MSQM:HA students "meet" in Durham without leaving home
Fuqua's demanding quantitative program offers the flexibility to maintain your career and personal priorities
Justin Carrico
“Although we live in a world rich with health care data, we’ve barely scratched the surface of translating it into better knowledge and decision-making. This program will better enable you to make sense of health care data and understand the context of the issues health care is facing today.”
Senior Health Economist
RTI Health Solutions
MSQM: Health Analytics
Class of 2023
Industry:
Health Care Consulting
Prior Education:
Clemson University
Industrial Engineering, 2015
Industrial Engineering, 2015
Hometown:
Mountain Lakes, New Jersey
Nationality:
USA
Reflections
I came into the health care industry from my industrial engineering undergraduate program without much knowledge of health care’s complexities and nuances. I also never had the chance to take business courses as an undergraduate. When applying to graduate programs, we had a baby on the way, so I needed a program that had the flexibility to allow me to balance family and school without putting my career on hold. I was drawn to the MSQM: HA program’s blend of business fundamentals, health care institutions, and analysis of health care data, plus the flexible program format. I thought it was unique that the students in the program come from so many branches of the health care industry.
Before Fuqua
I'm a Senior Health Economist at RTI Health Solutions, a non-profit research organization located in Research Triangle Park, NC. I collaborate with pharmaceutical and government clients to develop economic tools that assess the effectiveness, value, and affordability of health interventions, primarily for infectious diseases and immunization.
After Fuqua
I will likely stay in my current sector of the health care industry, health economics and outcomes research, but plan to enhance my leadership role and embrace broader and more challenging issues. I hope to use the analytic tools from the program to better interpret health care data and use it to improve decision-making and population health.
My Favorite Professor
I’ve really enjoyed David Ridley’s courses. He has a great talent for engaging with the class in a virtual setting and encouraging conversation. He’s helped improve my understanding of the challenges facing the health care industry and how market-based solutions can help. I already feel like I have a better understanding of the many perspectives and forces acting within the industry.