Program Overview

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) & Master of Business Administration (MBA)

A collaboration between Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM) & Rowan University’s Rohrer College of Business.

DO/MBA Degree Overview

• Develop a business view of the healthcare and medical industries
• Build and manage medical practices and/or other business endeavors
• Establish productive and mutually beneficial working relationships with insurance companies, laboratories, hospitals, and other corporate partners
• Assume leadership positions within for-profit and not-for-profit organizations (e.g. executive positions within insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals, governmental organizations, professional societies, etc.)
• Manage, motivate, and lead staff, health services teams, community members, etc.
• Analyze and build personal and corporate financial wealth
• Understand the complexities and implications for making financial and managerial decisions
• Invest time and resources using conceptually sound business decision making practices
• Analyze and refine promotion and marketing strategies

Accelerated DO/MBA Program Benefits

• Rowan SOM DO students in good standing are guaranteed acceptance into Rowan University's MBA Program
• Rowan University accepts 9 graduate elective credits into Rowan University's MBA Program (leaving only 11 courses / 27 graduate credits to complete the MBA)
• Rowan University provides DO students the opportunity to complete all MBA coursework within a 9 month period

Candidate Logistics

• Candidates must apply to and be accepted by the School of Osteopathic Medicine DO and the Rowan MBA programs.
• Typically DO students will pursue MBA studies after completion of the second or third year of DO studies – be sure to work with the Registrar at RowanSOM on planning timelines.
• Students should plan on completing all Foundation Course (undergraduate) credits prior to beginning the MBA graduate-level work; this is often done during the summer between the first and second year of DO studies. See the Graduate Business Program Foundation Fact Sheet for options on satisfying these requirements.
• The expectation is that students will complete the Accelerated DO/MBA degree program within five years.
• The time between a student’s first MBA course and their final MBA course may not exceed 6 years.

Streamlined MBA Application Process

• Apply to the MBA using the Rowan Global Application Form
  • Required documents: application fee, undergraduate transcripts, GRE/GMAT scores, and letters of recommendation.
  • Additional requirements: Current professional resume, Confirmation of good academic standing in SOM DO program (request verification from the Registrar to be sent to the MBA program).
• Once you’ve submitted all required components of your MBA application, please send an email to the MBA program including your full name, phone number, student ID, and a statement that you would like to be considered for the expedited review process for the Accelerated DO/MBA Program.

Flexible Schedule & Delivery

• DO/MBA students can choose from course format options including:
  • On the main campus in Glassboro (Fall and Spring)
  • Online (Fall, Spring, and Summer)
• Formats and courses offered will vary by year and semester, so students will work with the Office of Graduate Programs in Business to select an optimal schedule based on preferences and availability.

MBA/DO Curriculum

Pre-MBA Foundational Business Knowledge

In order to ensure all students are equipped with key baseline and foundational business knowledge (typically undergraduate level work) for graduate-level coursework in business, Rowan requires all students to satisfy a set of Foundation requirements in the following content areas:

• Calculus
• Statistics
• Accounting (Financial and Cost)
• Economics (Micro & Macro)
• Marketing
• Finance
• Operations Management

Typically, students with an undergraduate degree in business will have satisfied many of these course requirements. Students can begin in the MBA program prior to satisfying all Foundation requirements. However, these requirements must be satisfied early in the program to maintain forward momentum towards degree completion.

There are many ways that students can satisfy Foundation requirements: affordable self-paced online modules, non-credit tests, equivalent courses from their undergraduate studies, online or face to face courses at your local community college or 4-year institution, and of course online or face to face at Rowan University. See the Foundation Fact Sheet for details on requirements plus options to consider so that your pursuit matches your learning style, timeline, and budget.

Sample Curriculum & Course Sequence for MBA Program

Fall Semester:

• MGT 06567 Responsible Leadership: Aligning the Interests of Stakeholders, Profit and Planet (1.5 credits)
• MGT 06515 Employee Engagement and Performance (1.5 credits)
• MIS 02501 Information Systems for Managers (1.5 credits)
• MKT 09.511 Marketing Management Fundamentals (1.5 credits)
• ACC 03500 Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
• General/Concentration Elective (1.5 or 3 credits depending on chosen course)

Spring Semester:

• MGT 06629 Managing Organizational Strategy (3 credits)
• FIN 04500 Financial Decision Making (3 credits)
• MGT 07550 Operations Analytics (3 credits)
• General/Concentration Elective (1.5 or 3 credits depending on chosen course)
• General/Concentration Elective (1.5 or 3 credits depending on chosen course)

Most MBA courses are 3 S.H./credits each, but the MBA core curriculum includes four 1.5 credit courses. Traditional MBA students would also complete 6 Elective or Concentration Courses (18 S.H./credits), but the DO/MBA candidate may select three courses from the DO curriculum for the Office of Graduate Programs in Business to consider and approve to satisfy 9 S.H/credits of the MBA Elective Requirements. DO/MBA candidates would then complete three general or concentration electives (9 S.H./credits) to complete the MBA Elective Requirements.