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<p>Actually, it would be an even more wonderful education for those who aren’t billionaires, but who want to be. Again, frankly, I can’t think of a more compelling and practical education that could possibly be offered, as the networking opportunities alone are legion.</p>
<p>As for affordability, well, that’s what financial markets are for. If I was a banker, I’d probably spot the capital necessary to fund that sort of education because those who receive it are likely to obtain exceptionally well-paying jobs. That seems to be a far wiser financial bet than the hundreds of thousands of student loans that have already been originated to underwrite, frankly, low-paying arts/humanities majors. </p>
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<p>I don’t know, how about perhaps the surgeons themselves?. </p>
<p>The fact is, numerous practicing surgeons - along with physicians of other specialties - also happen to be active university faculty, usually at a medical school. Indeed, much of the teaching/research faculty at any medical school - often times the majority- also happen to be practicing physicians who maintain a patient case load. </p>
<p>As a case in point, [Robert</a> Stanton](<a href=“http://www.joslin.org/care/Robert_C_Stanton_MD.html]Robert”>Patient Care at Joslin Diabetes Center) is one of the nephrologists in the world, being Chief of Nephrology at Joslin Diabetes Center, which is arguably the world’s leading medical center for diabetes care. Stanton also happens to teach the Harvard Medical School MD program’s required year-long Human Systems course, which, while perhaps not an ‘Anatomy’ course per se, isn’t entirely dissimilar from one. And, granted, while Stanton isn’t a surgeon, I would argue that the care he provides to patients who largely suffer from advanced and/or unusual cases of diabetes and associated kidney disease (e.g. Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome) is at least as crucial as that provided by the surgeons. </p>
<p>Perhaps somebody ought to contact Harvard Medical School and tell them that they should immediately fire Stanton and the rest of the faculty who also serve as practicing physicians, on the grounds that they don’t have the time to be both teaching classes while also seeing patients. </p>
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<p>Again, perhaps those very same CEO’s? Why not? Former CEO & Chairman of Intel Andrew Grove has been teaching management courses at Stanford since 1991 and also taught graduate engineering courses at Berkeley in that same decade. [He</a> continued to be CEO of Intel until 1998 and Chairman until 2005](<a href=“https://gsbapps.stanford.edu/facultyprofiles/biodetail.asp?id=24082129]He”>https://gsbapps.stanford.edu/facultyprofiles/biodetail.asp?id=24082129).</p>
<p>If Grove can successfully run the largest and most profitable semiconductor firm in world history while also teaching at both Berkeley and Stanford, is it really so outrageous to think that other active business leaders might also be able to teach college courses?</p>
<p>As another example, consider [Bob</a> Higgins](<a href=“http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=bio&facId=126103]Bob”>http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=bio&facId=126103) , who teaches at Harvard Business School while also serving as General Partner (and founder) at Highland Capital Partners, one of the more successful venture capital firms in the world. Or consider [Felda</a> Hardymon](<a href=“http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=bio&facId=6611]Felda”>http://drfd.hbs.edu/fit/public/facultyInfo.do?facInfo=bio&facId=6611) who also teaches at Harvard Business School while serving as a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. Maybe somebody should contact Highland/Bessemer and tell them that their top partners are irresponsibly spreading themselves too thin by spending time teaching and not devoting sufficient time to managing their investment portfolios.</p>