Using this knowledge, he was able to design the Management Service Organization for the Detroit Medical Center. Prior to joining Blue Cross, he was the acting chair of the Department of Pediatrics for the Henry Ford Medical Group in Detroit where he spent 11 years as a pediatric critical care physician. Dr. Preston was the medical director of Ambulatory Practice Improvement, director of Clinical Services for the medical group, and the medical director of Occupational Health for the Henry Ford System. Dr. Preston wanted to pursue an MBA to enhance his skills in administration and to learn the difference between clinical and business imperatives. After the program, he found that he was able to communicate more effectively with other members of the executive staff.
Physician groups are organized, but physicians are separated from each other.
They don t take advantage of leverage that they have as a group. They need to learn how to have an impact on the health policy debate. The role of the physician is the most knowledgeable in the health policy debate, so physicians need to move up in the ranking and take a larger view. Dr. Walton Smith, M.D. - Dr. Smith is the President of his medical practice and a member of the American College of Physician Executives. Dr. Smith pursued an MBA to develop his business skills.