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Grand Valley State University's Seidman College of Business and Spectrum Health System in Grand Rapids are working together to develop what they call a "unique" Master of Business Administration program exclusively for Spectrum employees, according to a joint announcement from both organizations.
The announcement states the new MBA program will help Spectrum Health better prepare its leaders as it plans for a future built around community, value, quality and sustainability. Called the Health Care Executive MBA and "designed specifically for Spectrum Health leaders," participants in the 22-month EMBA program will be clinical and administrative employees within Spectrum Health.
Susan Krieger, a spokesperson for Spectrum, said Spectrum is paying GVSU to develop the EMBA, but neither GVSU nor Spectrum could provide the cost figures because it is still in development.
Mary Eilleen Lyon, associate vice president of GVSU News and Information Services, said this is the first time the university has created such a specialized program for a sole business or institutional entity. She said the examples used and projects assigned will apply specifically to Spectrum's environment and needs, and the course will "largely overlap what is taught...