Market Voices: Education specialties Monica Adya, Dean, Rutgers School of Business-Camden

Monica Adya

Dean Rutgers School of Business-Camden

There is a considerable convergence toward data-driven decision-making. Our graduates must be able to leverage both data analytics and information technology. Those are absolutely essential. There is virtually no field, business or otherwise, that has not been impacted by both technology and analytics. Even the so-called “softer” aspects of our business curricula are being injected with analytics, technology and innovation. It’s a trend that we expect to continue to see. Some of it used to happen because it was a way to draw international students but now it is increasingly driven by the need for the business executives of the future to understand technology and data analytics.

The pandemic has created even more interest for young men and women to enter a career in medicine, often referred to as the “Fauci effect.” In 2020, we had 5,000 applicants for 200 positions. Before the pandemic, our year-to-year application increases ranged from 4 to 8%. This year, we have had over 7,000 applicants for the same 200 positions. Across the United States, the number of applicants this year to medical schools increased by 16%, but we increased by 26%. This reflects the tremendous interest there is in pursuing a medical career here at SOM.

Thomas Cavalieri

Dean Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Donna Nickitas

Dean and Professor Rutgers School of Nursing–Camden

We’re not just preparing individuals to enter large, complex health systems but to become an integral part of their communities. We have to make sure our students understand not just how to care for the well-being of others but also understand how to care for themselves and their own well-being amid stressful, traumatizing times. The Rutgers–Camden nursing school also is conducting research that will define best practices and advance nursing sciences for decades to come, including understanding the critical importance of health to all aspects of life, particularly the relationship among the social determinants of health (SDOH), health equity and health.

We’re a relatively new medical school, about 10 years into our development. We made a conscious effort in the development of our curriculum and in the type of students and staff we wanted to recruit. We’re very much mission matched, and part of that mission is to serve patients from underserved communities. As part of our core values, we want to foster diversity, equity and inclusion. We also wanted to innovate our curriculum to best prepare our students for the practice of medicine since the rate of change will be exponential for the next generation of physicians, especially with the ability to leverage technology.

Annette Reboli

Dean Cooper Medical School of Rowan University