Academics
HBS-HSDM Joint Degree Program: Mission and Curriculum
Combining Expertise and Leadership: MBA/DMD Program
In recognition of the critical need for leaders who are educated in the intellectual disciplines and practices of dentistry and management, Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) and Harvard Business School (HBS) recently established an MBA/DMD program and will enroll its first students for fall of 2009.
The program's mission is to develop outstanding dentist leaders, skilled in both dentistry and management, to take positions of influence through which they will contribute substantially to the health and well-being of individuals and society.
Curriculum Overview
The curriculum of the joint MBA/DMD program is rigorously grounded in fundamental management concepts — including strategy, economics, finance, marketing, operations, and more — and the core science disciplines of dentistry, such as oral medicine, pathophysiology, and related studies. Further, the MBA/DMD is designed as an integrated curriculum, rather than simply a sequence of MBA classes added to the standard dentistry education. The opportunity to combine these disciplines drives the enthusiasm of faculty and the ambitions of degree candidates.
The typical candidate is expected to follow the sample schedule outlined below:
Year 1 at HSDM
HMS, HSDM, and HBS
HMS
Introduction to the Profession
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Medicine and Development
Human Body
Human Genetics
Patient Doctor I
Clinical Epidemiology and Population Health
Scholarship in Medicine
Physician in Community
Human Physiology
Immunology, Microbiology and Pathology
HSDM
Craniofacial Development
Craniofacial and Neck Anatomy
Craniofacial Genetics
Oral Physiology
Oral Microbiology and Immunology
HBS
Health Care Policy
Health Management Seminar
Summer Management Internship
Year 2 at HSDM
HMS and HSDM
HMS
Pharmacology
Human Systems
Patient Doctor II
Psychopathology
Human Development
Human Systems
Patient Doctor II
HSDM
Oral Pathology and Radiology
Principal Clinical Experience
Introduction to the Dental Patient
Occ, Mal and Treatment
Patient Doctor III
NBDE Part 1 (must be taken by May of Year II)
Diagnosis, Treatment Planning and Prevention
Year 3 at HSDM
HSDM and HBS
HSDM
Treatment of Active Disease
Final Restorative
Treatment of Children and Adolescents
Advanced Surgical Treatment
Advanced Dentistry
Patient Doctor III
Dental Health Care Delivery
Ethics
NBDE Part II*
Integrated Week*
*official start of Year 4
HBS
Medicine and Management
HBS Prematriculation
Year 4 at HBS
HBS and HSDM
Fall Term
Finance I
Financial Reporting and Control
Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Marketing
Technology and Operations Management
Spring Term
Business, Government and the International Economy
Strategy, The Entrepreneurial Manager
Finance II
Leadership and Corporate Accountability
Read more about HBS Required Curriculum courses
Summer
Start HSDM IV
Advanced Dentistry (AM)*
Management Classes (PM)*
*official start of Year 5
Year 5 at HSDM
HBS and HSDM
HBS
Advanced Clinical and Science Experiences / HBS Classes
HBS Classes (or HSDM rotations)
HSDM Classes (or HBS rotations)
HSDM
Integrated Week
OS Rotation
Longitudinal Monitoring of Cases
