The program is fully integrated over five years, culminating with a dual degree—the M.D. and a Master of Business Administration with a Concentration in Health Care Management. Unlike many other M.D./M.B.A. programs that are essentially year-out programs, this program begins in the first year and ends in the fifth, although most of the course work for the M.B.A. is spread over the third, fourth and fifth years. The complete M.D. curriculum will be taught; there will be no compromise on education for either degree. Students participate in a monthly special leadership development program through a series of seminars with M.D./M.P.H. students themed around leadership.

Specialties and Residencies

Graduates from the Boonshoft Physician Leadership Development Program have specialized in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry and surgery. Our students have gone on to residencies at the following institutions:

• Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, N.Y.
  
• David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, Calif.
  
• East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tenn.
  
• New York Presbyterian-Columbia University Medical Center, New York, N.Y.
  
• Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
  
• University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Ill.
  
• University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
  
• Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, Va.
  

Admissions Criteria

Students will be selected on the basis of superior academic performance, evidence of analytical skills, leadership potential and interest or experience in health systems, the organization of health care and the business of health care. Students also must meet the admissions criteria for both the Boonshoft School of Medicine and the Wright State University Raj Soin College of Business M.B.A. Program. For the School of Medicine, that criteria includes taking the Medical College Admission Test. Undergraduate GPA, academic load, community service, extracurricular activities, an interview and letters of recommendation also are considered.

The Raj Soin College of Business admissions requirements for a graduate level program also must be met. These include taking the Graduate Management Admission Test and undergraduate GPA. Application information is available through the School of Graduate Studies.

The admissions process will be coordinated through the Center for Global Health Systems, Management, and Policy. Any student interested in the Boonshoft Physician Leadership Development Program must complete a Supplemental Application. The form is available online or as a PDF file that can be printed and mailed. (To view the file, you will need Acrobat Reader, a free download.)

Scholarship Information

Students who submit a complete Supplemental Application, including essays, by March 1 will be eligible for merit-based scholarships.

Faculty

See: Center for Global Health Systems, Management, and Policy Faculty

Publications

Crites G, Ebert J, Schuster R. Beyond the Dual Degree: Development of a Five-Year Program in Leadership for Medical Undergraduates. Academic Medicine. 2008;83,1:52-58.

Schuster R, Ebert J, Crites G. Considering a Formal Program for Medical Student Leadership Development. Academic Internal Medicine Insight. 2006;4,2:10-11.

For more information on the M.D.-M.B.A. Program, contact:
Jennifer Webb
Program Coordinator
Center for Global Health Systems, Management, and Policy
Wright State University School of Medicine
3123 Research Blvd., Suite 200
Kettering, OH 45420-4006

Campus Mail: 200 Tech Center IV; Research Park
Phone: (937) 258-5554
Fax: (937) 258-5544
E-mail: jennifer.webb@wright.edu