|  | | | | | Special Note: The MMM program here at Tulane will be discontinued effective May 2009. If you would still like to pursue a MMM degree, suggested sites for related information are: USC, Carnegie, UMASS, ACPE. | | Master of Medical Management (MMM) | | Program Mission Statement The Master of Medical Management (MMM) degree was developed to train the next generation of physician leaders in the areas of the science of management. The target audience is the mid-career physician seeking a career in medical management. The degree program is delivered in an executive format with a mix of distance and on-campus modules and is built on three core principles: 1) Physician leadership: The skill set that makes an effective clinician does not necessarily predict success as a manager. Degree candidates are exposed to key leadership skills including effective communication, negotiation, group dynamics and delegation. 2) Strategic perspective: Physicians who are trained to deal with individual patient interactions need to adopt a larger view of the health care organization. Degree candidates are introduced to critical areas including strategic planning, finance, budgeting, and health care policy. 3) Quality focus: Quality improvement, patient safety, evidence-based services and disease management are becoming increasingly important areas of concern for the physician leader.
A public health perspective allows the degree candidate to consider the health care needs of populations. | Program Description The MMM consists of a 42 credit hour curriculum, a Culminating Experience and a 200-hour Practicum, as described in the School’s Practicum Handbook. The program is delivered in an executive format which enables the physician to continue to work while completing the degree. Although most of the courses are taken in distance format, there are several courses which are best delivered in the classroom. These courses are conducted in short on-campus modules and provide an opportunity for peer learning and networking. Perhaps the most valuable component of the MMM program is the long-lasting networking relationships formed between students as they complete their degrees. Faculty in the Department of Health Systems Management originally developed and pioneered the MMM degree at Tulane in 1994. The MMM is now the degree of choice for the busy physician executive. The Tulane MMM degree program is accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health (CEPH) and is offered at the nationally recognized Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. The Department is known in the field of health services management education as a proponent of the practitioner-scholar model which emphasizes the integration of professional practice with scholarly activity. The MMM curriculum incorporates the knowledge, understanding, skills and values relevant to management and gives emphasis to the unique competencies required of physician executives in today's health care industry. The MMM curriculum addresses the following broad content areas: - The health status of populations, determinants of health and illness, and factors influencing the use of health care and medical care services
- The organization, financing, and delivery of health services
- The role of accounting, finance, policy, and quantitative analysis in management
- Positioning organizations within their business environment and managing these organizations for continued effectiveness
- Interpersonal communication and leadership skills
- Human resources management
- Performance measurement, quality improvement, and information systems
| Program Competencies
The objective and competency of the MMM degree program is to provide advanced management training to physicians in leadership roles. The curriculum includes business courses in financial and fiscal management, leadership development, quality improvement, decision analysis, and strategic management. All courses focus specifically on the physician executive. Curriculum in the Master of Medical Management program at Tulane includes a basic body of knowledge, understanding, skills, and values relevant to management. Upon completion of the executive MMM program, the graduate should be able to: - Interpret health status of populations, determinants of health and illness, and factors influencing the use of health care and medical care services. (EMMM 7710, EMMM 6550)
- Analyze the organization, financing, and delivery of health services to understand the position of one’s own organization. (EMMM 6510, EMMM 6330, EMMM 6380, EMMM 6580, EMMM 6500, EMMM 6540, EMMM 7580)
- Interpret and apply accounting, finance, policy, and quantitative analysis in pursing cost-effective and quality care. (EMMM 6510, EMMM 6580, EMMM 6500, EMMM 6540, EMMM 7580, EMMM 7710)
- Develop knowledge on positioning organizations within their business environment and managing these organizations for continued effectiveness. (EMMM 6170, EMMM 6320, EMMM 6130/7130, EMMM 6350, EMMM 6140/7140)
- Develop interpersonal communication and leadership skills around team-work and medical accountability. (EMMM 6320, EMMM 6330, EMMM 6380, EMMM 6130/7130)
- Apply managerial skills in human resources and with patient populations (create ethical and responsive environment). (EMMM 6330, EMMM 6380, EMMM 6350)
- Apply performance measurement, quality improvement, and information systems in medical settings. (EMMM 6140/7140, EMMM 7710)
| Admission Requirements
The Master of Medical Management (MMM) Program is designed exclusively for physicians who are assuming executive leadership roles in the delivery of health services and who need advanced management and leadership training to support this new direction in their professional careers. There are two paths to entering the MMM program. Students can enter the program as ACPE graduates or independently. In order to be considered for admission to the MMM program, applicants must: - Submit an application for admission (click this link to access the application);
- Have attained an MD or DO degree from an accredited School of Medicine or School of Osteopathy, respectively;
- Provide official, sealed transcripts of all prior academic work from previously attended institutions;
- Provide three (3) letters of recommendation from professional colleagues who are familiar with the candidate's managerial experience and motivation to do graduate work;
- Provide a current CV or resume and a written personal assessment of the professional managerial experience;
- Provide a written career plan supported by the portfolio of the candidate's managerial experience.
| Program Requirements The MMM program is delivered in an executive format that enables the physician to continue to work while completing the degree. It is organized into five semesters. The courses for the first semester are delivered completely online via the Internet. The other semesters include on-campus modules as well as online courses. Students enrolled in the program must complete 42 credit hours of course work. All course work is required of all candidates; there are no elective courses. All course work will be graded using the usual grading scale of the SPHTM, and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 will be required for graduation. The Culminating Experience and a 200-hour Practicum must be completed successfully for graduation. Modules are held on Tulane's Health Sciences Center campus in the New Orleans' Central Business District (CBD). There two cohorts to choose for the MMM degree: the Tulane-Independent track schedule and the Tulane-ACPE track schedule. -View Sample Course Plan
-Download Curriculum Worksheet | School Core Courses (15 credit hours*) | Course | Course Title | Credits | | BIOS 6030 | Introductory Biostatistics | 3 | | ENHS 6030 | Survey of Environmental Health | 3 | | EPID 6030 | Epidemiology Methods I | 3 | | HSMG 6030 | Principles of Health Systems Management | 3 | | SPHL 6030 | Social and Behavioral Aspects of Global Health | 3 | | *SPHL 6010 is waived due to clinical background (3 credits) |
| Management Core Requirements (27 credit hours) | Course | Course Title | Credits | | EMMM 6130/7130 | Executive Leadership and Organizational Learning | 2 | | EMMM 6140/7140 | Managing Quality and Outcomes for Competitive Advantage | 2 | | EMMM 6170 | Strategic Management Toolkit | 3 | | EMMM 6320 | Managerial Communication | 2 | | EMMM 6350 | Organizational Dynamics | 2 | | EMMM 6380 | Human Resource Management | 2 | | EMMM 6500 | Accounting for Physician Executives | 2 | | EMMM 6510 | Fiscal Foundations | 1 | | EMMM 6540 | Budgeting for Physicians | 2 | | EMMM 6550 | Dynamics of Payment Systems | 1 | | EMMM 7710 | Decision Models and Risk Assessment | 2 | | HSMG 6980* | Negotiations | 1 | | HSMG 6990* | Informatics | 1 | | HSMG 6960* | Health Care Finance | 3* | | HSMG 6970* | Health Policy | 1 | | *New courses in development |
| SPHL 7950 - Culminating Experience (0 credit hours)
All MMM students must complete a culminating experience. Students use course material provided in EMMM 614/714 - Managing Quality and Outcomes for Competitive Advantage class to develop a Public Health Analysis of a quality problem in their workplace and potential solutions to that problem. This Public Health Analysis is presented to fellow students and department faculty one semester later at a poster session held in their last on-campus module. Students receive critical feedback from the attendees (faculty and fellow students) on their analysis. A final Public Health Analysis Manuscript is produced from this feedback. | SPHL 9980 - Practicum (0 credit hours)
All students in the MMM program of the department must also complete a 200-hour Practicum, as described in the school’s Practicum Handbook. Students select a local hospital or health care facility to serve as their practicum site. Upper-level administrators in that facility serve as preceptors and the student works on public health issues in that facility as part of the practicum. Students report on the results of their practicum experience to the program director. | Additional Information Program Cost The MMM program tuition costs $36,000. A $7200 discount is given to students who have completed ACPE Section I coursework. This cost is inclusive of all assigned textbooks, course materials, CME credits, breakfast, lunch and snacks. The program cost is subject to change. Whenever increases become necessary, the university will make every effort to keep them to a minimum. Program Dates | Fall 2010 Semester | October 2010 (4.5 days) | | Spring 2011 Semester | February 2011 (4.5 days) | | Summer 2011 Semester | June 2011 (4.5 days) | | Fall 2011 Semester | October 2011 (4.5 days) | | Spring 2012 Semester | January/February 2012 (5.5 days) | | Graduation | May 2012 |
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Tulane University Health Sciences Center designates this educaional activity as eligible for AMA/PRA Category 1 Credits. Accreditation and Disclosure Statement | For more information contact:
Joni S. Steinberg, PhD, MS, MPH
Interim Program Manager
Email: jsteinbe@tulane.edu
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