Advanced Leadership Program in Health Sector
Lead Growth, Drive Innovation, Deliver Impact.
The Duke Advanced Leadership Program in Health Sector (Duke ALPH) is an 8-month multi-modular program designed for senior leaders in the health sector who aspire to lead and innovate in the ever-evolving industry. Offered by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business in collaboration with Duke University School of Medicine, this program is led by renowned faculty from both prestigious schools. This program provides an intensive, hands-on learning experience and will equip you with comprehensive knowledge, advanced leadership skills, and profound insights on crucial topics like digital health, competitive market strategies, and growth through innovation in order to effectively navigate the challenges and capitalize on opportunities across this dynamic industry.
With this program, you will gain the tools to manage risks, navigate health sector finance, and understand the complexities of biomedical and pharmaceutical innovation and value-based care. You will develop the strategic foresight needed at the C-suite level to drive meaningful change and not only embrace but also redefine the future of leadership in the health sector.
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is the projected global healthcare workforce management system market size in 2031.
Program Benefits
Upon completion of the Duke ALPH, apart from becoming part of the Duke ALPH community, you will become an integral part of the global Duke Executive Education network. Additionally, you will receive select premier benefits as part of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Duke University School of Medicine*:
- The Duke ALPH certificate from Duke Executive Education and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Duke University School of Medicine
- Inclusion in The Fuqua School of Business alumni LinkedIn network – a private group with 15,000+ alumni members
- Inclusion in Fuqua’s alumni directory with access to online searching for networking opportunities
- Receive the monthly alumni e-newsletter, Team Fuqua Flash, from Fuqua’s Alumni Relations team
- Access to Fuqua’s alumni events and webinars
- Access to Fuqua’s Ford Library while on campus
- Ability to post targeted career opportunities for your organization through Fuqua’s Career Management Center job portal – accessible by Fuqua students and alumni only
- Inclusion in the Duke University alumni directory and the ability to join Duke’s affinity, industry, and regional groups
- Access to create a Duke lifetime email address
- 30% discount on future Duke Executive Education program registrations (Global partner programs excluded)
*All benefits are subject to change.
The Advantage of Duke Fuqua and
Duke University School of Medicine
Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business was founded in 1969 and, since then, has come to be known for attracting and nurturing a new kind of leader. One who has the power to bring out the strength in others and move teams forward toward a common purpose. We foster a leadership style that inspires entire organizations to do better while doing what’s best. As a business school, we don’t just teach societal leadership, which is a core function of business; we live it through our own business practices.
With internationally renowned thought leaders on our faculty, research centers, and a collaborative culture, Duke Fuqua has quickly risen to become one of the world’s premier business schools.
Duke University School of Medicine was established in 1930 and is one of the nation’s leading institutions for health professions and biomedical education, clinical care, biomedical research, and community partnership. The school comprises more than 2,600 regular rank faculty physicians and researchers. A vibrant home for the next generation of discovery, the combined efforts of the school’s faculty make Duke one of the largest biomedical research enterprises in the country with over $1.1 billion in sponsored research expenditures annually.
Duke University School of Medicine is mission driven with a focus on education, research, patient care, and community partnership.
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Key Takeaways
- Develop a strategic vision for gaining competitive advantage in the health sector
- Nurture a digital health mindset and deploy disruptive technologies such as AI/ML, Big Data and Generative AI to reshape health sector organizations in various aspects such as value-based care, precision medicine, etc.
- Harness executive presence & influence, and strategic negotiation skills to lead change while envisaging and implementing risk mitigation strategies in the health sector
- Build a world-class healthcare organization by driving innovations in healthcare delivery
- Delve into health sector strategies such as build, borrow, buy decisions, value chain integration, and acquisition opportunities
- Develop growth strategies by leveraging health care value drivers and a strong focus on innovation through opportunity recognition, strategic alliances and partnerships
- Leverage strategic finance acumen to drive innovation and value creation
- Develop and execute pharma and biomedical innovation strategy for the next-gen health sector leader
- Formulate a roadmap to explore insurance and payment strategy in a competitive marketplace
- Understand and identify market opportunities related to how social determinants of health influence health outcomes
- Critically analyze and navigate the complex intersection of health sector disruptions & innovations, policy developments, and ethical considerations for global health sector organizations
Who Should Attend
The Duke ALPH is designed for senior health sector leaders across industries such as health systems, pharmaceuticals and biotech, telemedicine, digital health, health IT, medical devices, diagnostics, health consulting, insurance, policy and regulatory affairs, government health, public health, and life sciences.
Program is suitable for professionals with:
- Outstanding careers and leadership roles in a variety of settings
- A strong drive to succeed and aspirations to reach beyond the obvious career milestones
- Demonstrated ability to adapt, learn, and apply new knowledge in varied situations
- A minimum of 10 years of work experience
- Experience in leading teams and managing projects, products, or people preferred but not required
- Fluency in written and spoken English
Faculty
The program is delivered by distinguished faculty from The Fuqua School of Business and Duke University School of Medicine, as well as industry experts and thought leaders. All members of the faculty are among renowned leaders and innovators in their respective health care disciplines. Together they bring their experience, expertise, and a passion to facilitate a transformative educational experience to shape tomorrow’s health care leaders.
Academic Program Director
Prof. Barak D. Richman
Professor of Business Administration and Law
Professor Barak Richman is a health sector management faculty at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business and a senior fellow at the Kenan Institute for Ethics. He is also the Katharine T. Bartlett Distinguished Professor of Law at the Duke University School of Law.
Barak Richman is a distinguished scholar in health policy and law, renowned for his research on healthcare markets, antitrust policy, and the economics of healthcare delivery. As a professor at Duke University’s School of Law and a faculty affiliate with Duke’s Health Sector Management program, Richman combines legal insight with economic analysis to address critical issues in healthcare reform, market competition and strategy, and policy innovation. His work has shaped discussions on healthcare access, system efficiency, and regulatory impact, making him a prominent voice in shaping the future of health policy.
He won Duke Law School’s Blueprint Award in 2005 and was named Teacher of the Year in 2010. He has had visiting appointments at Columbia, Harvard, and Stanford.
Richman has an A.B., magna cum laude, from Brown University, a J.D., magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, and a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied under Nobel Laureate in Economics Oliver Williamson.
Program faculty may include*:
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James Vincent Professor of Leadership -
Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law; Co-Director, The Center for Innovation Policy at Duke Law -
Professor of the Practice and Dr. and Mrs. Frank A. Riddick, Jr. Research Fellow -
Emerita Professor of Law and Bioethics, University of Wisconsin at Madison -
Michael W. Krzyzewski University Professor of Leadership -
Associate Professor of the Practice and Executive Director, Management Communication Center -
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy -
Adjunct Professor of Business Administration -
Former President and CEO; America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) -
Assistant Professor in Accounting -
Executive in Residence and Faculty in Business Administration
*Program faculty is subject to change
Curriculum
The program brings together the unique business insights and nuances of the health sector to offer a curriculum that will ensure that participants refine their health sector leadership capabilities and lead organizational success. Signature experiences that include industry guest speakers and site visits will give participants the opportunity to directly apply classroom learnings to practice and engage with topics at multiple levels of inquiry.
Health Sector Strategy For The Next-Gen Leader
- Strategic Vision, Competitive Strategy & Advantage, and Risk Mitigation Strategies in the Health Sector
- Acquisitions, Build, Borrow, Buy (BBB) Decisions, and Value Chain Integration (VCI)
- Insurance & Payment Strategy in a Competitive Marketplace: Choice, Quality, & Innovation
- Developing a Pipeline Strategy
- Business Creation, Network Markets, and Effective Commercialization & Go-To-Market Strategies
Innovative Problem Solving In Health Sector Organizations
- Innovations in Health Care Delivery to Build a World-Class Health Sector Organization
- Systems of Innovation & Opportunity Recognition in Health Sector
- Growth Strategies: Leveraging Health Care Value Drivers
- Pharma & Biotech Innovation Strategy
Ethics And Health Sector Policy
- Biomedical Ethics & Regulators
- Basic Science, Ethics, Value-Based Care and Innovation Policy
- Navigating Regulatory and FDA Approvals: Devices & Drugs
- Health Equity & Access Initiatives: Improving Access, Promoting Health Education, & Addressing Socio-Economic Barriers to Health
Unleashing The New Era Of Digital Health
- Leveraging AI/ML to Create Value
- Precision Medicine
- Understanding How Digital Health is Disrupting the Global Health Sector
- Medical Device Strategy
- Generative AI Applications in the Health Sector
New Frontiers In Health Sector Leadership
- Executive Presence & Influence
- Strategic Negotiations
- Leading Change and Managing High-performing Teams
- Innovation Ecosystem & Growth Strategies: Acquisitions
Future-Driven Financial Models For Health Sector
- Strategic Finance for Health Sector Leaders
- Financing Innovation in Life/BioSciences
- Pharmacy Benefit Managers & Pharmaceutical Financial Model
*These topics are illustrative and subject to change.
Capstone Project
Throughout the course of the program, participants will work on a self-directed capstone project that is a product of the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the program. This helps to emphasize the practical application in real-world business scenarios. It provides a scaffolding across the program experience ensuring learning does not happen in a vacuum and is instead in direct service of the participants’ professional goals. The project is designed to enhance problem-solving abilities, strategic foresight, and innovative thinking while solidifying advanced health sector-related business acumen.
This capstone project serves as a comprehensive platform for senior executives to apply their expertise, and drive impactful change within their organizations or pursue innovative ventures in the health sector landscape. The program will close with participants presenting their comprehensive plans and findings to a group of peers. A select few top presentations will then be featured in a showcase with program faculty.
With this capstone project, participants will address a specific business challenge within their organization or develop a comprehensive business plan for a new initiative or opportunity.
The capstone project unfolds in three distinct phases:
- Strategic & Competitive Analysis, and Opportunity Recognition – Thoroughly analyze the identified challenge or opportunity, and recognize the
underlying needs or opportunities. - Executing the Plan: Implementation and Monitoring Growth – Devise strategic action plans to address the identified issues or capitalize on the
opportunity mapped out in Phase I. - Development, Feedback, and Final Presentation – Present to peer groups and then partake in a peer feedback session.
Program Experience
The Duke ALPH is designed for seasoned professionals and visionary leaders in the health sector. This enriching program provides a transformational learning experience by incorporating classroom modules and live online modules. Sought-after faculty and industry experts will lead participants through this targeted program to foster a collaborative, industry-oriented learning experience that includes a capstone project, which will seamlessly integrate theoretical insights with practical applications. Through this program you will develop leadership skills in the health sector, as well as foster meaningful connections with like-minded professionals to establish an unmatched network around the globe.
Program Highlights
Admissions
The program follows a simple 3-step application process. The step-by-step process is outlined below.
Application Requirements
Applicants for the program are required to have:
- A resume in Word or PDF format
- Two professional references to discuss your candidacy in detail
Program Fees
The program fee is inclusive of all taxes. It covers teaching fees, all academic materials, lunches, and select dinners (one hosted dinner during each campus immersion module).
The fee does not include transport expenses (domestic and international), any associated visa fees, etc., nor accommodation for modules and/or workshops. It also does not cover any other expenses that are not expressly mentioned.
Please note:
- The application fee for the Duke ALPH is USD 200.
- The application fee is refunded only in the case an applicant is not offered admission to the program.
About Duke University
Duke University traces its origins to a small school that opened in 1838 in Randolph County, North Carolina. The university has changed in many ways since its founding, and today, the ever evolving Duke University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, doctorate, and professional degrees.
Our vision for the next decade is “to grow, connect, and empower diverse and inclusive communities of excellence to enhance the creation, delivery, and translation of knowledge for a rapidly changing world.”
Duke is ranked fifth in the nation in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for all grants and contracts, including R&D, and seventh in the nation in NIH sponsored research grant funding, according to the 2023 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research report. It was designated as one of the nation’s first Comprehensive Cancer Centers by the National Cancer Institute to reflect its commitment to cancer care, research, prevention, education, outreach, and training.
Duke University School of Medicine Core Values
- Excellence in education, research, patient care, and community partnership
- Respect for and inclusion of people from all backgrounds
- Commitment to service and solving real-world problems
- Professionalism and integrity demonstrated in all aspects of performance and effort
- Sense of urgency in transforming discoveries into improved human health
About Northwest Executive Education
Duke Executive Education collaborates with Northwest Executive Education on program design, outreach and delivery to build this program into a transformational experience for global participants. Northwest works in close collaboration with prominent universities and schools to deliver high-quality executive education programs that offer relevant, contextual, and global learning experiences.
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