Overview
The MD/MBA joint degree program at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell is designed for students who are interested in acquiring core business competencies and leadership and decision analysis skills, as well as a strategic perspective of business problems as they relate to the health care environment. The educational mission of the program is to graduate physicians with an enhanced understanding of leadership and management skills, while preparing them as potential health care leaders.
Eligibility and Cost
The MD/MBA program is open to all students enrolled in the Zucker School of Medicine, inclusive of the 4+4 BS-BA/MD program. The suggested timing to enter the MD/MBA program is after completion of year 3 of the MD program. The goal is for students in the MD/MBA program to attain both degrees within a five-year timeframe. Accepted MD/MBA students will take a leave of absence from the MD program to complete the majority of their MBA course work in one year.
Tuition and graduate fees for the MBA portion will be evaluated each year and are subject to change. This is in addition to the cost of attendance for the Zucker School of Medicine MD program.
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Admission
Interested students in good academic standing will need to complete a one-page MBA Application Form by March 1 of the year prior to intended matriculation. Applications will be made available by and submitted to the assistant director of dual degree programs and then routed to the MBA program director.
Eligibility and Cost
The MD/MBA program is open to all students enrolled in the Zucker School of Medicine, inclusive of the 4+4 BS-BA/MD program. The suggested timing to enter the MD/MBA program is after completion of year 3 of the MD program. The goal is for students in the MD/MBA program to attain both degrees within a five-year timeframe. Accepted MD/MBA students will take a leave of absence from the MD program to complete the majority of their MBA course work in one year.
Tuition and graduate fees for the MBA portion will be evaluated each year and are subject to change. This is in addition to the cost of attendance for the Zucker School of Medicine MD program.
Curriculum
MD/MBA students are required to complete 41 credits of business, accounting, and health care strategic management courses, including a 3-credit culminating capstone course. Most MD/MBA students will use elective time (up to a maximum of two electives) during their fourth year of medical school to complete any outstanding course work. Some courses may be waived if students have applicable previous course work.
HADM electives include: U.S. Health System, Health Policy and Analysis, Health Care Economics, and Health Care Finance
* These courses can be waived if a class at a comparable level has been taken within the past five years.
** One of these courses will be taken during Summer I, while the remaining two courses will be completed during Fall I.
Courses
Summer I (after completion of MS3)
- ACCT 203* Accounting and Financial Reporting
- ECO 200* Survey of Economics
- MGT 200* Business Ethics and Society, MKT 203 Marketing Analysis and Management, or IT 203 Information Systems for Managers
Fall I
- MGT 200, MKT 203, or IT 203**
- BAN 203 Advanced Quantitative Analysis for Managers
- MGT 207 Organizational Behavior and Leadership Skills for Strategic Advantage
January + Spring I
January
- HADM Elective
Spring I
- FIN 203 Managerial Finance
- HADM Elective
- IB 207 Global Business Decision Making
- MBA 350 Integrative Strategic Decision Making
Summer II
- HADM Elective
- HADM Elective
Contact Information
For more information about the MBA program, please visit hofstra.edu/mbainfo.
Kaushik Sengupta, PhD
Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Director of the Online MBA Program
Frank G. Zarb School of Business
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Tiffany M. Jordan, MHEA
Director of Curricular Initiatives
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
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