Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine/Master of Business Administration D.O./M.B.A.

Since June 2001, Rockhurst has provided its Master of Business Administration as a featured component in a DO/MBA Dual Degree Program offered with Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB). The MBA in Health Care Leadership is designed to complement KCUMB students’ medical education by helping develop physician-managers of competence and conscience, with the business management skills necessary to provide quality holistic care in a dynamic health care environment. In 2018, the Helzberg School of Management began offering the dual degree at KCUMB’s Joplin campus as well.

KCUMB students are accepted into the DO/MBA Dual Degree Program during their first year of medical school. DO/MBA students complete their coursework as a cohort over the next three years, they taking 36 hours of prerequisite and MBA coursework.

All DOMBA students must adhere to the Helzberg School of Management  Graduate Business Programs Standards and Policies.

Admission Requirements

To apply for admission to the DO/MBA dual-degree program, you should submit the following documentation:

1. Apply for Admission Online — You will choose the Graduate Business Application Type, select “No” for the program being entirely online, and then choose the DO/MBA program interest for the upcoming term.

2. Online Authorization Form — Complete this AFTER you finish step 1. This online form is required for KCUMB and Rockhurst to share your educational records and information. 

3. Submit official transcripts from your bachelor degree awarded institution. Electronic transcripts may be sent to hcl@rockhurst.edu. Official transcripts may be mailed to:

   Rockhurst University
   Graduate Business Programs
   Conway Hall, Room 201F
   1100 Rockhurst Road
   Kansas City, MO 64110-2561