Certificate of Business in Medicine
The College of Medicine and the College of Business created a new certificate opportunity for the medical students. The new certificate programs will give medical students opportunities to take classes through the College of Business and learn non-clinical skills necessary to successful operate a practice. The Business of Medicine Certificate was designed for a 9-week completion, the program will be delivered live virtually.
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Course Benefits
- Take the first steps in learning how medical practices function
- Begin thinking about your future first clinical position
- Use what you learned and experienced to better handle a variety of work problems/issues/ situations.
- Understand that being able to coach subordinates is a vital part of being an effective physician.
- Identify your strong and weak abilities and practice using the abilities.
- Use what you learned and experienced to prepare for a clinical rotations, residency and your first clinical practice
- Use what you learned and experienced to better handle a variety of work problems/issues/situations
- Understand the business side of clinical practice,
- Learn the steps of picking your first practice,
- Create an awareness of the legal compliance issues facing medical practices and
- How to identify potential problems
- What is required to comply with the numerous regulations,
- Become aware of labor laws,
- Understand medical malpractice and how to prevent problems,
- Be introduced to the complex business issues involved in managing a medical practice.
The Business in Medicine Certificate will consist of 3 Modules:
- Branding for Physician Leaders
- Communication skills for physicians
- Negotiating contracts
- Preparing for your first job
- Healthcare Compliance and Regulations
- Federal and state compliance
- Labor law
- Understanding medical malpractice
- Medical Practice Management
- How practice reimbursement functions
- Business finance
- Using professional consultants
- Practice information technology
- Managing people in the practice
- Physician leadership
- Managed care, ACO’s, etc.
- Marketing and building your practice
- Medical students
- Residents preparing for practice
- Doctors interested in developing their business abilities.
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Certificate of Business in Medicine