MD/MBA
Year 1
Fall Semester
Medical Student Curriculum
19 hours, 5 courses
17 weeks, Aug to Dec
(FCP I, 3 hours counted towards MBA concentration/elective)
Spring Semester
Medical Student Curriculum
19 hours, 4 courses
17 weeks, Jan to May
(FCP II, 3 hours counted towards MBA concentration/elective)
Summer
Choose from:
- MECO (clinical experience at an Iowa hospital)
- Research fellowship
- Global experience
- Free summer
Year 2
Fall Semester
Medical Student Curriculum
20 hours, 4 courses
17 weeks, Aug to Dec
(FCP III, 3 hours counted towards MBA concentration/elective)
Spring Semester
Medical Student Curriculum
20 hours, 3 courses
17 weeks, Jan to May
(FCP IV, 3 hours counted towards MBA concentration/elective)
Summer
Step 1 United States Medical Licensing Exam mid June
~2 weeks vacation after exam
Clinical Beginnings Week
8 weeks M3 clinical clerkships
June to late August
Year 3
Fall Semester
MBA Curriculum
15 hours, 7 courses
17 weeks, Aug to Dec
Spring Semester
MBA Curriculum
15 hours, 6 courses
17 weeks, Jan to May
Summer
Medical student clinical clerkships
late May to late August
12 weeks maximum
Year 4
Fall Semester
MBA Curriculum
15 hours, 6 courses
17 weeks, Aug to Dec
Spring Semester
Medical Student Curriculum
24 weeks clinical clerkships
Jan to June
Includes Ambulatory Practice Module 12 weeks
(3 hours counted toward MBA concentration/elective)
Year 5
Fall and Spring Semesters
August to May
36 weeks; 4 weeks of M3 year plus 32 weeks of M4 year (20 weeks if using 12 hrs from MBA)
2 parts of Step 2 US Medical Licensing Exam
MD and MBA degrees conferred mid-May
Summer
Usually begin medical residency training
Graduation Requirements
Tippie College of Business – 53 hours plus 15 hours awarded for M.D. work = 68 semester hours required for MBA.
Contact the Tippie School of Management at 319-335-1042
College of Medicine – 151 semester hours plus 12 semester hours awarded for MBA work = 163 semester hours required for M.D.
Contact Damien Ihrig, Carver College of Medicine, 319-335-8046, damien-ihrig@uiowa.edu