b'Degrees of Growth OhioHealth physicians Dr. Shawn Cuevas (MBA 23) and Dr. Megan Cochran (MBA 23) took advantage of Franklins Earn + Learn partnership with their employer. In addition to the business knowledge they gained, the experience provided a holistic understanding of OhioHealth and an opportunity to connect with individuals in diverse roles within the healthcare system.After becoming established in their clinical careers,information. I thought the MBA would be usefulAnesthesiologist Shawn Cuevas and Ophthalmologistto develop skills in those areas, Megan added.Megan Cochran learned about the Earn + Learn program, a Franklin University partnership with OhioHealth that offersMegan and Shawn enrolled in the Earn + Learn MBA associates the opportunity to earn a masters degree, ascohort together, hoping to share the experience and part of an online cohort, with $0 out-of-pocket costs. support each other. The husband and wife duo worked on assignments and projects together, sometimes using their We were post-residency and were growing inclinical knowledge to complement the business concepts. confidence as attendings. We have been growing They also learned from their diverse cohort of peers, our entire livesundergrad, med school, residency. who served in various roles and represented different I viewed the opportunity to pursue a Master of Businessperspectives within OhioHealth.Administration (MBA) as a continuation of that growth mindset, Shawn said. There were several doctors who went through the program, and I was the only male. Females are URM Shawn, who had a background in healthcare(Underrepresented in Medicine). They have a lot pushed administration before opting for clinical medicine, hadon them. The diversity of the OhioHealth cohort could considered getting an MBA before and was immediatelybe attributed to the flexibility and convenience Franklins interested. Megan, who had always wanted to be aprogram affords learners to get this knowledge on their doctor, was also intrigued by the program and how itterms, Shawn offered.could assist with leadership roles within the organization.However, pursuing an MBA while working full time as At the time, we were both in leadership roles atphysicians and welcoming the couples first child was OhioHealth and exposed to administrative and financialnot easy. Megan recalls finishing a paper while in labor 24 Clocktower | Franklin Features'