The joint MD/MHA program with the Keck School of Medicine and the Price School of Public Policy seeks to train leaders in medicine who can function as managers and administrators for health care systems. Graduates will have the opportunity to transform health care through the innovative and collaborative evidence-based approaches they learn in this dual degree program.
The MD/MHA program spans five years. After the successful completion of the third year of medical school, students take one year off to complete the MHA program. Upon completion of the MHA program, students will return to medical school. The remainder of the program is devoted to clinical clerkships of the Keck School of Medicine. At the conclusion of the program, students will have completed 36 units in the Price School of Public Policy and four years in the Keck School of Medicine.
First, Second, and Third Years: Required MD courses
Fourth Year: Required MHA courses
Fifth Year: Clinical clerkships
Students who are enrolled in the Keck School of Medicine must apply to the Master of Health Administration program no later than February 1 of their third year. All requirements for admission to the regular MHA program must also be fulfilled by dual degree applicants.
All students in the MD/MHA program must meet course requirements, grade point average requirements and program proficiency requirements of both programs. Students must have a grade point average of 3.0 in the MHA curriculum to meet graduation requirements.
The MD and the MHA degrees are awarded simultaneously upon completion of the Keck School of Medicine and the Master of Health Administration program requirements.
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