Rebecca Wells Elected Academic at Large
Rebecca Wells, Assistant Professor in Health Policy and Administration, was elected Academic at Large for the Health Care Management division of The Academy of Management. As one of six elected officers, Rebecca will assist in overseeing the Health Care Management division for a one-year term. The Academy of Management is a leading professional association for scholars dedicated to creating and disseminating knowledge about management and organizations. Founded in 1936 by two professors, the Academy of Management is the oldest and largest scholarly management association in the world. The Health Care Management division is dedicated to understanding the role of professionals and organizations in providing health care both locally and internationally. Major focuses of research by divisional members include: the performance of health care workers and organizations; public policy issues, such as access to care, competition, cost control and quality of care, and their implications for managing health care organizations; health care finance and marketing; and empirical or conceptual application of theory to the study of health care organizations, even on topics that might also fall within another division’s domain. |
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