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November 13, 2009

BELMONT NEWS


Massey MBA Program Nationally Ranked by BusinessWeek
Belmont University announced today that its part-time MBA program has achieved a Top 30 first-tier national ranking in BusinessWeek’s 2009 report on “Top Part-Time MBA programs.” Belmont’s Massey School program ranked No. 18 in the U.S. between Richmond University (No. 17) and the University of Southern California (No. 19). Belmont also joined Emory University (No. 11) and Elon University (No. 6) as the top three ranked programs in the South. Nationally, other notable programs in the top 10 included the University of California-Los Angeles, University of California-Berkeley and University of Michigan. BusinessWeek began ranking part-time MBA programs in 2007 in an effort to recognize the best MBA programs designed specifically for working professionals.

“The student satisfaction rankings and teaching quality metrics indicate that our Massey professors are doing an outstanding job in the classroom,” said Dr. J. Patrick Raines, dean of Belmont’s College of Business Administration. “And to be in the company of this group of national peers is simply tremendous.” Click here for more on this story.

Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Presents Healthcare Reform Briefing
Tommy_Thompson_3.jpgTommy Thompson, former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will present a healthcare reform briefing on Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 at 4 p.m. in the Gordon E. Inman Center at Belmont University.

Thompson, who served in the administration of President George W. Bush from 2001 until early 2005 after four terms as Governor of Wisconsin, will focus his remarks on how reform will impact providers, payers and individuals.

“As a country, we are closer than we have ever been to a major overhaul of the healthcare system, but there are still many questions surrounding the final legislation and its implementation,” remarked Thompson.

Stuart McWhorter, co-founder of Medical Reimbursements of America, the primary organizer of the briefing, said, “Tommy Thompson brings a unique insider perspective to the healthcare debate. He played an instrumental role in the passage and implementation of Medicare Part D, one of the most recent major expansions of healthcare coverage.”

Other sponsors of the briefing, in addition to Medical Reimbursements of America, include the Nashville Health Care Council, Clayton Associates and the Gordon E. Inman College of Health Sciences and Nursing at Belmont University. The event is part of the University’s Diagnosing Our Future Speaker Series.

The event is open to the public, but seating is limited and an RSVP is required. To RSVP, go to www.belmont.edu and follow the link to the Diagnosing Our Future Speaker Series.


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