Healthcare's Next Generation is Learning Supply Chain by Design, Not Accident

Taking The Supply Chain Pulse · Aug 28, 2025 · 30m · transcript

Reggie Gardner, a Navy Corpsman turned graduate student, represents the future of healthcare supply chain by combining practical medical experience with formal supply chain education at the University of Tennessee. His journey highlights the evolution from learning supply chain on the job to pursuing advanced degrees in one of the nation's top programs.

• Reggie served five years as a Navy Corpsman with the Marine Corps before working in hospital settings

• His experience in cardiovascular ICU during COVID-19 demonstrated the critical importance of proper supply chain management

• Unlike…