Even before the emergence of COVID-19, healthcare was one of the fastest growing industries in the nation, if not the world. Now, with an even more critical focus, UCLA Anderson has expanded its healthcare-related research and course offerings to meet the needs of this rapidly-changing area, in addition to our usual variety of healthcare programs and events. Explore all of our healthcare offerings below.
Events and Programs


Growing a Healthcare System
Patty Maysent ('90), CEO, UC San Diego Health
Recorded February 21, 2020

Drug Discovery in Neuroscience
Kevin Gorman (Ph.D. ’87, ’91), CEO, Neurocrine Biosciences
Recorded February 21, 2020
Students and Alumni Focused on Healthcare
MGMT 298D: Business of Healthcare
MGMT 298D: Healthtech Entrepreneurship
MGMT 298D: Quantitative Analysis for Health Systems
Policy M269: Healthcare Finance
MGMT 298: Healthcare Analytics
Not Offered '21-'22
Nursing 267: Healthcare Policy
MGMT 275: Healthcare Technology
Policy M241: Economics of Health Policy
Law 326: Health Law and Policy
TBD: Precision Medicine
HLT POL M215A: Healthcare Quality and Performance Management
HLT POL M269: Healthcare Finance
Not Offered '21-'22
HLT POL M241:Economics of Health Policy
Not Offered '21-'22
Healthcare Specialization
Whether students are interested in healthcare products (pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical devices) and/or services (consulting, provider, payer), our healthcare curriculum offerings prepare students for successful careers in health-related fields. Courses provide both general management skills, as well as industry-specific knowledge of healthcare strategic management.
The following combination of any of the four courses below are approved for the healthcare specialization in 2021-2022. Substitution requests may be emailed to jennifer.mccaney@anderson.ucla.edu and should be accompanied with a current course syllabus and short justification.
The following combination of any of the four courses below are approved for the healthcare specialization in 2021-2022. Substitution requests may be emailed to jennifer.mccaney@anderson.ucla.edu and should be accompanied with a current course syllabus and short justification.
Faculty Focused on Healthcare

Daniel J. Benjamin
Professor of Behavioral Economics and Genoeconomics

Fernanda Bravo
Assistant Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management

Keith Chen
Professor of Economics

Hengchen Dai
Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations and Behavioral Decision Making

Craig Fox
Professor of Management and Organizations
Harold Williams Chair in Management
Harold Williams Chair in Management

Ashvin Gandhi
Assistant Professor of Strategy

Noah J. Goldstein
Professor of Management and Organizations; Bing ('86) and Alice Liu Yang Endowed Term Chair in Teaching Excellence

Ariella Herman
Senior Continuing Lecturer in Decisions, Operations and Technology Management

Jennifer Kao
Assistant Professor of Strategy

Ian Larkin
Associate Professor of Strategy

Marvin Lieberman
Professor of Strategy

Elisa Long
Associate Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management

Velibor Misic
Assistant Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management

Jennifer McCaney
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management

Kumar Rajaram
Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management; William E. Leonhard Chair in Management

Auyon Siddiq
Assistant Professor of Decisions, Operations and Technology Management

Suzanne Shu
Professor Emeritus

Victor Tabbush
Adjunct Professor Emeritus of Global Economics and Management

Melanie Wasserman
Assistant Professor of Economics