Canedy Scholar Program

To honor the legacy of Clarkson Hospital Administrator James A. Canedy, Clarkson Regional Health Services (CRHS) established a scholarship program to cultivate and educate new generations of physician leaders trained in both the business and medical aspects of healthcare. Mr. Canedy was a skilled manager of personnel, resources, ideas, and providing exemplary leadership to Clarkson Hospital for 36 years. Throughout his career, he placed strong emphasis on high-quality patient care and believed in continuing education for health professionals. CRHS has sponsored the Canedy Scholar Program since 2012.

The Canedy Scholar Program equips physicians with the tools of healthcare leadership. CRHS covers full tuition, board, room, and books to one Omaha physician annually to matriculate in the Executive MBA Program at the University of Colorado-Denver, a leading health MBA in the United States. This is a 16-month program designed for working healthcare professionals to earn their masters via a hybrid live and distance learning model.

We are seeking physicians, with at least three years of practice, who have a growth mindset, a demonstrated track record of leadership, a spirit of working across silos, and a long-term vision to improve the Omaha community. Past scholars have included both physicians in private practice and academic physicians. The program requires an average of 10 hours of commitment per week and 1 week of travel to Denver every semester.

“In healthcare, to stay the same means to fall behind.

In my opinion, the physician has to remain the leader of the team.”

-James A. Canedy

CANEDY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Canedy Scholars

Julie Fedderson, MD, MBA

ALUMNUS, 2014

  • Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare Community and State Nebraska

Bill Lydiatt, MD, MBA

ALUMNUS, 2015

  • Head and Neck Surgeon, Nebraska Methodist Hospital
  • President, American Head and Neck Society
  • Chair, Head and Neck Core, American Joint Committee on Cancer
  • Editorial Board member, American Joint Committee on Cancer
  • Former Chief Medical Officer, Nebraska Methodist Hospital (2019-2021)

Corrigan “Cori” McBride, MD, MBA

ALUMNUS, 2016

  • Professor of Surgery, Medical Director of Bariatric Services, NMC
  • Program Director of Advanced GI/MIS and Bariatric Fellowship
  • Chair of Bylaws and Clinical Governance Committees, NMC
  • Vice Chair, Surgical Informatics UNMC

Lindsey Gage, MD, MBA

ALUMNUS, 2017

  • Nephrologist, Omaha Nephrology, PC

David Ingvoldstad, MD, MBA

ALUMNUS, 2018

  • Ophthalmologist at Midwest Eye Care

Howard Liu, MD, MBA

ALUMNUS, 2019

  • Chair, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Professor with Tenure, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Courtney Hellman, MD, MBA

ALUMNUS, 2020

  • Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Truhlsen Eye Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center

David Thompson, MD

ALUMNUS, 2021

  • Primary Care Physician at Think Whole Person Healthcare

Brendan “Dan” Connealy, MD

ALUMNUS, 2022

  • Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Methodist Perinatal Associates – Partner
  • Methodist Women’s Hospital

Sheritta Strong, MD

ALUMNUS, 2023

  • Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nebraska Medical Center
  • Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Campus Engagement, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Jason Dinsmoor, MD

GRADUATION ANTICIPATION 2024

  • Hospitalist at Methodist Hospital