Canedy Scholar Program
To honor the legacy of Clarkson Hospital Administrator, James A. Canedy, the “Canedy Scholar Program” was established 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.
Clarkson Regional Health Services (CRHS) established a scholarship program to equip physicians with the tools of healthcare leadership. CRHS has sponsored the Canedy Scholar Program since 2012. CRHS provides support for full tuition, board, room, and books to one Omaha physician annually to matriculate in the Executive MBA Program at the University of Colorado, Denver. This is a 16-month program designed for working healthcare professionals to earn their masters via a hybrid live and distance learning model.
Recently, the graduates of this program, called the Canedy Scholars, have coalesced to help address the most pressing health care needs in our community. This diverse group is dedicated to giving back through their advice, counsel and experience filtered through the knowledge gained from the MBA.
We are seeking physicians at any career stage 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.
Canedy Scholars
Julie Fedderson, MD, MBA
ALUMNUS, THE CANEDY SCHOLARSHIP, 2014
- Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare Community and State Nebraska
Bill Lydiatt, MD, MBA
ALUMNUS, THE CANEDY SCHOLARSHIP, 2015
- Head and Neck Surgeon, Nebraska Methodist Hospital
- Vice President, American Head and Next Society
- Chief Medical Officer, Nebraska Methodist Hospital (2019-2021)
Corrigan “Cori” McBride, MD, MBA
ALUMNUS, THE CANEDY SCHOLARSHIP, 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, THE CANEDY SCHOLARSHIP, 2017
- Medical Staff President, TNMC
- Nephrologist, Omaha Nephrology, PC
David Ingvoldstad, MD, MBA
ALUMNUS, THE CANEDY SCHOLARSHIP, 2018
- Ophthalmologist at Midwest Eye Care
Howard Liu, MD, MBA
ALUMNUS, THE CANEDY SCHOLARSHIP, 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, THE CANEDY SCHOLARSHIP, 2020
- Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Truhlsen Eye Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center
David Thompson, MD
ALUMNUS, THE CANEDY SCHOLARSHIP, 2021
- Primary Care Physician at Think Whole Person Healthcare
Brendan “Dan” Connealy, MD
ALUMNUS, THE CANEDY SCHOLARSHIP, 2022
- Maternal Fetal Medicine
- Methodist Perinatal Associates – Partner
- Methodist Women’s Hospital
Sheritta Strong, MD
ALUMNUS, THE CANEDY SCHOLARSHIP, 2023
- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Director for Inclusion, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Jason Dinsmoor, MD
- Hospitalist at Methodist Hospital