Autumn
This quarterLaying the foundations
The full technical and behavioral curriculum, anchored in healthcare services.
UChicago Healthcare Finance Group
We prepare UChicago students to recruit for, and succeed in, healthcare investment banking and private equity.
Technical fluency
A full healthcare finance curriculum taught by students who have recently gone through the recruiting process.
Sector knowledge
In-depth preparation for healthcare IB and PE interviews and industry practices.
Access
Guest speakers from banks and private equity firms who specialize in healthcare.
The basics
What is investment banking and private equity?
Investment banking
- Sell a company, or buy one, on behalf of a client
- Raise capital through equity and debt offerings
- Analysts build the models, memos, and materials behind it
Private equity
- Acquire a business, usually with borrowed money
- Hold and improve it, typically five to seven years
- Exit by selling it on or taking it public
So what makes it healthcare IB and PE?
Banks and funds organize by sector, and healthcare is its own group. The deal mechanics are the same, but what drives value (i.e. who pays for the product, what the regulator allows, and whether the science works) is different. That is the knowledge interviewers test.
Why UHFG
UChicago’s only healthcare-focused finance club
Healthcare is one of the largest and most technical coverage groups in finance.
A healthcare-focused curriculum
Accounting, valuation, M&A, and LBOs, with examples drawn from healthcare companies.
Guest speakers
Bankers, investors, and operators join us through the year for talks and Q&A.
Interview reps
Behavioral drills, technical questions, and brain teasers to help prepare for interviews.
Competitions and case studies
Work on case studies and a spring case competition that you can put on a resume.
The year ahead
Three-quarter timeline
Winter
Explore verticals
Deep dives into medtech, life sciences, and tools and diagnostics, plus a deal case study.
Spring
Compete
A healthcare case competition where members present to a panel of judges.
Guest speakers run across all three quarters, scheduled alongside the curriculum.
Autumn quarter
The education curriculum
Every topic is taught in a healthcare context. We start in healthcare services.
Healthcare IB and PE overview
Who the banks and sponsors are
Behavioral questions
Your story, and why healthcare
Financial accounting
The three financial statements
Enterprise value vs. equity value
Bridge questions on a services company
Valuation and the DCF
Discounting a clinic roll-up
Merger models
Accretion/dilution in a provider deal
LBO models
Sponsor math on a physician platform
Brain teasers
Mental math and market sizing
How to join
Our recruiting timeline
Come to an info session to meet the board and learn about the program before you apply.
01
Info sessions
Wed 9/30 · 9:00 pm CT
Stuart 102Wed 10/7 · 8:30 pm CT
Harper 14002
Applications open
Wed 9/30
03
Applications close
Fri 10/9 · 11:59 pm CT
04
Interviews
Week 3
05
Decisions
Date to be announced
Who we are
Meet the team
Executive Board
Ryan AhnPresidentClass of 2029
Jerry QinOperationsClass of 2028Incoming 2027 Healthcare Investment Banking Summer Analyst at J.P. Morgan
Ella SomaiyaRecruitmentClass of 2028Incoming 2027 Healthcare Investment Banking Summer Analyst at Jefferies
Kyle ParkEducationClass of 2028Incoming 2027 Healthcare Investment Banking Summer Analyst at William Blair
Gigi GazalEducationClass of 2027Incoming 2027 Healthcare Investment Banking Analyst at Bank of AmericaJunior Board
Sam HanOperationsClass of 2029
Ben HerschmanOperationsClass of 2029
Eric AnastacioOperationsClass of 2029
Charles LarsenRecruitmentClass of 2029
Leo GazalRecruitmentClass of 2029Get in touch
Questions? Reach out any time.
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