NSU Dean Publishes Case Study to Provide Guidelines for New Medical Schools

Johannes Vieweg, M.D., FACS, dean of NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine,recently co-authored a case study with other NSU faculty titled, “Management Principles to Drive the Creation of a 21^st Century Medical School.” The article was published in the HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine.

The published case study is the result of collaboration between professors from NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine and NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship. In addition to Vieweg, authors included François Sainfort, Ph.D., Julie A. Jacko, Ph.D., and Paula S. Wales, Ed.D.

The article aims to provide a blueprint for the planning and implementation of a new medical school, in response to the rapid growth of allopathic medical schools in the U.S. It highlights NSU’s success in rapidly establishing a new medical school, while keeping costs down and exceeding quality metrics.

Click the link to read the case study.Management Principles for Creating New Medical Schools