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Greenslopes Private Hospital CEO becomes CEW scholar
Apr 04, 2018
The CEO of Greenslopes Private Hospital is the first Queenslander to win a prestigious scholarship to MIT Sloan in the USA through the renowned Chief Executive Women scholars program.
Announcing the winner, Gail McGowan, Director General Western Australian Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage, and CEW member, said: “CEW scholarships provide talented women with the opportunity to sharpen their leadership skills, enrich their experiences and advance their careers.”
The scholarship will enable Chris Went to study Leading Change in Complex Organisations at MIT Sloan in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 2018. The course is designed to help senior executives harness the leadership skills, political resources, and cultural understandings needed to guide successful organisational change.
The scholarship is part of the 2018 CEW Scholars program, which is providing 18 talented Australian women the opportunity to take their careers to the next level by supporting executive education at internationally acclaimed business schools.
Greenslopes Private Hospital CEO Chris Went said: "Health care is always complex and particularly so with the multiple reviews at State and Federal Government levels. Patient-centred care is our main focus and successfully implementing change in a large private hospital through this uncertainty is crucial."
“I am looking forward to the opportunity to broaden my perspective of change management principles and hone my leadership skills together with international peers across industry sectors.”
Chris Went was appointed in 2017 as CEO of Greenslopes Private Hospital, one of Australia’s largest private teaching hospitals. She leads the executive team managing the 650 bed hospital employing more than 2000 staff. For the previous seven years she was CEO of St Andrew’s Ipswich Private Hospital.
About CEW Scholars (www.cew.org.au/scholarships)
The CEW Scholars program enables women leaders by supporting them at critical junctures in their careers, from their first management roles to top executive positions. More than 150 women have been awarded scholarships to business schools in Australia and internationally since CEW commenced its executive program for women leaders in 1992.