b'E M E R G I N G L E A D E R SBRINGING IT ALL TOGETHERBuilding a multi-disciplinary approach to healthcareHealthcare spending is rising.expertise across the universityown disciplines approach to But its happening at a farthrough the four facultyhealthcare delivery in LMICs.greater rate in low- and middle- teaching it: Vicki Ellingrod, income countries (LMICs). Senior Associate Dean andStudents were formed into Professor, College of Pharmacy,teams, with each team having at Between 2000 and 2015, totalJoe Kolars, Senior Associateleast one member (but no more healthcare expenditures inDean and Professor, School ofthan two) from the schools of countries considered LMICs inMedicine, Jody Lori, Associatebusiness, nursing and public 2000 increased almost threeDean and Professor, Nursinghealth and one from either the times as fast as healthcareSchool, and Abram Wagner,school of medicine or pharmacy. expenditures in high-incomeResearch Assistant Professor,In addition, students from the countries. This growth presentsSchool of Public Health. School for Environment and enormous opportunities andSustainability and the School accompanying challenges. WDIThe objective of the course isof Social work participated in is playing a new and importantto elevate students awarenessthe first offering, giving the role in training graduateand holistic understanding ofclass and each team a rich students in the businessthe role and challenges facingdiversity in perspectives.skills they and the healthcarea spectrum of decision makers companies in LMICs will needin LMICsincluding those inGoing forward, WDI hopes to to ensure thriving businesses.the fields of medicine, nursing,grow the number of students Spearheaded by WDI, a newpharmacy, public healthenrolled in this course while inter-professional graduateand business. Students aremaintaining the interdisciplinary course focused on healthcarechallenged to think criticallyteam approach. Ultimately delivery in LMICs is nowabout the perspectives andthis will be the first of a offered through the Universitychallenges faced by peoplenumber of courses included of Michigan Ross School ofin disciplines and culturesin a larger program offering a Business. The course drawsdifferent from their own. Theyspecialization in the business upon the depth and breadth ofthen apply that thinking to theirof healthcare in LMICs.THE WILLIAM DAVIDSON INSTITUTE 25'