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Health Care
Steve Truong, WG’21, David Latshaw, WG’21, and Dr. Dan Sciubba, WG’21, teamed up in Wharton’s EMBA program to “fight cancer with finance.”
How Wharton is Helping These Classmates Grow a Healthcare Fintech Business
Dr. I. Pete Hanna, WG’20, came to Wharton to bring more value to medicine by expanding his business knowledge.
How Wharton’s EMBA Program is Helping this Physician Impact Healthcare
“I could have gone to another school to get promoted at my current job, but I came to Wharton to change medicine,” said Dr. Dan Sciubba, WG’21.
Why this Neurosurgeon Came to Wharton’s EMBA Program
Sophia Chang, W’24, C’24, reflects on her internship with the Penn Medicine – Wharton Fund for Health and how this experience can make a meaningful impact in Philadelphia.
What I Learned About Impact Investing for the Social Determinants of Health
Vanessa Folkerts, WG’20 and Jason Chen, WG’21, won for their proposed e-commerce marketplace serving pharmacies in rural Kenya.
Wharton MBA Team Wins First Prize in Global Business Case Competition
David Newell, WG’21, launched a free national vaccine-finder website to help find and book appointments for the COVID-19 vaccine.
How this Wharton EMBA Student is Helping Others and Giving Back
Passionate about giving back, Yezenia Ramos, WG’09, focuses on employee engagement within the corporate social responsibility space at Johnson & Johnson, and volunteers on the front line as an EMS worker.
How this Wharton EMBA Alumna Transitioned from Finance to Philanthropy
From COVID-19 and job search algorithms to growing Pepsi’s data analytics, Richard Kerr, WG’20, is applying his Wharton knowledge to make a global impact.
How Wharton’s EMBA Program Helped this Alumnus Pivot from Animal Science to Data Science
Dr. Aman Bhullar, WG’14, came to Wharton as a physician. Today, he is also an entrepreneur, angel investor, filmmaker, actor, and philanthropist.
How Wharton’s EMBA Program Transformed this Doctor’s Career
“It’s not a short-term thing. This ripple effect of the economic and health crisis that we’re in right now will last for some time.”
Former Philadelphia Mayor Nutter Reflects on the ‘Ripple Effects’ of COVID-19
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