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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