Combined M.D./M.P.H. degree
Are you serious about participating in the structural changes
facing the world's healthcare system and obtaining a Master of
Public Health degree while in medical school?
The combined M.D./M.P.H.
is conducted under the auspices of the Boonshoft
School of Medicine and the Center
for Global Health Systems, Management, and Policy. It is
a flexible program that combines traditional M.D. preparation
with in-depth work in public health management or health promotion
and education. The curriculum of both degrees is integrated over
a five-year period, including a monthly
special leadership development program.
Overview
The Boonshoft Physician Leadership Development
Program offers students
management and leadership skills, as well as knowledge of health
economics and population-based medicine. It is designed to develop
future leaders of the health care system, including CEOs of health
care organizations, such as hospital systems, government agencies
and for-profit health care companies. Students in the program attend
monthly physician leadership sessions designed to improve their analytic,
business and management skills. During this monthly program, students
participate in a series of seminars with M.D./M.B.A. students
around the theme of leadership.
The program is fully integrated over five years, culminating with
a dual degree—the M.D. and a Master of Public Health with a Concentration
in Public Health Management. The coursework for the two degrees is
completed in an integrated fashion over a period of five years. Unlike
many other M.D./M.P.H. 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.P.H. is spread over the third, fourth
and fifth years. The complete M.D. curriculum is taught; there is no
compromise on education for either degree.
Admissions criteria
Students must meet the admissions criteria for both the Boonshoft
School of Medicine and the School
of Graduate Studies. 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 will be considered.
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 PDF file,
you will need Acrobat
Reader, a free download.)
Scholarship information
Selected students will be eligible for merit-based scholarships that will cover the tuition and fees required for the M.P.H. degree, and the fees required for the monthly leadership programs.
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.P.H. Program, contact:
Jennifer Webb, Program Coordinator
Center for Global Health Systems, Management, and Policy
Wright State University Boonshoft 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
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