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Joel I. Shalowitz

Professor and Director

Health Industry Management Program

ScB 1974, Biology, MD 1977, Brown University; Northwestern University Graduate School of Medicine, Residency in Internal Medicine 1977-80; MBA 1982, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

 
Academic Positions Held
 

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University 1987 - present
Professor and Director of the Program in Health Industry Management
Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Medical School
Faculty Associate at Northwestern University Institute for Health Services Research and Policy Studies
Visiting Professor, Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto

   
Courses / Topics Taught
  Introduction to the Health Industry Systems
 

International Healthcare Systems


Career and Recent Professional Awards; Teaching Awards

 

Member, Sigma Xi (the honorary scientific research society)
Member, Beta Gamma Sigma (the honorary business society)
Fulbright Scholar 2003-2004, York University, Toronto, Canada
Fellow of the American College of Physicians
Fulbright Senior Specialist and Visiting Professor, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan 2007

 



Professional Leadership (Current Examples)

  Member, Regent's Advisory Council (American College of Healthcare Executives)
Member, Foundation for Health Enhancement
Member, Board of Trustees, Alexian Brothers Medical Center (1994-2001)
   
Areas of Professional Interest and Research
  Medical group management, managed care systems, quality assessment, and international healthcare systems
   
Current Projects
  Study of international healthcare systems
   
Representative Publications
 

Kotler, P,Shalowitz, J, and Stevens, R."Strategic Marketing for Health Care Organizations: Building a Customer-Driven Health System". Jossey - Bass 2008.
Shalowitz, J. “Financing Chronic Care:  Chronic vs. Acute Care, Introduction and Macro View” Monograph published by the Society of Actuaries, pp. 1-8, 2005.
Shalowitz, J.“Diverse Circumstances Require Diverse [Leadership] Styles,” Healthcare Papers, Vol. 4, pp. 64-68, 2003.
"Policy Challenges" The Twenty First Century Healthcare Leader, pp. 39-50, 1999
"The Healthcare System and Medicine - Current States" In Search of Physician Leadership, pp. 15-38, 1998
"Practicing in Medicare Managed Care" The Internist 37, July - August, 1996
"The Future of Pathology Practice in the United States" in Archives of Pathology 119, July, 1995.
"Total Quality Management at Motorola: A Successful Blueprint for Manufacturing and Service Organizations," The Journal of Health Administration Education 13, Winter, 1995

   
General / Consulting
  Manages a primary care group with offices at five locations in the North/Northwest Chicago suburbs; and is a consultant to healthcare systems, governments, pharmaceutical and medical device companies and associations.
  Last Updated 06/27/2008
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