The MBA Studying Healthcare in Japan
As a joint effort of the department of Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business and the department of Health Policy and Public Health, 12 graduate students visited Japan from July 1–11, 2007. (see photos below)
The business students participated as part of the International Pharmaceutical Business course and the Health Policy students as part of a special topics elective. Bruce Rosenthal (Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business) and Dr. Robert Field (Health Policy and Public Health) accompanied the group. They met with Japanese professionals from the pharmaceutical and health care fields. Some of the company visits on the agenda included Eizai Headquarters, Dai-Ichi R&D Center, A-Z Japan and Wyeth Japan. The students also met with students from several top-level universities including Tokyo University, in addition to attending meetings with prominent academic researchers and government officials.
The 2nd annual trip to Japan will take place this summer from June 29th to July 9th.
All MBA students are strongly encouraged to join this trip. It offers each student a chance to experience & understand another culture and see first-hand how that culture affects the whole pharmaceutical/health care field. We hope that all MBA students will be able to join us. Japan is a fascinating country in addition to being the second largest single pharmaceutical market in the world, and an extremely important market to understand. If you know any graduate of the program that may be interested in this opportunity please let them know.
This is truly an experience to remember.
Photographs from the July 2007 Japan Trip:
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Bruce Rosenthal with President of Kyoritsu Pharmacy University in Tokyo |
Inside R&D Headquarters for Daiichi - Sankyo |
Outside of Eisai Headquarters in Tokyo |
Company visit with head of Corporate Communications at Wyeth Japan |
Mt. Fuji seen from Shinagawa Hotel |
Asakusa Temple, one of the oldest temples still existing |
Asakusa Temple |
Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo (appeared in the movie Lost in Translation) |
Bruce Rosenthal & Students on Tokyo Subway |
B. Rosenthal, Y. Rosenthal, I. Yaroslavsky, C. Richardson & R. Field at Tokyo Subway Station |
David Golod, MBA USP 07' Graduate, keynote speaker at symposium at the University of Health & International Welfare in Tokyo |
Japanese Pharmacist working in a lab |
USP students with Rob Field & Bruce and Yoko Rosenthal in front of the main gate of University of Tokyo |
MBA & Health Policy students at meeting and Open Forum with Dr. Kimura of University of Tokyo |
Bruce and Yoko Rosenthal at final farewell dinner. Yoko is holding a photo signed by MBA students given as a gift of appreciation |
