Master of Business Administration/Master of Health Administration (MBA/MHA) Tulane was the first university to establish a joint degree program in business and health systems management leading to award of the joint MBA/MHA degree upon completion of 93 academic credits. The joint degree is offered between the A.B. Freeman School of Business and the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. When does course work begin? The joint curriculum is divided equally between the two schools with the majority of the first year spent in the business school. HSM course work is concentrated in the second and third years. The joint program incorporates MBA and HSM management core courses, including health law, quantitative decision making, health care organization, and health care financial management. Two Administrative Internship courses and a full-time summer Administrative Residency provide the curriculum's required field experiences. Administrative Residency Requirement An approved administrative residency experience in a healthcare organization is a requirement for the MBA/MHA degree. In the second MBA/MHA year, students must enroll and participate in the administrative internship courses. Combined, the courses provide an introduction to healthcare administration, including hospitals, physician group practices, long-term care facilities, and managed care organizations. The administrative residency is pursued part-time beginning the second degree program Spring, then full-time during the Summer, then part-time again in the Fall of the third academic year. | 
