Too Busy for an MBA?
Here is an article by PRN Expert Panel Member and Education Center Guest Editor John C. Chang M.D., M.B.A, titled “Too Busy for an MBA?”
Too Busy for a MBA? By John C. Chang M.D., M.B.A.
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal highlights a growing trend among many business schools that recognize the need of medical professionals seeking business training. Although many business schools offering MBA’s have seen a steady stream of healthcare professionals within their cohorts, some potential students cite the time it takes to complete a degree program as a hurdle to entry. For such students, some schools are responding with business management programs geared toward the medical professional that desires business acumen in a non-degree format.
Harvard Business School’s “Managing Healthcare delivery” program offers a shortened format of three one-week courses over the period of nine months at a price of $22,000. Another program entitled, “Leading High-Performance Healthcare Organizations” is a four-day program aimed at senior healthcare executives and providers.
The American College of Physician Executives offers a variety of business courses in various live and on-line based formats earning CME credit. A more comprehensive “Physician in Management” program contains six modules, which can be attended over a weekend, or on-line at anytime.
Healthcare professionals too busy to commit to a full-length business degree program, or are only interested in obtaining specific business skills in an a-la-carte approach may find the non-degree format appealing. It may also serve to help those who may be undecided concerning pursuing a degree program, to get a small dose of what a full MBA experience would be like before signing on.
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