WELLESLEY, Mass., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Dan Fishbein,
M.D., president of Sun Life U.S., has been appointed to the
Boston University School of Medicine's
(BUSM) Dean's Advisory Board. As an advisory board member, Fishbein
will provide insight on school matters such as curriculum,
professionalism in medicine, industry partnerships and research to
BUSM Dean Karen Antman, M.D., in support of the School. He
will also serve as an ambassador for the school, offering
experiential expertise and guidance.
"I am humbled and honored to join Dr. Antman's advisory board at
my alma mater," said Fishbein. "Although I chose a business path in
the employee benefits industry, I draw on my medical education from
BUSM every day to help ensure our products and services both
complement and support the health and wellbeing of every covered
member. I look forward to working with the board to help the school
continue its success in both educating new physicians and
conducting groundbreaking research."
Upon graduation from BUSM, Fishbein decided to pursue a career
in business, first focusing on managed care, addressing health and
wellness for people covered under employer medical plans. In his
early career at Mass Mutual, he helped establish one of the first
insurer physician and hospital networks. With New York Life, he
led development of products and provider networks
nationally, and then led the company's NYLCare Health Plan of
Maine, broadening healthcare
options for the state and across New England. At Aetna, Fishbein led health plans in New
England, created new business models, and led the company's
Specialty Businesses. Fishbein joined Sun Life U.S. as president in
2014, contributing his medical insights and expertise to Sun Life's
broad portfolio of insurance products and services. These include
Sun Life's Work is Healthy (WisH) philosophy, a
goal-oriented approach to helping disabled members return to
gainful employment following an illness or injury, supplemental
health offerings, which help close financial gaps in health
insurance, and insurance protection for employers who self-fund
their health plans through Sun Life's industry-leading stop-loss
business.
The BUSM Dean's Advisory Board members are selected to serve for
three years, and include many prominent M.D.s, M.D./PhDs, M.D.s in
politics and business, and parents of students. Board members also
provide philanthropic support to the school – Fishbein will be
supporting the M.D./MBA program and the Rebecca Lee Crumpler
Scholarship Fund, named for the first Black woman to receive a
medical degree in 1864. She graduated from the New England Female
Medical College, which would become BUSM after incorporation into
the university in 1873. The Rebecca Lee Crumpler scholarship raises
funds to help Black women attend BUSM.
"I am excited to help bring more diverse students into the field
of medicine, an important step to improving access to healthcare
and addressing health disparities in the U.S.," added Fishbein.
"I am delighted to have Dan
Fishbein join the School's advisory board, as he brings a
unique group health perspective to our school," said Dean Antman. "As an alumnus who chose to pursue
a business path, Dan understands how medical training can be
applied to various disciplines in impactful ways. I look forward to
working with him and engaging his expertise."
Fishbein also currently serves on the Board of Collective Health
(San Francisco), and is a board
member of Spurwink Services, a large non-profit behavioral
health provider in Maine.
About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international
financial services organization providing insurance, wealth and
asset management solutions to individual and corporate Clients. Sun
Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including
Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong
Kong, the Philippines,
Japan, Indonesia, India, China,
Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of September 30, 2020, Sun Life had total assets
under management of C$1,186 billion.
For more information, please visit www.sunlife.com.
Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New
York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the
ticker symbol SLF.
In the United States, Sun Life
is one of the largest group benefits providers, serving more than
60,000 employers in small, medium and large workplaces across the
country. Sun Life's broad portfolio of insurance products and
services in the U.S. includes disability, absence management, life,
dental, vision, voluntary and medical stop-loss. Sun Life and its
affiliates in asset management businesses in the U.S. employ
approximately 5,500 people. Group insurance policies are issued by
Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada (Wellesley
Hills, Mass.), except in New
York, where policies are issued by Sun Life and Health
Insurance Company (U.S.) (Lansing,
Mich.). For more information, please visit
www.sunlife.com/us.
About Boston University School of
Medicine
Originally established in 1848 as the New
England Female Medical College, and incorporated into Boston University in 1873, Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) today
is a leading academic medical center with an enrollment of more
than 700 medical students and 950 students pursuing degrees in
graduate medical sciences. BUSM faculty contribute to more
than 668 active grants and contracts, with total anticipated awards
valued at more than $693 million in
amyloidosis, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, cancer, infectious
diseases, pulmonary disease and dermatology, among other areas. The
School's teaching affiliates include Boston Medical Center, its
primary teaching hospital, the Boston VA Healthcare System, Kaiser
Permanente in northern California,
as well as Boston HealthNet, a network of 15 community health
centers. For more information, please visit
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/
Media contacts:
Devon
Fernald
Sun Life U.S.
781-800-3609
Devon.Portney.Fernald@sunlife.com
Gina Maria Wilczewski
Boston University School of
Medicine
617-358-7838
GinaD@bu.edu
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/sun-life-financial
https://twitter.com/SunLifeUS
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