in an entrepreneurial company as a summer intern. While the focus is on problem solving and issue analysis, there is an introduction to health care regulation, the role of government, and the nature of risk and uncertainty in this volatile field.
Emphasis is on disciplines related to marketing and finance.
Pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, HMOs and managed care, medical devices, and medical technology are discussed. In addition to lectures and case discussions, the academy features consulting projects, forums, conferences, and site visits to key companies. For students with a strong career interest in investment banking with a traditional investment banking firm, with the capital markets group of a large commercial bank, or within an active mergers and acquisitions department in a corporation. There are two courses for academy members only. One is based on talks by prominent practitioners, reading projects, and semiweekly sessions on current banking topics and deals, as well as a trip to investment banks in New York.