Business decisions will have a broad impact on the delivery of healthcare in the 21st century and physicians equipped with the proper management and financial skills will be in a better position to effectively function in this environment. Whether managing an individual or group medical practice, leading a corporate or non-profit hospital, or contributing to the development of healthcare policy, the understanding of fundamental financial, management, and organizational practices is essential. The combined M.D./M.B.A. Program focuses on giving future physicians this necessary skill-set for successfully integrating medicine and business.
Five Year Program
The combined degree program is a joint effort of the School of Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and the School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. The five-year program offers interested students the benefits of superior medical education at a nationally recognized medical school and a strong management curriculum focusing on timeless business skills and proficiencies through a top 100 business school. Students will usually complete the first three years of the medical curriculum (all basic science courses and third year clinical rotations) and then take a one-year leave of absence from the medical school to complete the business education. Students will then return to the medical school for completion of the medical curriculum in the required fourth year clinical clerkships and electives. At the end of the five years, the M.D. degree will be awarded by UT Southwestern and the M.B.A by UT Dallas.
The Business Curriculum
The 53-credit hour business curriculum starts with the traditional M.B.A. core (accounting, information technology, economics, statistics, marketing, finance, and organizational behavior) and adds additional seminars that emphasize the "softer skills" needed to succeed in business. Students may also select from a large number of elective courses offered by the School of Management to design their own specialization. These concentrations allow students to uniquely distinguish themselves based on their own personal and professional goals. Elective courses include: Corporate Finance and Policy, Consumer Behavior, Database Management Systems, Conflict and Negotiation, Money and Capital Markets, Corporate Taxation, and Corporate Financial Reporting. The goal of the M.B.A. program is to prepare leaders who have mastered the fundamentals of business and learned how to innovate in an ever-changing environment.
Admissions Information
Students interested in the combined M.D./M.B.A. program will apply for admission to UT Southwestern through the Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS) according to the traditional means. Once admitted into the medical program, application for the M.B.A. program will be completed in consultation with the UT Southwestern M.D./M.B.A. advisor. The exact plan for application to the business program, leave of absence from the medical school, and business school curriculum completion will be developed individually with each student and crafted to meet each student's educational and professional objectives. An example curricular completion plan is indicated below.
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Example Completion Plan for MD/MBA
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MD Only
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Combined MD/MBA Program
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Medical School
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Business School
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Fall 1
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1st Yr Curriculum
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1st Yr Curriculum
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Spring 1
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1st Yr Curriculum
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1st Yr Curriculum
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Summer 1
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Summer Break
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Summer Break
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Possible M.B.A Class(es)
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Fall 2
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2nd Yr Curriculum
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2nd Yr Curriculum
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Spring 2
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2nd Yr Curriculum
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2nd Yr Curriculum
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Summer 2
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USMLE and 3rd Year Curriculum
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USMLE and 3rd Yr Curriculum**
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Fall 3
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3rd Yr Curriculum
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3rd Yr Curriculum**
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Spring 3
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3rd Yr Curriculum
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3rd Yr Curriculum**
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Summer 4
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4th Yr Curriculum
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3rd Yr Curriculum thru end of June or early July then 4th Yr rotation or elective**
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Fall 4
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4th Yr Curriculum
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Leave of Absence
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-Applied Statistics
-Accounting for Managers
-Business Economics
-Operations Research
-Marketing Management
-Information Technology
-Bus. Communications
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Spring 4
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4th Yr Curriculum and M.D. Graduation
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Leave of Absence
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-Organizational Behavior
-Global Economy
-Internet Business Models
-Financial Management
-Electives (9 hours)
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Summer 4
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Leave of Absence
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-Strategic Management
-Econ. of Information Goods
-Operational Management
-The Environment of Business
–Elective (2 hours)
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Fall 5
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4th Yr Curriculum***
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-Business Pro-Seminar
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Spring 5
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4th Yr Curriculum ***
M.D. Graduation
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M.B.A. Graduation
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**MS3 schedule to be worked so that the off period is last in the year; the student can then take two MS4 courses prior to their leave of absence (based on availability). This will allow broader flexibility in the MS4 year in order to take the remaining M.B.A. course(s).
***In the MS4 schedule, M.B.A. course(s) should not be scheduled at the same time as the Medicine Sub Internship, Acute Care, and Ambulatory Care rotations. These rotations are time intensive; remaining M.B.A. course(s) should be taken during off time or electives where scheduling is more flexible (with approval of course director(s) if concurrent enrollment occurs).
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Contact Information
If you have questions about the M.D./M.B.A. program or would like to make an appointment to discuss the program, please contact one of the following advisors.
Karen Meador, M.D., M.B.A.
M.D./M.B.A. Advisor and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern
Vice President for Research, Children’s Medical Center Dallas
214-456-6096, karen.meador@childrens.com
Charles Kettlewell
Registrar and Director of Student Financial Aid, UT Southwestern
214-648-3606, charles.kettlewell@utsouthwestern.edu
Steve Perkins, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean, UT Dallas School of Management
972-883-6789, perkins@utdallas.edu
Jyoti Mallick
Cohort M.B.A. Advisor, UT Dallas School of Management
972-883-6191, jyoti.mallick@utdallas.edu
