The recent, sweeping changes in the health care field have increased the need for management expertise in the field of medicine. A combined MBA-MD program is offered jointly by Kellogg and the Northwestern University Medical School.
Students combine their medical training with the study of business and health services management.
Work for both degrees can be completed in five years instead of the usual six years. A student must apply separately to each school for admission to the MBA-MD program. Students already enrolled in one of the schools may apply for admission to the other school during their first year at Kellogg or first three years at the Medical School. All applicants to the MBA-MD program will be reviewed during the third admissions period, with a decision given by May 30. Both degrees are earned upon the completion of 18 managerial courses, including all core courses, and 12 quarters of the required Medical School curriculum.