Today's physician knows the new demands of our dynamic, highly bureaucratic healthcare environment. This program enables them to master the business skills required for success in the healthcare industry of tomorrow.

The MBA Program for Physicians is designed to minimize time away from home and office while building the business skills required for success in the healthcare industry. The program offers a unique multi-disciplinary approach to exploring leadership and ethical issues in business. You will learn to speak the language of business, manage financial statements, spreadsheets and databases, and navigate the World Wide Web.

You will interact with over 600 middle and senior managers, physicians, lawyers, project leaders, engineers, consultants, entrepreneurs, nurses and other allied healthcare professionals. All faculty have hands-on business experience and strong academic credentials. They employ an action-learning approach that bridges the gap between the real world and the classroom.

The Program Structure

1. Foundations in Business Course (FD505)

This foundation course will be offered in an accelerated sixteen-week session covering 6 modules: Management, Marketing, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, Accounting and Finance. This is a demanding preparatory course requiring a substantial amount of independent study. Students may opt for the regular four foundation courses (FD501: Essentials of Economics, FD502: Principles of Management & Marketing, FD503: Accounting for Decision Makers and FD504: Managerial Finance).

2. Core Courses

CR501: Financial and Managerial Accounting

CR502: Quantitative Methods or CR508: Business Computing

CR503: Business and Society

CR504: Marketing Management

CR505: Organization Management

CR506: Financial Management

CR507: Executive Skills Development

3. Concentration Courses

Students must complete four healthcare concentration courses to fulfill the Health Care concentration requirements. Choices include:

 

HC501: Foundations of Health Care Systems

HC502: Fiscal Issues in Health Systems Management

HC503: Legal Aspects of Health Systems Management

HC504: Issues in Quality Management for Health Care Systems

HC505: Principles and Strategies for Managed Health Care

HC506: Community Health Assessment and Planning

HC507: Contemporary Issues in Health Care Policy

HC508: Management of Information and Communication Technologies in Health Care Systems.

4. Capstone Integrating Course

CR510: Capstone Course—Policy & Strategy