TEACHING & TALKS
The Long Fix offers ample material for teaching students at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate levels. More details with chapter-by-chapter summaries are available here. The book has been used widely in classes such as undergraduate courses in Health Economics and graduate classes in programs including MBA, MHA, and MPH, as well as in medical school teaching. Some of the classes featuring The Long Fix in the 2020-2021 academic year include:
Harvard Medical School: Essentials of the Profession (required course)
NYU Stern School of Business MBA: Value-Driven Health Care
UC Berkeley MBA/MPH Dual Degree Program
University of North Florida MHA: Health Organization and Delivery
CUNY Baruch College Healthcare MBA
Boston University Healthcare MBA
Florida International University: Healthcare Fraud and Abuse
NYU Econ 101: Health Care in the U.S. Economy
Princeton University Global Health and Health Policy
Harvard Business School: Transforming Health Care Delivery
Cornell University: Perspectives on Health Policy and Management in the U.S.
Emory Goizueta School of Business Executive MBA Program
Course content to date has ranged from topics like Understanding the Economics of Health Care and Managing the Costs of Care to Lessons from COVID-19 and Digital Health and Technology in Health Care, among others. By request, Dr. Lee may be available for guest lecturing. In addition to speaking widely in venues such as national and international conferences, Dr. Lee is also a popular speaker for events such as Graduations and Commencements, White Coat Ceremonies, Grand Rounds, and Special Lecture Series.
If you’d like to invite her to speak, please complete this Speaker Form.
THE LONG FIX: REVIEWS FROM TEACHING
“The Long Fix is one of two books I ask Cornell students to read for the U.S. Health System course that I teach... Thank you SO much for an outstanding first talk... The students loved it. You are such a natural presenter and have a knack for drawing students in and interacting with them.”
“I’m still fielding emails from students and faculty that attended your session... Everyone loved it.”
“Dr. Lee is devoted to educating the next generation of health care leaders. She shares her ideas in her book and shares her time in talks with our students. She is a world-renowned physician, hospital leader, and tech leader, so many of our students want to be her.”
“Terrific... You are a natural with case method teaching.”
“A brilliantly practical and forward-looking treatment of the most pressing issues in the health care system today, The Long Fix is a must-read for current and future health care business leaders, administrators, policymakers, and clinicians. ... The Long Fix is excellent for the classroom and will surely generate dialogue and debate. ”
“Dr. Vivian Lee engaged with students at Mount Sinai as part of the Diversity Innovation Hub Spotlight series. Dr. Lee left me in awe and incredibly inspired by the wealth of knowledge that accompanied the talk, from profound insight into value-based care models to clear, crystallized ways to addressing social determinants of health. Her work, vision, and drive continue to motivate me as I’m sure it did everyone else that attended. The talk served as a call to action - and has propelled me to make all the more impact in my pursuit of addressing health disparities as a physician-innovator.”
“It was such a privilege to be able to discuss the future of American health care with Dr. Lee on the American Academy of Neurology’s [Annual Conference]. Dr. Lee is a true visionary, and her positive vision for our shared future was inspirational and actionable, particularly for all of the students, residents and fellows who participated”
“Dr. Lee’s book is the anchor text for our capstone thesis course in the FIU Healthcare MBA program... [it] provides real in- sight into the opportunities and barriers to healthcare reform [and] offers students a thoughtful and in-depth analysis useful to their development as future policy makers....highly recommend.”
“Dr. Vivian Lee’s The Long Fix is ideally suited to spur class discussion across a wide range of issues pertaining health care delivery and finance... The accessible writing style and ‘bite-size’ section divisions ease the assigning of portions relating to specific themes as pedagogical needs dictate... The Long Fix will prove an asset in the classroom.”
““Dr. Vivian Lee presented core lessons from her book “The Long Fix” to my class of 50 part-time MBA students, most of whom are working full-time in health care. The students found her presentation and ensuing discussion fascinating with insightful commentary on the importance of leadership, not just as co producers of our own health, but as leaders in the health sector. Students also learned the importance of being able to lead change and focus on “value”. She shared specific examples of how digital health could help accelerate value in our healthcare system and mentioned that there is more consensus than many believe on this priority. There is much to be done, but the students left her session more optimistic that health care in this country will indeed improve, and that we can all be part of the solution.””
THE LONG FIX: MORE REVIEWS
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“This book, almost to a page, is about solution, solution, solution, solution!”
“In The Long Fix, Vivian Lee M.D. crisply diagnoses the imperative to repair America’s health care system and offers understandable principles as a guide. She lights a path forward by applying lessons and observations from her unique experiences as a physician, health system leader, and now technology executive. This book matters to patients and their families. It matters to Americans who care about the economic future of our nation. It especially matters to government leaders and health care executives we depend on to find strategies that work for everyone.”
“Dr. Lee’s book is an insightful diagnostic look at what is not working in American medicine, and why, that is made compelling by her succinct, practical recommendations for what each of us—policy-maker, consumer, physician/health professional, and payer—can do now to realize the person-centered, high value health care system we all so long for.”
“An essential and timely guide for students, faculty, clinicians and policy makers - Dr. Lee has produced a highly readable, concise, and persuasive case for reinventing the business of healthcare in order to create a more efficient, safer system for all. This is the book to read if you want to understand how we can improve health care in America.”
“An engaging and upbeat book, The Long Fix doesn’t flinch from the challenges needed to overhaul the US health care system, but rather helps the reader envision what’s necessary for every player—hospitals, doctors, pharmaceutical companies, patients, and technology companies among others—to play their part. Weaving together diverse case studies with richly referenced explanations and analyses, Lee paints a picture of a brighter future where the right investments in prevention, public health, data, and technology can create a better health care system for all.”
“This is a well-researched and thoughtful book from one of our nation’s leaders in healthcare reform. Dr. Lee has written a practical guide with actionable solutions for policymakers, healthcare providers, and patients—a must-read!”
“Relevant to all who provide or receive health care in America.”