TCMC and The University of Scranton offer a dual degree program in
Medicine and Health Administration. Medical students who know early in
their careers that they wish to pursue healthcare administration in
tandem with a medical career can apply to the program. The program is a
first for the region and one of only three programs of its kind in the
United States.
The Doctor of Medicine and Master in Health Administration (MD-MHA)
degree is an innovative dual program that combines the strengths of two
highly specialized degree programs to train future physicians for roles
as healthcare administrators and leaders in the delivery of healthcare
services. As healthcare organizations respond to the dynamic changes in
healthcare, the dual MD-MHA degree program will integrate leadership and
management functions in the medical and clinical environment to meet the
demand for delivering the most efficient and highest quality healthcare.
The Master of Health Administration Degree is accredited by the rigorous
standards of The Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management
Education (CAHME).
The combined MD-MHA program is a five-year program that requires an
additional 52 credits (44 coursework, 8 fieldwork) of study. The first
two years are completed in medical school coursework, supplemented by
courses in the summer at Scranton. Year 3 will be completed entirely in
The University of Scranton’s Department of Health Administrations and
Human Resources. Years four and five will be spent at TCMC for
completion of medical school training. A 1,000-hour health
administration residency is required after the completion of all MHA
coursework. In addition, students completing the TCMC Doctor of Medicine
and The University of Scranton Master of Health program will be eligible
for primary care residency programs in internal medicine at The
Wright Center for Graduate Education in Scranton or in family
medicine at Wyoming
Valley Health Care System in Wilkes-Barre.
Students interested in the program will be advised to apply at the time
of medical school acceptance or by the end of the first semester of
study. Students applying for admission to the dual degree program in
Medicine and Health Administration must meet the standards and be
accepted by both TCMC and The University of Scranton.
Learn more about the MHA Program at The
University of Scranton online.