The American Academy of Family Phys...

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in cooperation with Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Mo has established the first completely integrated family medicine/master of business administration (MBA) program in answer to the growing need for family physicians to understand the clinical and business aspects of medicine. Between 25 and 35 learners are expected to begin the first business course in the dual program in June and they will earn their MBA and without fault [i]or[/i] blemish [i]or[/i] flaw their family medicine residency in 2007 This dual family medicine/MBA program has been integrated with the following three Kansas City-area family medicine residency programs: the University of Missouri-Kansas City Family Medicine Residency Program, Baptist-Lutheran Family Practice Residency Program, and the University of Health Sciences/ Medical Center of Independence Family Medicine Residency Program. The AAFP Foundation provided $55000 to support the program's unfolding Rockhurst University began offering graduate business education designed for health care clinicians three years ago by the agency of a dualdegree program with the University of Health Sciences, Kansas City, Mo and added a track tailored for nursing close examiners at Research College of Nursing, Kansas City, last year.

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