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ACTIVITIES

 

Education

Education

Healthcare Curriculum: The Club advises and works with the Business School administration in developing industry-related classes, including the Healthcare Strategy course scheduled for the semester.

Life Science Strategy Seminar (LS3): The Club organizes this multi-session course to discuss critical issues in the drug industry. Sessions are based on case studies, facilitated by students, and supplemented by guest executives.

 

Recruiting Recruiting

HLS Forum: The Club’s flagship event. In early October, industry recruiters from around the country converge in Ann Arbor to meet candidates and discuss career opportunities.

Mock Interviews: The Club works with recruiters to organize and schedule mock interviews with candidates. The interviews generally take place in early Fall.

Interview Workshops: Throughout the year, Club officers share best practices and sample questions to prepare job candidates.

 

Networking

Networking

 

Wolverine Biotech/Biosciences Forums: The Club organizes two Forums, in Boston and San Francisco, for current students to visit area companies and interact with leading industry figures.

 

Meet-the-Interns: The Club organizes this annual event for MBA1s to meet MBA2s who spent their summer in the industry

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Communications

Communications

 

Membership Newsletter: The Club writes and distributes a monthly e-newsletter to update its members, alumni, and Advisory Board on Club activities.

The Week Ahead:  Every Sunday, members receive an e-mail outlining the upcoming week's healthcare-related events including company presentations, Club meetings, speakers, University/Ann Arbor events, etc.

 

Interdisciplinary

Interdisciplinary

The Club organizes events that enable MBAs to interact with graduate students at other healthcare-related U-M programs.  Recent initiatives include leading a Life Science Investment panel at a Pharmaceutical Engineering Symposium and co-hosting a social hour with School of Public Health students.

 

 

Resources

BioPharma Reporter
Biotechnology Industry Organization
BioInform
Brandweek Pharmaceutical
in-Pharma Technologist
Genome Technology
Modern Healthcare
National Center for Health Statistics
Pharmaceutical Executive
PharmaLive
The Healthcare Blog
PLoS Biology
Health Affairs