Christine Harland selected to attend Global Health Care Conference at Harvard Business School
Professor Christine Harland, Professor in Supply Management in the School of Management, has been invited to an invitation-only conference at Harvard Business School on 4-5 October, 2012.
Entitled ‘21st Century Health Care Management Education: Confronting Challenges for Innovation with a Modern Curriculum’ Professor Harland has been asked to be an ambassador for the University of Bath and other similar UK universities involved in health care management education.
The inaugural two-day conference will include a select representative group of academics and health care industry professionals drawn from around the world.
The ultimate goal of the conference is to lay the foundation for innovation curriculum in health care management education. The conference will produce a White Paper which will be circulated to all stakeholders.
The more specific objectives involve:
- Curriculum. Develop curricula which reflect the needs for innovation of 21st century health care systems worldwide
- Pedagogical Tools. Capture best practices, including greater use of case-study and field-based instruction.
- Peer-to-Peer Network. Create a network of health care innovation educators.
For further information / press enquiries, contact:
Liz Alvey, Marketing Officer
School of Management
University of Bath
Claverton Down
Bath BA2 7AY
UK
Tel:+ 44 (0) 1225 386856
Email: pr@management.bath.ac.uk
General Notes For Editors:
The University of Bath School of Management has consistently achieved both top research and teaching ratings in the UK's Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) assessments. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), the School was rated 5th in the UK for management research.
We are one of a select number of international business schools accredited by EQUIS, the European Foundation for Management Development's quality inspectorate and the Bath MBA has been accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA) since 1976. The School is consistently ranked among the top UK business schools by The Times, The Sunday Times, The Financial Times and The Guardian.
The centrality of research to teaching is an essential feature of all our programmes. The School offers a full range of programmes from undergraduate to postgraduate up to PhD level and post-experience programmes including the world-ranked Bath MBA. The School also provides tailored executive development programmes for middle and senior management.
The School of Management has a faculty of around 90 teaching and research staff, including visiting academics, with a support team of around 70 managerial and administrative staff. Research income averages £2 million per annum. There are approximately 2,100 students in total comprising some 200 MBA students, 460 Master’s students, 210 full- and part-time research students, and over 1100 undergraduates following BSc degrees. The School also runs joint undergraduate programmes with Departments in the Faculties of Engineering and Design, Science and Humanities and Social Sciences.
