Business acumen, leadership among rewards of ADA/Kellogg program
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Posted Jan. 8, 2007 |
By Karen Fox These days, Dr. Patricia Meredith can be found wearing many hats.
Dr. Meredith is on staff at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics where she serves in three capacities: clinical associate professor at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, director for general dentistry in the division of hospital dentistry and medical director for the department of hospital dentistry.
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Congratulations: Dr. Patricia Meredith receives her certificate for completion of the ADA/Kellogg Executive Management Program for Dentists on Nov. 7, 2006. From left are Tom Prince, Ph.D., Kellogg School of Management; Dr. James Bramson, ADA executive director; and Vennie Lyons, Ph.D., Kellogg School of Management.
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"I see patients three days a week and teach in a general practice residency program and I'm the administrator of our division, then have administrative responsibilities in our department," said the Coralville, Iowa, general dentist. "I'm increasingly active in hospital committees, too. It's a wonderful blend of hospital experience, teaching, administration and clinical practice."
In organized dentistry, Dr. Meredith is a second-year trustee for the Academy of General Dentistry and a member of AGD's budget and finance committee.
Last year, she found the time to complete the ADA/Kellogg Executive Management Program for Dentists—earning her certificate Nov. 7, 2006.
"I had found myself in a position within the hospital and College of Dentistry where I needed more business skills than what I had as a general dentist," said Dr. Meredith. "The ADA/Kellogg program offered a broader scope of training and more intensity for both business and leadership. It was a perfect fit for me."
Designed for dentists who want to learn more about business management, the ADA/Kellogg Executive Management Program for Dentists curriculum draws from the core content areas for Kellogg MBA students, including: business strategy, organizational leadership, marketing, finance, accounting, economics, quantitative methods and information systems. This is not a practice management course.
Classes will be held at Kellogg's Chicago campus, just down the street from the ADA. Participants will receive a Kellogg certificate and continuing education credit.
Class dates for 2007 are scheduled for July 20-25, Sept. 13-18 and Nov. 1-5.
Dr. Meredith was one of 15 certificate recipients in 2006. A class of 35 completed the program in 2005.
"You can immediately apply what you learn in the Executive Management Program because it's so practical," she said. "With the AGD, I looked at the budget in a different way and understood it more clearly.
"This level of training is something that will help to advance my career in both the hospital and organized dentistry," she continued. "It's hard work but it's very stimulating, and the rewards are much greater than you can imagine."
Applications for the ADA/Kellogg Executive Management Program for Dentists are now being accepted. Go to www.ada.org/prof/events/featured/kellogg/index.asp for more information, or call Ext. 3541.
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