Grandon Lecture
About the role
The event featured a lecture titled "Bridging the Worlds of Business and Public Health" delivered by Dr. John O. Agwunobi, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., Senior Vice President and President, Health and Wellness, Wal-Mart Stores Division, and former Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Responsibilities
Dr. Agwunobi discussed:
- The impact of specific disease states on public health in the U.S.
- The role of retail medicine in addressing health care access and medication pricing
- The application of business tenets to a new health care delivery model
Requirements
No specific requirements are mentioned for attending the lecture.
Qualifications
No specific qualifications are required to attend the lecture.
Skills
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Benefits
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Pay
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Schedule
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Biography of Dr. Agwunobi
John O. Agwunobi, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
- Joined Wal-Mart as Senior Vice President and President of Health and Wellness for Wal-Mart Stores Division in September 2007
- Previously served as Assistant Secretary for Health for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
- Florida’s Secretary of Health from 2001 to 2005
- Medical Director for an affiliated managed care plan in Washington, D.C.
- Received medical degree from the University of Jos in Nigeria
- Masters in business administration from Georgetown University
- Masters in public health administration from Johns Hopkins University
- Member of various medical and professional organizations
- Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Raymond C. Grandon, M.D.
Raymond C. Grandon, M.D., earned the doctor of medicine degree from Jefferson Medical College in 1945. He was responsible for the first televised heart operation in the United States and helped coordinate the nation's first commercially successful cardiac rehabilitation program.
Department of Health Policy
The Dr. Raymond C. Grandon Lecture is sponsored by the Department of Health Policy at Jefferson Medical College. Under the direction of David Nash, M.D., M.B.A., the department conducts research and education programs that contribute to the quality, safety, and cost-effectiveness of health care.