Yale School of Management - MD/MBA Program

Graduates

Scott A. Berkowitz, MD, MBA

Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Management, 2003
BS, Yale University, 1998

Currently completing a residency in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

“The combined MD/MBA program at Yale seeks to provide a truly integrated experience; coursework is combined with a healthcare leadership seminar series to further expose students to the diverse ways in which physicians can contribute to the broader field of medicine.”

Congressional Health Policy Fellow, U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Washington, D.C.
American Medical Association Government Relations Internship Program (GRIP)
Co-President, American Medical Association (AMA) — Medical Student Section at Yale

David B. Larson, MD, MBA

Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Management, 2002
BS, Brigham Young University, 1997

Currently completing a residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

Internship completed in pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

“A graduate from the Yale MD/MBA program is as well prepared to lead healthcare system change as any individual at this early stage of training. In addition to world-class management and medical education, the program provides several avenues to bring these often-divergent fields together, through the healthcare leadership seminar, affiliation with the RWJF Clinical Scholars program, and practice in the field application course, to name a few.”

Program Analyst, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), National Healthcare Quality Report
Healthcare Management Education Researcher, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
Preventive Medicine Researcher, Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center
Research Assistant, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics

Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA

Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Management, 2003
BA, Harvard University, 1997

Currently completing a residency in internal medicine and primary care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Vivek hopes to expand the understanding of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) while developing methods of integrating CAM and conventional medicine. His interests also include healthcare policy and international health.

Assistant Marketing Manager, Finance Associate, UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Co-Founder, Past President, Current Chair of the Board of Trustees, VISIONS Worldwide, Inc.
Founding Member, Steering Committee Member, Swasthya Community Health Partnership
Founder and Advisor, Reclaiming the Heart of Medicine

Mary-Ann Adiaha-Obong Etiebet, MD, MBA

Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Management, 2003
BA, Yale University, 1996

Currently completing a residency in internal medicine and primary care at Cornell University.

“I want to contribute to the design and development of international health programs, and will most likely focus on HIV prevention, care, and support programs in sub-Saharan Africa. My time at the School of Management has driven home the importance of resource management, evaluation tools, and team-building to implement effective and successful healthcare programs.”

Intern, Doctors of the World, U.S.
International Electives:
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
London Red Cross Hospital University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Downs International Research Fellow, South Africa

John J. Koo, MD, MBA

Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Management, 2003
BA, University of California at Berkeley, 1997

Currently completing an ophthalmology residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital

Intern, Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Congress, Health and Human Resources Division
Research Associate, Yale School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology
Research Associate, University of California at San Francisco, AIDS Program
Marketing Coordinator, Hearing Science, Inc., San Francisco, California

Michael A. Scherling, MD, MBA

Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Management, 2002
BS, Brown University

Currently completing a dermatology residency at Harvard (combined
program at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women’s
Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, and Children’s Hospital).

Internship completed in internal medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

“I learned the most effective and respected health policy experts avoid political commentary and instead create agendas rooted in sound evidence from health outcomes research. In a sense, the most effective way to shape health policy is to do health services research.”

Research Assistant, Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine
Research Assistant, Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Research Assistant, Neuroimaging, Yale Diagnostic Radiology, Section of Nuclear Medicine

Aaron S. Covey, MD, MBA

Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Management, 2002
BS, University of Michigan

Currently completing a residency in orthopaedic surgery and rehabilitation at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Internship completed in general surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

“The MD/MBA program offered me all the tools to succeed as a leader in medicine. I feel well situated as a resident physician at a great institution to further pursue my business interest in public policy and academic administration, wherever they may take me.”

Intern, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Washington, D.C. (orthopedic-related health policy)
Doctors of the World, Senakos Refugee Camp, Macedonia (volunteer)

Daniel Saketkhoo, MD, MBA

Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Management, 2003
BS, Stanford University, 1997

Currently completing a radiology residency at the University of Pennsylvania.

“I have combined what I have learned in both schools to develop an interest in health services research. I hope to use my MBA to help administer a radiology practice or department, and later to develop health policy as it relates to radiology. I definitely plan to practice clinical radiology.”

Summer Research Fellowship, Yale University School of Medicine, Bridgeport Hospital