Joint Degree Master in Business Administration
Improving patient outcomes in a cost-effective manner is one of the most critical challenges in health care today. Strong management and business skills in concert with clinical knowledge are necessary to keep health care costs under control. Individuals grounded in both business management and clinical skills provide an increasingly important and unique interface between practitioners and managers to balance clinical decision making with bottom line financial realities. The PharmD / MBA dual degree program is designed to provide students with the necessary educational foundation so that they not only are prepared to begin practice as a pharmacist, but to assume managerial responsibility in a variety of health care settings. The dual degree is thought to be highly desirable for persons seeking careers in institutional practice settings, the pharmaceutical industry, managed care organizations, pharmacy benefit management organizations, and academics.
To be admitted, an applicant is required to meet the independent admission standards of the College of Pharmacy, The MBA Program, and The Graduate School. Students must be admitted to the Graduate School prior to undertaking MBA coursework. Pharmacy students who do not hold an awarded bachelor's degree must have at least 90 hours of undergraduate credits to apply to the Graduate School. All applicants must meet the minimum grade point average requirements of the Graduate School for admission, complete all prerequisite courses and successfully complete the GMAT examination.
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