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In collaboration with six Harvard University graduate schools, Harvard Business School offers seven Joint Degree programs. These programs prepare individuals for complex leadership challenges that balance expertise with effective management skills. All Joint Degree students are required to complete the MBA Required Curriculum in its entirety. Students enrolled in a Joint Degree program are fully responsible for knowing their specific program’s guidelines for credit distributions during the Elective Curriculum (EC) Year.

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MD-MBA Program

Master the changing business of healthcare

The MD-MBA Program equips you with proficiencies in management and medicine to become an influential leader in the ever-changing healthcare industry. Through this joint-degree program with the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , you’ll supplement an extensive background in medicine with an MBA from Kellogg to become part of the next generation of industry leaders equipped to deliver meaningful business results. You are eligible to apply for the MD-MBA program during your third year of medical school at Feinberg. To apply, please start an application through the Full-Time MBA program and then select "MD-MBA".

Our proven success

Dynamic skillset.

Our MD-MBA Program builds on a doctorate of medicine with a rigorous MBA curriculum. It applies a world-class business education within contexts of unique strategic and managerial challenges in healthcare, and equips you with a skill set that truly differentiates you from others.

Competitive advantage

The Kellogg approach to healthcare management is based on the crucial understanding that healthcare in the modern era is, at its core, a business. Expertly proficient in management and medicine, MD-MBA students gain flexibility in career, credibility across disciplines and unprecedented opportunities to transform any career path in the healthcare sector.

Program highlights

Integrate business leadership and medical expertise, eligibility.

If you are a student at Feinberg, you are eligible to apply to the MD-MBA program during your third year of medical school. MD-MBA students complete their core courses during the summer quarter through the Full-Time and Evening Weekend Programs. In order to apply, please start an application through the Full-Time MBA  program and then select “MD-MBA.”

START THE APPLICATION PROCESS

After completing your third year at Feinberg, you will enroll at Kellogg at the start of the summer quarter and spend approximately one-year completing courses on the Evanston campus. MD-MBA students take core coursework alongside full-time MBAs in the Kellogg Global Hub and have access to the full catalog of program coursework.

Meet an Alumnus

Han-Wei Wu '19 is dedicated to integrating business and medical capabilities to increase access to quality healthcare for all pediatric patients and their families.

Currently, he is working with Lurie Children’s Hospital to investigate and evaluate the impact of Chicago Youth Programs on the communities they serve. As an MD-MBA, he looks forward to creating further impact in healthcare by leveraging medical/public health training and business skillsets to solve challenges across divisions within a hospital system as well the greater healthcare system.

Contact us about the MD-MBA Program at Kellogg

MD-MBA Application Deadlines

Round 1:  Sept 13, 2023 Round 2:  Jan 10, 2024 Round 3:  April 3, 2024

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

Key searches, dual degrees.

The MD-PhD program is a collaborative program between USC and the California Institute of Technology for students who aspire to be physician-scientists, work in academic medicine or in the biotechnology industry.

The MD-MPH program is designed for students who want a solid background in public health in addition to obtaining their medical degrees.

The MD-MBA is a joint degree program between the Keck School of Medicine and the USC Marshall School of Business for students who want an in-depth understanding of the increasing role that business plays in the delivery of health care.

The Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and the Keck School of Medicine of USC offer an integrated course of study leading to a medical degree in addition to a certificate in oral and maxillofacial surgery that prepares the graduate for the practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery. The program is fully integrated and will include advanced placement into the established medical school curriculum.