Business of Medicine
Hopkins Business of Medicine (HBOM) Graduate Certificate
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Medical Services Management
Leadership and Management in the Life Sciences Graduate Certificate
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in the Life Sciences
Hopkins Business of Medicine (HBOM) Graduate Certificate (12 credits)
School of Medicine and Carey Business School
09/02/08 - 06/30/09, Tuesdays, 5:30 - 8:30, Turner Building
Application: www.businessofmedicine.jhu.edu
The Hopkins Business of Medicine Graduate Certificate Program gives physicians, other clinicians, and health care administrators the knowledge and skills to compete successfully in today’s dynamic and complex health care environment. Understanding the business side of medicine is a key advantage for surviving this pivotal era. By learning and applying the concepts of business to the organization of care, physicians and other professionals can take a more active role in structuring and maintaining emerging systems. This program focuses on the business essentials of leadership, finance, and accounting that physicians and other professionals need to be successful in health care delivery.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Medical Services Management (54 credits)
School of Medicine and Carey Business School
Offered Tuesdays Thru Thursdays, 5:30 - 8:30, Turner Building
Application: www.businessofmedicine.jhu.edu
The MBA in Medical Services Management was created and structured specifically for medical professionals—physicians, nurses, other clinicians, senior health care administrators, and medical practice managers. Participants gain the business tools and knowledge to understand and analyze the changing nature of today’s complex medical delivery systems, plus the resources and savvy to anticipate and respond to those changes. This program builds on the skills learned in the HBOM Graduate Certificate, and provides in-depth knowledge of leadership, finance, quality improvement, negotiation, economics, strategy, and marketing.
Leadership and Management in the Life Sciences Graduate Certificate (12 credits)
Carey Business School
9/08/08 – 7/06/09, Mondays, 5:30-8:30, Turner Building
Application: http://carey.jhu.edu/businessofhealth/lifesciences/
The Leadership and Management in the Life Sciences Graduate Certificate Program is designed to enable professionals in the life sciences to meet the business challenges of careers in academia, industry, and government. Patterned after the highly successful Hopkins Business of Medicine program, this 10-month, 12-credit graduate certificate was developed to meet the specific needs of life sciences researchers. This program focuses on the business essentials of managerial finance, accounting and budgeting, economics, business law, communications, negotiation, and leading and managing in life sciences organizations.
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in the Life Sciences (54 credits)
Carey Business School
Offered Tuesday thru Thursdays, 6:00-9:00, Montgomery County Campus and other locations
Application: http://carey.jhu.edu/businessofhealth/lifesciences/
Designed for strategic decision makers in fields such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and genomics, the MBA in the Life Sciences provides the technical skills to help identify the market potential of scientific research – and the business skills to bring new developments to the public faster. From business planning to negotiations, managing budgets, creating marketing plans, establishing key performance metrics, and functioning in multiple professional roles as a part of a life sciences team, this program prepares professionals already in the life sciences with business skills specific to the industry.
The MBA in the Life Sciences offers a distinctive learning format that simulates the lifecycle of new product development in a typical life science organization. In just three years, students earn an MBA designed to help them gain the experience and business skills to assume leadership roles in the field.



