JJEM: Special Edition 1 (December 2023)
JJEM: Special Edition 1 (December 2023)
2023-12-08
Dr M. M. Joshi: The Journey of a Surgeon-Entrepreneur
Ramakant Kulkarni and Bharati Badiger
The case titled as above is research in entrepreneurship done by the authors which traces the entrepreneurial journey of a eye surgeon who came to an unknown place in north Karnataka town and set one person clinic in 1967 and went on to build a multi specialty and multi location eye hospital over a period of next fifty years. The case covers the journey of the surgeon from the childhood days, medical education, early services at KEM Hospital Bombay, shifting to Hubli and starting one man clinic building a team and expanding the reach, contribution to the profession and setting up the values and ethics in the hospital to work for the cause of eradicating needless blindness in society and handing over the hospital to the next generation for carrying it to the next level protecting the values and ethics. His achievements and awards upto the fourth highest civilian award Padmashri. The research work was done using the in depth interview method with the founder surgeon and the present management team and staff of the hospital during the period March-22 to Nov-22 with an objective to study the entrepreneurship. The case clearance from the management is obtained to present in conference and other forum for discussion on management subject.
Entrepreneurship. Surgeon, Needless Blindness, Eye care, Management team