Michael Burcham is using his expertise as a teacher and a current CEO to lead a team of fellow professors, students and volunteers for this year's Accelerator - Vanderbilt Summer Business Institute at Owen Graduate School of Management.  The accelerator program is an action-packed immersion into all areas of business, from marketing to finance to real estate.

     Burcham received his undergraduate degree in physical therapy from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and his masters of business administration at Belmont University.  He completed his doctoral degree in health administration from the Medical University of South Carolina.  Currently he is adjunct professor of health care innovation and entrepreneurship at Vanderbilt and is president of ParadigmHealth, a specialty care and disease management firm.  He also provides strategic consulting to healthcare firms and venture funds and is a frequent national speaker on healthcare strategy and entrepreneurial thinking.