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BIOSCIENCE COMPANY Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) TGen has made great strides in the field if genomics medicine. TGen researchers work to help physicians prescribe drugs that are designed more intelligently, work more effectively and have fewer toxic side effects. They have received numerous grants to support research into brain cancer and brain injuries, advanced cancers, Parkinson’s, rare childhood disorders, and more.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH/EDUCATION Barbara Kavanagh, Arizona Myeloma Network Kavanagh’s mission is to change the lack of information and support resources for myeloma cancer by forming the Arizona Myeloma Network and the Living with Myeloma Conference, which has grown to 300 people. She also introduced the Pat and Bill Hite Cancer Caregivers Education and Support Program for caregivers to receive C support and answers. M
Catherine Ivy, Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation Y After a personal loss, Catherine Ivy has raised $50 million CM for brain cancer research through the Ivy Foundation in the United States and Canada. The Ivy Foundation is MY the largest private funder of brain cancer research in the CY United States and focuses on diagnostics, treatments, and CMY quality of life. K
Kathleen Goeppinger, Ph.D., Midwestern University Midwestern is Arizona’s largest health professions university in medical, dental, pharmacy and optometry colleges and contains Arizona’s first veterinary college. Goeppinger commutes weekly between the Arizona and Illinois campuses to oversee their development. At her behest, students and employees provide nearly 10,000 hours of community service annually. PROVIDED
BREAKING GROUND: The University of Arizona Cancer Center is a 2014 Healthcare Leadership Awards finalist for Medical Research Company of the Year.
relevant today as we navigate the changes associated with the Affordable Care Act and the move toward a more accountable, patient-centered health-care delivery system.” To prepare the healthcare leaders of today and tomorrow, the education system is changing as well. Grand Canyon University launched a doctoral program that teaches healthcare administrators to steer through the choppy waters of the Affordable Care Act. “Nothing’s changing faster than the healthcare profession, and if you can navigate an organization through that, you – and it – will be fine,” said Dr. Wayne Schmidt, content chair in GCU’s College of Doctoral Studies. Mayo Clinic started a cutting-edge program that allows medical students to get both their M.D. degree from Mayo Medical School, and an MBA from the W. P.
HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVE Tim Bricker, Chandler Regional and Mercy Gilbert Chandler Regional has undergone significant expansion since the arrival of Bricker in 2011. The hospital added a $9.9 million cardiac catheterization lab and a $125 million, five-story patient tower that will expand emergency services, adding six beds and 180 jobs. The hospital is also seeking a Level I trauma designation. Mary Lee DeCoster, Maricopa Integrated Health System DeCoster exemplifies the passion needed in the healthcare industry. With MIHS, she is responsible for more than $1 billion in gross revenue and a multitude of other responsibilities to help the uninsured and underinsured. She is a company leader for the Heart Walk, where she speaks about the loss of her daughter and about heart health awareness.
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