This program is also available in an alternative, non-cohort-based format, allowing the same courses to be taken in the evening as well as in an intensive format during intersessions. Please contact the MBA admissions counselor for more details.

Applicants interested in additional information on MD degree options, contact the Office of Admissions and Student Affairs at the Medical School:

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CST)
Phone: 504-988-5331
Email: medsch@tulane.edu

For information on MBA degree options, contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at the Freeman School:

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (CST)
Phone: 504-865-5410 
Email: abfadmit@tulane.edu

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Future leaders in medicine must excel as clinicians as well as managers in the complex and rapidly evolving environment that now dominates healthcare. A growing number of medical students and physicians are complementing their medical education with MBA degrees. Holders of both degrees can operate their clinics more effectively, run a healthcare organization, manage a research project, or advocate for their patients and work to fix the healthcare system.

The School of Medicine partners with the internationally-recognized A. B. Freeman School of Business to offer medical students a joint MD/MBA program. This option allows students to earn both degrees more rapidly than when done separately. Two additional options are available for those who have already completed the medical degree. 

5-Year Program for Current MD Students

Students in the five-year combined program save a year of training when compared to getting both degrees separately. Students apply to the MBA program during the fall of their third year of medical school. Accepted students spend the fourth year of the program in the Freeman School. The fifth year is divided between the School of Medicine in the fall and the Freeman School in the spring. 

MBA Curriculum in 5-Year Program

Course List

Course ID	Title	Credits
Year 4 - MBA
Fall Semester
First Seven Weeks
ACCN 6000	Financial Accounting	2
FINE 6010	Economics for Managers	2
MCOM 6000	Corporate Communications	2
MGMT 6000	Strategy	2
Second Seven Weeks
FINE 6030	Managerial Finance	2
MGMT 6010	Managing People	2
MGSC 6010	Introduction to Business Statistics	2
MKTG 6010	Marketing Management	2
Spring Semester
Intensive Immersion
MGMT 7030	Sustainability in a Dynamic Global World Includes a trip	2
First Seven Weeks
ACCN 6010	Managerial Accounting	2
MGSC 6030	Analytics for Managers	2
MGSC 6040	Supply Chain and Operations Management	2
Second Seven Weeks
LGST 6000	Essentials of Business Law	2
Select two of three:
FINE 6040	Financial Models for Business Decisions	2
MGMT 6090	Data-Driven Strategic Management	2
MKTG 6000	When Data Lie	2
Full Semester
Elective		3
Year Five		15
OPTION 1
Fall
MBA Electives (15)
OPTION 2
Intensive Spring Course (optional elective)
MGMT 7170	Healthcare Policy & Reform
Spring
MBA Electives (12)
Total Credit Hours		48

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MBA Options for Physicians

Physicians have two options to earn the MBA from the Freeman School. For working professionals, the Professional MBA (PMBA) Program requires 48 credit hours which can be completed by attending classes part-time on weekday evenings. The Executive MBA (EMBA) Program is an accelerated, alternate-weekend program for experienced professionals. The 48 credit-hour, lockstep curriculum can be completed in 17 months, primarily attending full-time day classes on Fridays and Saturdays. 

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To learn more about the MD/MBA program, please visit https://freeman.tulane.edu/graduate/mdmba#abf-request-information.