Qatar to Orlando: Maryann Kawaksheh on Global Healthcare, AI & Leadership MGMA 890 subscribers

In this bonus episode of the MGMA Podcast, recorded live at the 2025 MGMA Leaders Conference in Orlando, Senior Editor Daniel Williams speaks with Maryann Kawaksheh, who traveled all the way from Qatar to attend.

Maryann shares her remarkable journey from Alabama to Qatar, where she helped build a greenfield hospital from the ground up. She discusses the similarities and differences between U.S. and international healthcare systems, how benchmarking and MGMA membership have been vital to her work abroad, and why networking is her biggest takeaway from the Leaders Conference.

Key themes from this episode:
Building a women’s and children’s hospital in Qatar
The role of benchmarking and MGMA resources in global healthcare leadership
Similarities in ambulatory care challenges across countries
How AI is shaping healthcare leadership while emphasizing the human connection
Why ongoing leadership training and networking are essential for growth

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