Resources for Students and Physicians

Physician Opportunities

• Obtain Board Certification from American Board of Administrative Medicine (ABAM)

• Doctor to Doctor Sales Solutions & Senior Medical Associate job description
• Dropoutclub.org — A website that links physicians/scientists and business. Opportunities include the chance to serve as a project manager or director at businesses and startups looking to hire MD/MBAs. 
• GL Advisor — a full-service financial advisory firm that specializes in helping young professionals manage their student loan debt. GL Advisor assists with lowering the cost of debt by maximizing savings available through structured
• Repayment strategies and federal student loan relief programs, such as Income-Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• HCPro: "The Next Generation of Leaders" — Information about residency tracks
• Management & Leadership Residency Program
• Wellpoint fellowship for MD/MBAs — Anthony Nguyen, MD, MBA

Student Opportunities
 

• HealthGrades Consulting — Arshad Rahim, MD, MBA
• LeadDoc  — an online journal for and about medical students and residents interested in leadership. LeadDoc accepts rolling submissions and is on the lookout for story ideas. What kind of information would students like from experts in the field? What are students wondering about? Worried about? Excited about? What have students seen that you think you will handle differently? Are students working on projects they think other young physicians would be interested in hearing about?  
• National Association of MD MBA Students
• Non-Clinical Jobs — Joseph Kim, MD, MPH
• Propel Careers — Omar Amirana, MD

Videos
 

• 2016 MD/MBA Information Session at UCI
• 2015 MD/MBA Information Session at UCI
• 2012 MD/MBA Information Session at UCI
• 2010 and 2011 MD-MBA Conference video at ammp.ba.ttu.edu
• Health Administration Degrees features, Dr. Robert Wacher, Professor of Medicine, UCSF
• Karolinska Institutet MD/MBA Program Launch welcome from Dr. Chandler video
• "Top 10 Lessons For Future Healthcare Leaders & Lessons in Healthcare for your Career" by Dr. Anthony C. Chang MD, MBA
• UC Irvine MD-MBA Infosession 2010-11 video
  • Financial Aid slides (.PPT, 6.5 MB)
  • Infosession slides (.PPTX, 2.4 MB)

Lectures
 

Articles

• Medical Economics, ModernMedicine.com, June 29, 2017 - "Dissecting the Value of an MBS to Private Practice Physicians"

• LA Times - "A new balance sheet for doctors" by Rich Joseph

• Medical Economics, ModernMedicine.com, November 10, 2015-“Turning Skilled Physicians Into Strong Leaders”

• LiveWellNebraska.com, September 10, 2015-“Former Husker Might Be First To Finish NU’s Business-Medicine Program”

• The Atlantic September 29, 2014-“The Rise of the MD/MBA Degree”

• US News & World Report October 1, 2013-“Become a Business-Savvy Doctor With a Joint MD-MBA Program”

• The Boston Globe July 21, 2013-“MDs Seek MBAs as Health Care Gets More Complex" Cardiovascular Business Vol. 7, No. 2, March/April 2013-“MD/MBAs: FixingHearts & Healthcare”

• NY Times Sept 5, 2011-“Adjusting, More M.D.’s Add M.B.A”

• Financial Times Jan 30, 2012-“A Healthy Balance”

• Long Beach Press Telegram September 23, 2013-“Affordable Care Act: California Will Spend Millions to Reach Uninsured”

• American Medical News (AMA) April 23, 2012-“Health System Changes Inspire More Med Students To Pursue Dual Degrees”

• Studentdoc.org January 2012-“What is a MD-MBA?” ACPE PEJ Jan/Feb 2011-The Rapid Growth of MD/MBA Programs: Are They Worth It?”

• The New Physician (AMSA) April 2011-“The Management of Medicine: Will You Need an MBA to Practice?”

• Practice Link September 12, 2011-“Doing Things the MBA Way: Essential Business Skills Physicians Need To Know”

• ACPE September 2010-“Dual MD/MBA Programs on the Rise: Employers See Value in Business, Medical Training,”

• Hospitals & Health Networks April 2010-“Are Your Docs Management Ready?"

• American College of Physician Executives: Dual MD/MBA Programs on the Rise — September 2010

• Academic Medicine: "MD/MBA Programs in the United States: Evidence of a Change in Health Care Leadership" (Larson, Chandler, Forman)

• American College of Physician Executives: The Rapid Growth of MD/MBA Programs: Are They Worth It? — January 2011

• Dr. Buesseler Lifetime Achievement Award letter

• Harvard Business School: Confronting Innovation in Healthcare with a Modern Curriculum

• MD/MBA Programs in the United States

• The New England Journal of Medicine published an article, What Business Are We In? The Emergence of Health as the Business of Healthcare — August 2012 

• The New York Times released an article, "Doctors Discover the Benefits of Business School," featuring Dr. Maria Chandler

Books
 

• For clinical inspiration: Kitchen Table WIsdom: Stories that Heal is now available on Amazon. By: Rachel Naomi Ramen, MD. 
• MBA for Healthcare is now available on Amazon. By: Dr. Joseph S. Sanfilippo, Dr. Eric J. Bieber, Dr. David G. Javitch, and Mr. Richard B. Siegrist. 
• Physicians’ Pathways to Non-Traditional Careers and Leadership Opportunities is now available on Amazon, featuring Dr. Maria Chandler, MD/MBA, President of the Association of MD/MBA Programs