CHB Education | Bentley University

Developing health-related educational opportunities that are future-facing, innovative and data-driven is essential to the health ecosystem at Bentley. The Center for Health and Business educational offerings are open to all learners, regardless of major, fostering a health-related community of inclusion and academic diversity. Our goal is to inspire lifelong learners who bring multidisciplinary and forward-thinking perspectives into careers within the health industry and beyond.

Pre-College

Business of Health Innovation

This week-long summer program for rising juniors and seniors in high school uniquely focuses on the business side of the innovative health industry. Learners will explore all the awesome stuff happening in Boston's thriving life sciences scene and how the digital health revolution is changing things up for everyone. The program will focus on innovative technologies that revolutionize health, ranging from medical devices to digital health solutions and biotechnology.

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Executive & Professional Education

Leading Business Transformation in Health

This 6-week, accelerated program equips aspiring leaders and teams with the durable skills needed to drive meaningful change. Meeting once per week for a 90 minute session over 6 weeks, learners will combine broad business competencies with deep, health industry-specific topics in a highly engaging virtual learning environment.

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In the Classroom

Business of Health (ID 320)

This course provides an overview of the health industry, covering various aspects and challenges. Each session focuses on a specific topic within the industry and explores its real-world applications. Taught by Bentley faculty and industry experts, students will acquire comprehensive knowledge of the health industry's organization, functions, innovations and complexities, from business, patient and system perspectives.

Integrate for Impact Module

Over summer 2023, the CHB team developed a 20 minute interactive online module giving undergraduate learners an introduction to different ways they can "integrate for impact" during their time at Bentley. The goal of the module is to expose learners early in their academic journey to a variety of opportunities for successful and fulfilling journeys at Bentley and beyond. The health industry is utilized as an example of an exciting and growing sector where many of our alumni have used their business degrees from Bentley to great effect.

The module is currently available to all Bentley first year learners in Falcon Discovery Seminar and Career Design Introduction Seminar (CDI 201) learners.

This class gave me the ability to speak more intelligently about the most prominent issues and trends in health care today, which has allowed me to better define my own career goals and demonstrate my knowledge of these topics in interviews.

ID 320 Student

Majors

Health Industries

The health industry is big business. The United States annual health expenditure is trillions of dollars per year and accounts for nearly a fifth of the gross domestic product. Within this expansive sector, there is a pressing need for business professionals who understand the complex interplay between individual and population health, healthcare delivery systems, and the appropriate implementation of innovation and technology. Innovation and technological advancements in the health sector are ripe with both opportunity and complexity. Employee health and well-being is a leading factor in the productivity of businesses, and health care costs play a major role in a company's bottom line. Bachelor of Science in Health Industries graduates will emerge as dynamic professionals capable of orchestrating meaningful transformations within the health sector and beyond. The major prepares learners to critically evaluate emerging solutions, apply fundamental principles of health sciences, and adapt to the complexity of health systems and structures.

Health Industries Major

One of the best parts about Bentley is the foundation that it gives you in accounting and finance and how applicable those skills can be to any industry. With the growth and advancements in Boston for biotech, I think now is the best time to get involved in the health industry.

Greg O'Brien ’16, MS ’17

Impactful Education