Brief History | Purpose and Philosophy
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The Master's Degree in Administrative Medicine is designed for mid-career clinicians with leadership potential in medical management. The degree is co-sponsored by The University of Wisconsin Medical School and The American College of Physician Executives and boasts:
- a curriculum tailored to the needs of medical managers.
- a nationally distinguised university.
- the only ACHESA accredited non-residential degree in medical management.
- an executive, distance learning format that allows busy health care professionals to continue their professional lives while completing their degree.
- an executive preceptorship that translates course study into real-world applications.
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- a distinguished faculty with 20+ years of experience in developing courses for mid-career clinicians.
- career advancement opportunities through search firm relationships, networked alumni, and a national reputation for qualified graduates.
- small class sizes, limited to aproximately 25, to ensure optimal interaction.
- a great campus and city that combine the stimulation of a Big 10 campus in the state capital with the relaxing beauty of lakes and a medium-sized town.
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Since its founding in 1849, the University of Wisconsin has maintained a fundamental commitment to academic excellence. The University has been ranked among the top ten public universities in America by every survey of scholarly reputation published since 1910.
The University of Wisconsin is, in every sense, a public university. Active in the dissemination of knowledge, the University is guided by the "Wisconsin Idea" that the boundaries of the campus extend to the boundaries of the state and beyond. The Administrative Medicine Program was built on that idea when in 1976 it became the first graduate program designed to meet the needs of clinician executives--professionals who span the boundaries between medicine and business. The success and growth of the on-campus program and the demands of the market-place enouraged development of the current non-residential format, presently the only such program to remain accredited by ACEHSA.
While most MBA programs can provide you with the rigorous business preparation that is required in health management, it is in areas such as technology assessment, quality improvement, the development of integrated systems, clinical information systems, and the resolution of difficult questions of medical ethics where medical managers play their most challenging and important roles. Because we believe that the evolving healthcare delivery system requires the quantitatve and qualitative "boundary spanning" skills of trained clinician executives, our curriculum combines relevant MBA fundamentals with future-oriented health care management applications, making it the best academic preparation for a meaningful and rewarding career in medical management for the 21st century.
Except for specified vacation periods (which includes five weeks in the summer!), you'll be expected to
devote at least 15 hours per week to program activities. But our nonresidential, distance-education format allows you to continue your professional responsibilities and earnings while completing your advanced degree in medical management.
On-Campus Sessions: An Integral Part of the Success of our Program
Students begin and end each semester on the UW-Madison campus, which means that you are only required to be here in Madison for eight weeks throughout the 22-month program. We believe these on-campus sessions are instrumental to the success of our academic programming. These face-to-face sessions provide you a forum in which to best draw from the backgrounds and experiences of an impressive group of professionals, through which you'll develop networks and relationships that will stay with you throughout your lifetime. By getting to know your classmates and instructors personally, you'll also be able to better communicate with them during the distance education portions of your instruction, helping alleviate feelings of isolation often associated with distance learning.
"The networking established during the program with fellow students, faculty, and alumni provides for continual professional and personal advancement well after graduation. The two years were a blast, and I'm sorry it's over. I'd be back to Madison in a flash!"
Charles Shabino
Chief Medical Officer, Community Healthcare, Inc.,
Wausau, WI
"At-Home" Learning: Using Distance-Education Technology to Enhance Instruction
As a student, you'll spend most of your time completing course work at your home site at times and places that are convenient for you. During these off-campus periods, you'll use various distance-education technologies to continue communications and relationships with classmates, faculty members, and the Program Office. Because we expect technology to enhance the educational experience, not stand in the way of it, we'll provide you with all of the training you'll need to get up to speed technologically and to most effectively and effeciently participate in the distance education experience.
 Click here for an instructional-technology and program format overview and learn more about how we're using both old and new technologies to enhance the learning experience.
If you are interested in applying to the Administrative Medicine
Program, please refer to the application and admissions materials. To learn more about the program, please contact Heidi Wilde.
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Updated 12/99
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A Brief History