The Healthcare Collaborative at UCLA brings together these students, alumni, faculty and staff, and members of the Southern California health care community. The Collaborative strives to facilitate the exchange of information and services thereby contributing to the knowledge of our health care professionals and organizations in California. We hope our work will provide our members with the learning tools necessary to participate in the dialogue and engage in the work of health care its problems and solutions for today and tomorrow.

A Humble Beginning

More than 15 years ago, a small group of physicians, students and alumni from the Anderson School of Management established monthly meetings. Physician executives were invited to speak on the days relevant topics. Fellow health care executives were finally able to keep abreast of vital happenings in this burgeoning industry.

Word slowly spread about this small but dynamic group that quickly mushroomed to include not only physicians, but also business leaders and health care executives from all parts of Southern California. This fledgling nucleus clearly identified a dire need. Thus, The Healthcare Collaborative at UCLA was born.

The Collaborative has a clear and focused mission. The Collaborative sponsors several kinds of speaking events that wrap into networking opportunities designed to assist the health care community to stay in touch with the dynamic health care marketplace. The audience mingles students, alumni, faculty and staff of the Anderson School at UCLA, and members of the Southern California health care community.

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer participation is actively encouraged. Our volunteer committees work together to ensure The Collaboratives ongoing success in presenting quality subjects targeting todays challenging and hot issues. As we mentioned, all the Collaboratives programs are developed and produced by its members.

To learn more about The Collaborative, sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, e-mail hcc@ucla.edu