USING A MEDICAL MODEL IN THE MANAGEMENT CLASSROOM.

This article describes key characteristics of a master of business administration (MBA) program that has adopted aspects of a medical education model to overcome some of the shortcomings of traditional MBA programs. Specifically, by presenting a more integrated curriculum and building in a large clinical component, the program described herein presents a new perspective on management education that benefits from drawing on philosophies and concepts that have been used to good effect in training medical students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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