Douglas E. Hough has been named an assistant professor and director of Business Medical Programs in the School of Professional Studies in Business and Education. Hough, a former director of Arista Associates, a nationwide consulting firm, is the author of Developing a Managed Care Business Plan and numerous articles on the business of medicine for professional health care journals. He will oversee the MBA/Medical Services Management program, which offers a joint degree with the School of Medicine, and the Master of Science in Nursing Care and Health Systems Specialist/MBA, which is a joint degree offered with the School of Nursing.

Hough received his doctorate in economics from the University of Wisconsin after graduating from MIT.