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The UW Medical Foundation's Foundations of Management program is designed to develop leaders and future leaders of the organization in order to support the UW Medical Foundation mission, vision and values.
Leadership support of this mission and of the employees who support this mission is critical to the organization's success.
Recent Program Presentations
The topics below comprised recent components of UW Medical Foundation's Foundations of Management program.
| Title | Topics | Presenters |
| Spotlight: Leadership | UW Medical Foundation leadership philosophy | |
| Successful Medical/Administrative Partnerships |
Panel presentations Discussion challenges What makes them work? |
Pete Christman, Rich Welnick, MD, Steve Sibley, Betsy Trowbridge, MD and Jason Tate |
| The Business of Health Care |
Health care form and reform "Managing" care Competitive advantages |
Pete Christman, Terry Bolz and Connie Kinsella |
| Spotlight: Public Affairs/Marketing |
Integrating the functions Communicating the messages Public policy programs |
Beth Zaher, Ron Gilmore and Becky Broering |
| Finance 101 |
Funds flow Comp plans Budgets |
Bob Flannery |
| Leadership Spotlight: Community Leader |
The Role of UW Health in Madison Community connectedness Responsiveness to the public |
Jennifer Alexander |
| Spotlight: Quality |
Theories and tools of quality Developing predictors for future outcomes Communicating the business impact |
Sue Ertl and Sally Kraft, MD |
| Leading Learning Organizations |
Creating personal mastery Surfacing mental models Developing shared vision Aligning team learning |
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| Health Care Information Management |
Health Link Information Systems at UW Medical Foundation |
Sandy Clark |
| Spotlight: UW Health System |
Regionalization and affiliations Outreach services |
Mike Dallman |
| Project Planning/Management |
Materials management Facilities management Equipment management |
Theresa Soik |
| Human Resources Management |
The life cycle of employment Recruitment > Selection > Retention > Development > Assessment > Adjustment |
Kari Potter |
| Leadership Spotlight: Community Board Member |
Bringing the community voice to the boardroom |
Fritz Wenzel and Jim Burgess |
| Legal and Compliance |
Business ethics Conflicts of interest Health care regulating bodies |
Claudia Saunders and Mary Waldo |
| Systems Thinking |
The UW Health strategic plan Shared vision to the front lines |
Bill Schrum |
| Putting It All Together: Recognition Celebration | Bill Schrum and Michelle Fellenz |
