MD/MBA COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAM
Correspondence and Information

Kathleen L. Atkins
Ofc. Medical Education
3808 Medical Science II
Telephone: 734-763-3265 Fax: 734-936-1190
atkinsk@umich.edu

Paul A. Taheri, M.D., M.B.A
Trauma Burn Center
1B401 University Hospital
taheri@umich.edu

James P. Hayes
Admissions Office
University of Michigan Business School
701 Tappan Street, D2260
Telephone: 734-936-4830 Fax: 734-763-7804
jphayes@umich.edu

Mission Statement

The mission of the University of Michigan MD/MBA Combined Degree Program is to provide opportunities for students to explore and integrate complementary interests and career goals that combine medicine and business.

Program Structure

The University of Michigan MD/MBA Program is a five-year integrated program. Students accepted into the Program will spend their first three years in Medical School, completing the M1, M2, and M3 course work. These students will then matriculate in the Business School to complete the full first year MBA course load as their fourth program year and, if desired, complete an MBA summer internship between the fourth and fifth program years. In the fifth year, students will spend one semester completing the MD requirements, and the other semester completing the MBA requirements.
Admission Process for Prospective Medical Students
Applicants may make application to the Medical School and the Business School at the same time. Each school will independently evaluate the applicant and make their admission decision. If satisfactory progress in the Medical School curriculum is achieved, the student may, pending endorsement by the Medical School’s Clinical Academic Review Board, begin Business School at the conclusion of the third year of Medical School.
Admission Process For Current Medical Students
Current medical students are encouraged to discuss their interest in the MD/MBA Program with the Medical School’s Program Coordinator, the Office of Student Programs Counselors, or the Program’s Faculty Advisor. Students should formally apply to the MD/MBA Program by submitting the Medical School’s MD/MBA Intent Form at the end of their M2 year or by October 1st of their M3 year. This form may be obtained from the Program Coordinator (atkinsk@umich.edu). At the time the Intent Form is submitted, students will also submit a written personal statement outlining their goals and reasons for pursuing the MD/MBA degree.

Admission to the MD/MBA Program is highly competitive and is not automatic. Applicants are expected to have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and professionalism in Medical School. Applicants must receive Medical School endorsement for admission to the MD/MBA Program through the Clinical Academic Review Board. This will include rigorous review of the applicant’s overall medical school performance, personal statement, and any other relevant materials.

Students must also formally apply for the Business School’s Decision II Deadline (January) by completing the standard MBA application (http://www.bus.umich.edu/Admissions/ApplyNow.htm or http://www.embark.com) and fulfilling all listed requirements, including the GMAT exam, essays, letters of recommendation, and transcripts. Students are encouraged to set up an interview through the Business School Admissions Office. Business School officers have been advised that Medical School students will be applying for the Decision II deadline and they will give these applicants full consideration.
 
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