Applicants interested in additional information on MD degree options, contact the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs at the Medical School:
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CST)
Phone: 504-988-5331
Email: medsch@tulane.edu
For information on MBA degree options, contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at the Freeman School:
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (CST)
Phone: 504-865-5410
Email: abfadmit@tulane.edu
NOTE: Students must first be accepted into the School of Medicine before they are eligible to apply for the combined degree programs.
Future leaders in medicine must excel as clinicians as well as managers in the complex and rapidly evolving environment that now dominates healthcare. A growing number of medical students and physicians are complementing their medical education with MBA degrees. Holders of both degrees can operate their clinics more effectively, run a healthcare organization, manage a research project, or advocate for their patients and work to fix the healthcare system.
The School of Medicine is partnering with the internationally-recognized A. B. Freeman School of Business to offer medical students two options for completing a joint MD/MBA program. These options allow students to earn both degrees more rapidly than when done separately. Three additional options are available for those who have already completed the medical degree.
MBA Overview
In the MBA program, required courses teach business fundamentals including finance, management, operations, accounting, statistics, and marketing. Elective courses allow students to focus their professional or personal interests in areas such as strategic management and innovation, analytics, real estate, and entrepreneurship. Students develop the ability to analyze opportunities for and likelihood of success of organizations operating in various environments.
4-Year Program for Newly-Admitted MD Students
In the accelerated business curriculum of the four-year program, students take courses at the Freeman School of Business in the summer prior to and the summer following the first year of medical school. Students then complete their business education throughout the remainder of their time at the medical school. Participants take some courses together with Freeman students in the part-time, Professional MBA (PMBA) program, benefiting from their work experience and the opportunity to collaborate on projects with non-clinicians. Students apply to the MBA program upon acceptance to the medical school.
MBA 4-Year Curriculum
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Year One | ||
Summer Semester | ||
| ACCN 6050 | Accounting Measurement, Reporting, and Control | 3 |
| MCOM 6020 | Business Communications | 3 |
| MGMT 6080 | Managing People in Orgs | 3 |
| MGSC 6020 | Business Stats and Models | 3 |
| MGMT 6200 | 3 | |
Spring Semester | ||
| MKTG 6020 | Marketing | 3 |
| MGMT 6040 | Business Ethics & Leadership | 3 |
| Year Two | ||
Summer Semester | ||
| FINE 6020 | Analysis for Financial Mgmt | 3 |
| FINE 6060 | 3 | |
| MGMT 6030 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MGSC 6090 | Ops and Supply Chain Mgmt | 3 |
| MGMT 6210 | 3 | |
Fall Semester | ||
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Year Four | ||
Fall Semester | ||
| Elective 1 | 3 | |
Spring Semester | ||
| INBS 7100 | Healthcare in Cent America 2 | 3 |
| Elective 1, 2 | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 48 | |
- 1
The timing of these electives is suggested; however, students may opt to pursue electives in any semester in which they don’t have conflicts in the medical school.
- 2
Courses are taught at Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala as one-week intensives.
5-Year Program for Current MD Students
Students in the five-year combined program save a year of training when compared to getting both degrees separately. Students apply to the MBA program during the fall of their third year of medical school. Accepted students spend the fourth year of the program in the Freeman School. The fifth year is divided between the School of Medicine and the Freeman School. Unique to this option is a global leadership component within the MBA program, which includes international travel to provide hands-on learning.
MBA 5-Year Curriculum
| Course ID | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Year One | ||
Fall Semester | ||
| ACCN 6050 | Accounting Measurement, Reporting, and Control | 3 |
| FINE 6020 | Analysis for Financial Mgmt | 3 |
| MCOM 6020 | Business Communications | 3 |
| MGMT 6030 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| MGSC 6020 | Business Stats and Models | 3 |
| CDMA 6010 | Career Development I | 0 |
Spring Semester | ||
| FINE 6060 | ||
| MGMT 6700 | ||
| MGSC 6090 | Ops and Supply Chain Mgmt | 3 |
| MKTG 6020 | Marketing | 3 |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Year Two | ||
Spring Semester | ||
| MGMT 6720 | Asia-Global Leadership Ill | 3 |
| Electives | 14 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 44 | |
MBA Options for Physicians
Physicians have three options to earn the MBA from the Freeman School. For working professionals, the Professional MBA (PMBA) Program requires 54 credit hours which can be completed over a three-year span, attending classes part-time on weekday evenings. The Executive MBA (EMBA) Program is an accelerated, alternate-weekend program for experienced professionals. The 48 credit-hour, lockstep curriculum can be completed in 17 months, primarily attending full-time day classes on Fridays and Saturdays. For those between medical school and residency, an accelerated Professional MBA (PMBA) Program is available where students complete 54 credit hours in one year, attending classes full time.