Meet MM Health Care Students and Alumni
Students and alumni of the Vanderbilt Master of Management in Health Care are clinicians, administrators, faculty, chiefs, directors and entrepreneurs found in every arena of the health care industry. Each has a different perspective on health care based on his or her area of expertise, but all share the common goal of managing their health organization with the skills of a business executive.
Here are just a few.
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Dell Yarbrough
Vanderbilt Master of Management in Health Care 2010
Associate Professor of Otolaryngology and Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University
You will rarely meet anyone who knows more about head and neck cancer than Dr. Wendell Yarbrough. Splitting time between direct patient care and translational research, Dell serves as Co-Leader of the Thoracic and Head & Neck Program within Vanderbil... More of Dell Yarbrough’s Story
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Lolita Kelso
Master of Management in Health Care 2010
Assistant Nurse Manager, Vanderbilt Home Care
Like many health care professionals, Lolita Kelso, who was trained as a nurse, had spent her career "thinking," as she puts it, "through a medical mind."... More of Lolita Kelso’s Story
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Mary Duvanich
Vanderbilt Master of Management in Health Care 2009
Administrative Director, Digestive Disease and Urology
For anyone who doubts that nurses make hospitals run, meet Mary Duvanich. Mary, who began her career as a nurse in 1990, serves today as administrator of 10 (yes, 10) surgery clinics and physician practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. In th... More of Mary Duvanich’s Story
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Tina Williams
Vanderbilt Master of Management in Health Care 2010
Director, Access Services, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital
Even by Owen's standards, Tina Williams' return on investment was fast. After enrolling in the Master of Management in Health Care program, she was promoted from Manager to Director of Access Services for Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospi... More of Tina Williams’s Story
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Walt Woods
Vanderbilt Master of Management in Health Care 2009
Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Walt Woods is still learning how to play guitar, but that hasn't stopped him from being part of a rock band. His career was a little like that, too. ... More of Walt Woods’s Story
