What Physician Executive MBA Programs Look Like

Some of the best options for a MBA for health professionals include coursework that is always relevant and always changing. This type of program should also be extremely rigorous while also incorporating real life scenarios from students.

The best part about incorporating the real life scenarios from students is they can use that information immediately. EMBA students are always attending school while they are in their full time, professional job. Because of that, they can directly bring any problems or issues they have at work to the classroom and come up with solutions with their professors and their classmates.

Not only will this be helpful for the student(s) but also impressive to their employer. It shows the employers that the classes are worth it and if they are sponsoring their employee, it definitely serves to remind them that their money and investment in their employee is/will be well worth it.

The curriculum for the Executive MBA for physicians is very similar to the regular Executive MBA curriculum, however there are important differences. For the most part, this different includes a few key courses that are specifically designed for healthcare management and administration.

This can also include trips, such as week or two week long residencies out of town. Actual classes that are different include Healthcare Financial Management, Analysis of Healthcare Economic Conditions, Healthcare Operations, Marketing for Healthcare Professionals, Aligning Healthcare IT Enterprises, and Healthcare Policy and Leadership. Of course, these classes and their official titles can differ from university to university. However, they are always present as separate classes to differentiate between a classic EMBA and a healthcare EMBA.

All classes are usually only one night a week and depending on the program will depend on what day that is. Some have class on Monday night, some are on Friday, and even some offer Saturday courses. Unless it is the weekend, classes are held in the evening.

This is because the program requires professionals with full time jobs and assumes that the student will be at work during the day until around five o’clock. Many programs also offer catered meals the hour before class starts in order to feed their students since the class will often last upwards of four hours, typically from 6pm to 10pm.

Class size is rarely over 35 people and more commonly has a total enrollment of 25 to 30 students. This makes every course hands on and keeps the group of students tight knit. Many programs as well move as a cohort, meaning that the students stay together from day one until graduation.