The Boot Camp faculty members are professional facilitators with extensive backgrounds in health care. They are both experts in pedagogical techniques and also personally knowledgeable about the specific issues facing physicians in today’s health care environment. With many years of experience teaching physicians specifically, they are able to create fully engaging learning environments for participants—ensuring that the knowledge gleaned from Boot Camp sessions is accessible, actionable, and aspirational.

Boot Camp Faculty

WILLIAM T. ALLEN, M.D., FACP, MHSA

William Allen is a Senior Healthcare Executive and Clinician with The Advisory Board Company, where he serves as Senior Director in the Physician Leadership Academy. As a faculty member for the Academies, Dr. Allen is responsible for developing curriculum, teaching classes, and conducting workshops at leading hospitals in the United States. He is also responsible for ensuring the quality of academy presentations and for coaching and mentoring Academy faculty.

Prior to joining The Advisory Board Company, Dr. Allen was the Executive Vice President for
Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan. He
was the medical director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at St. Joseph Mercy Health System
(SJMHS) in Ann Arbor, Michigan where he was in private practice for over twenty years. Dr.
Allen has served as President of the Department of Internal Medicine, Chair of the credentials
committee and member of the Medical Executive Committee at SJMHS and has been a member
of the Board of Directors.

He has served on the clinical faculty of the University of Michigan Medical School as well as an
adjunct associate professor of Executive Education at the U of M Business School.

Dr. Allen earned his undergraduate and medical degrees at Michigan State University. He was a fellow in pulmonary and critical care medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center and received an M.H.S.A from the U of M School of Public Health. He is board certified in internal
medicine, pulmonolgy, critical care medicine and sleep medicine.

JOSEPH C. CORCORAN, DO, FACOG

Joe Corcoran currently serves as a Director and Faculty Member of The Advisory Board Academies.  Dr. Corcoran is responsible for developing curriculum, teaching classes, and conducting workshops at leading hospitals in the United States.  He is also responsible for ensuring the quality of Academy presentations and for coaching & mentoring other Academy faculty.  He is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, holds an Active license to practice in Florida and has over a dozen years experience in private practice.

During his clinical career, Dr. Corcoran served the medical staff in various leadership positions including Chair of the Quality Improvement Committee, Chair of Obstetrics & Women’s Services and Vice Chief of Staff.  He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and was elected President of his county’s 600-member Medical Society.  He was the Director of Medical Education for a 400-bed hospital system and recently earned a Master’s degree from the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business with a focus in Entrepreneurship & Innovation.

WILLIAM LYNAGH, M.D.

Dr. Lynagh is currently a Senior Director of the Advisory Board Academies. In that role, he has presented best practices research, facilitated case study sessions, conducted skills and performance assessments, and moderated leadership development exercises for physicians and physician leaders at over 100 health care institutions across the country.

Prior to joining the Advisory Board Company, Dr. Lynagh was founder and president of the Center for Holistic Leadership, a consulting firm that provides leadership development services with an emphasis on strategic planning, coaching, and team development. Clients included non-profit and for-profit organizations, foundations, and businesses including American Express and the University of North Carolina. Dr. Lynagh also served as the Vice President for Medical Affairs and Senior Medical Director at UnitedHealthcare of North Carolina and the Piedmont Healthcare Alliance. Prior to serving in leadership roles, he was a practicing physician in family medicine.

Dr. Lynagh received his medical doctorate at the University of Maryland Medical School in Baltimore, Maryland and completed his residency at St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida. He is board-certified in family medicine.

WILLIAM L. MURRAY, PHD.

William Murray is currently a Director of the Advisory Board Academies, where he is responsible for developing curriculum, teaching classes, and conducting workshops at leading hospitals in the United States. He is also responsible for ensuring the quality of academy presentations and for coaching and mentoring Academy faculty.

Prior to his work at the Advisory Board Academies, Dr. Murray served as Health Policy Advisor to the Governor of Virginia, where he helped develop the Governor's mental health reform agenda and implement Medicaid cost savings initiatives. He has held health policy leadership positions at the Virginia Hospital and Health Care Association, the Virginia General Assembly, and the US Department of Veteran's Affairs.

CHARLES A. (TERRY) NICHOLS, MA

Terry Nichols is a Director and Faculty Member of the Advisory Board’s Academies. He has facilitated leadership development sessions with a broad range of audiences and participant types and now focuses exclusively on developing physician leaders.

Prior to joining the Advisory Board, he was a research associate at Harvard Business School, assisting professors with teaching on general business management topics and business ethics.  He has also worked as a senior associate at the Booz Allen Hamilton Center for Performance Excellence, leading professional development programs on leadership, project management, and core business skills.  He also served as senior manager to the Insurance Audit Practice at Ernst and Young to develop and deliver accounting seminars to clients.

Mr. Nichols received his M.A., graduate fellowship in ethics and the professions, as well as his B.A. from Harvard University. He also holds a B.S. in Business and Accounting from the University of the State of New York and has qualified as a Certified Public Accountant.

MICHAEL WAGNER, MPA

Mr. Wagner is currently Chief Teaching Officer in the Advisory Board Academies, helping to improve the management skills and maximize the leadership abilities of physicians, nurses, and other hospital leaders. In that role, Mr. Wagner is responsible for developing curriculum, teaching classes, and conducting workshops at leading hospitals across the United States. He has presented research findings, moderated case study discussions, and conducted workshops for more than 600 health care organizations, professional associations, government agencies, the United States armed forces, insurance firms, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device manufacturers.

Prior to joining the Advisory Board Company, Mr. Wagner held multiple legislative offices in state government, including four terms in the South Dakota House of Representatives. Mr. Wagner has also served as an affiliate Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity, as well as developed and taught college-level business management curriculum at Kilian Community College.

He holds a Masters of Public Administration from Harvard University and received distinctions as a Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow as well as a Lucius N. Littauer Fellow.