MD-MBA Dual Degree Program

The MD-MBA degree requires five years of education. Medical students will complete the first three years of medical school curriculum. The fourth year will take place within the School of Management (see below). Please note: While you are in the School of Management your financial aid award will be decreased due to the decreased tuition charges. For further information please contact the Financial Aid Department. The fifth and sixth year will consist of a modified medical school curriculum (see below).

The MBA portion of the dual degree program can only be taken after completion of the third year of medical school. Students apply separately to both schools. Applications do not have to be submitted concurrently. Applicants should review admissions requirements. Applicants to the MD/MBA program are not required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or the GRE provided that they have previously taken the MCAT. If you are an early assurance medical student, you will be required to take the GMAT or GRE. Personal advisement is available at the Graduate Programs Office in 203 Alfiero Center, North Campus.

Learn more about the MD/MBA dual degree program

Curriculum

FIRST YEAR

Fall Semester (M1)

  • Clinical Practice of Medicine 1
  • Medicine and Society
  • Fundamentals 1: Molecules, Cells and Molecular Genetics
  • Fundamentals 2: Metabolism, Human Genetics and Pharmacology
  • Gross Human Anatomy

Spring Semester (M1)

  • Clinical Practice of Medicine 1
  • Host Defenses and Hematology
  • Integrated Study of the Gastrointestinal System
  • Integrated Study of the Urinary Tract and Renal System
  • Integrated Study of the Musculoskeletal System and Integument

SECOND YEAR

Fall Semester (M2)

  • Clinical Practice of Medicine 2
  • Human Cardiovascular System
  • Lung and Respiration
  • Neuroscience and Behavior 1
  • Required participation in two (M2 and M3 year) Interprofessional Education (IPE) forums. Grade for Core Topics (M3) is dependent upon successful completion of all IPE requirements.

Spring Semester (M2)

  • Clinical Practice of Medicine 2
  • Neuroscience and Behavior 2
  • Endocrine, Reproductive Systems and Life Cycle
  • USMLE Step 1 Dedicated Study

THIRD YEAR

Fall & Spring Semesters (M3)

  • 8 weeks each of Medicine and Surgery
  • 6 weeks each of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry and Family Medicine
  • 2 electives (4 weeks each)
  • Core Topics
  • Dilemmas in Clinical Medicine

FOURTH YEAR

  • Devoted to the MBA curriculum schedule

FIFTH YEAR

Fall Semester (MD-M4)

  • Basic Clinical Neurology*
  • Advanced Clerkship in Medicine 
  • 3 MD electives (4 weeks each)
  • Transition to Residency

*If taken as elective during third year, additional elective must be taken.

Spring Semester (MBA)

  • Devoted to the MBA curriculum schedule