School of Medicine Hosts Leadership Retreat

D. Douglas Miller, M.D., C.M., M.B.A., left, dean of the School of Medicine, hosted a School of Medicine Leadership Retreat, "Engagement and Innovation-Organizational Transformation Essentials," on March 7 for department chairs, faculty members, administration and affiliated teaching hospital administrators. The interactive retreat featured guest speakers, from left: Brian Frederiksen, M.B.A., M.Eng., Global Leader Strategic Partnerships and Channels, IBM Watson Health Group, who presented "Is Personal Transformation Necessary for Healthcare Transformation?; Karen Fisher, J.D., chief public policy officer, American Association of Medical Colleges, who presented "What Does a Trump Administration Mean to Academic Medicine?"; and David A. Williams, M.D., chief scientific officer, Boston Children's Hospital, who presented "Translating Science into Care in the Hospital-Is Precision Medicine Coming?"