Residency ProgramsInternal Medicine

Opportunity to Obtain MBA

In cooperation with the University of Delaware, the Internal Medicine Residency Program supports an optional four-year program that allows residents to complete their internal medicine residency and earn an MBA, Master of Health Science Administration, Master in Management, or Master of Organizational Development.

The joint Internal Medicine Residency/MBA program lasts four years. Residents complete their first year of residency and then start a modified schedule. In the remaining three years, residents spend approximately one third of their time each year attending classes at the nearby University of Delaware while being free of clinical duties. Residents also continue to receive 70 percent of their base salary during the last three years of their residency, even while attending full-time MBA course work. Even while attending classes, residents remain employees of the hospital, so they continue to receive benefits. As an added benefit, for residents who live in Delaware, Christiana Care pays half of the tuition costs.

The first resident to earn the opportunity to participate in the program, Billy Chasanov, D.O., describes this opportunity as one he didn't want to pass up. "I can earn an MBA at a reduced cost while still drawing a partial salary and benefits," Dr. Casanov said. "Even when I am at the University of Delaware focusing on my MBA course work, I still keep my internal-medicine skills up by moonlighting. I hope to use my MBA skills in hospital management or to branch into the pharmaceutical industry."

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