Careers in Health - 11/11, 12:30-2pm

Wagner Health Network (WHN), in conjunction with Global Health Alliance (GHA), Wagner Finance Society (WFS), and the Office of Career Services (OCS) present:

Careers in Health – a panel discussion with lunch

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

12:30PM – 2:00PM, Mulberry Conference Room

Puck Building (295 Lafayette Street)

**Lunch and beverages will be served**

Please RSVP by:

Visiting the OCS Career Directory at http://wagner.nyu.edu/careers/careerdirectory.php, selecting the "Seminars/Panels" option in the "Events" tab, and clicking the RSVP button next to the Careers in Health event on Nov. 11 at 12:30.

Featured panelists include:

CAROLYN TAIN (Senior Director, Fitch Ratings) - Carolyn Tain is a senior director in Fitch Ratings' U. S. public finance department. As a member of the health care group, Carolyn is responsible for analyzing and rating hospitals, CCRC's, and other health care related credits. Prior to joining Fitch in April 2006, Carolyn worked fifteen years with MBIA Insurance Corporation, most recently as managing director, managing the health care group for several years. In this capacity, she was responsible for the analysis, underwriting, surveillance and pricing of all healthcare and hospital transactions. Prior to her tenure at MBIA, Carolyn was with the Student Loan Marketing Association as a director responsible for credit reviews, marketing and structuring of health care and higher education revenue bonds. Prior to that, she spent 10 years at Standard and Poor's in the healthcare group assisting in the development of rating methodology and criteria for assessment of portfolio hospitals. She has more than 27 years of experience in structuring, analyzing, and marketing tax-exempt health care debt. Carolyn earned her BS in Economics from Fordham University.

GREGORY RHODES (Administrative Manager, NYU School of Medicine) - After college, Greg Rhodes attended NYU Wagner where he received an MPA in Health Policy and Management. In his second year, he was selected for an Administrative Residency at Health Plus, one of NYC's largest HMOs. He worked on various projects from enhancing scorecards that reported key metrics to the board to assisting with regulatory affairs issues. He stayed at Health Plus as a Planner/Analyst before accepting a position as the Practice Administrator for Rheumatology and Medicine at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases. In March, 2007, Greg was hired to be the Administrative Manager for Radiation Oncology, OB/GYN, Psychiatry, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine, Dermatology, Otolaryngology, and more recently, the Skin and Cancer Clinic at NYU School of Medicine. He has presented at the last three ACHE Congresses on Healthcare Leadership, Columbia University School of Public Health, and at Healthcare Leaders of New York meetings. His talks focus on how to become an effective manager and leader as an early careerist.

MARY TEDALDI(Senior Director of Performance Management, New York University Health Center) - Mary Teadaldi is a Masters prepared Registered Nurse with a history of 16 years in Nursing Management at NYU Hospital. She also received a Masters of Art degree in Health Policy and Management at NYU and, in 1998, took on the position of Director of Integration Initiatives in leading several integration projects throughout the Health System. Since then, Mary has managed several organization-wide projects that strive for a goal of the highest quality patient care as well as optimal financial efficiencies. Some of these projects included the development of a Clinical Documentation Program and the Strategic Sourcing Supply Chain Initiative. Most recently, Mary developed the Performance Management Office where she is Senior Director at the NYU Langone Medical Center and responsible for maintaining the measurement and management of organization-wide strategic goals.