Current Carlson MBA students can complement their MBA education with a medical industry specialization. The School’s Medical Industry Leadership Institute gives students opportunities to prepare for leadership track careers in functional areas of the medical industry including finance, marketing, consulting, operations, and information technology. MILI supports industry specific courses at the Carlson School, draws on the significant scientific, technical, policy, legal, and ethics expertise relevant to the medical industry sector that resides in the University, and leverages the concentration of medical industry firms in Minnesota.
In addition to the Carlson School requirements, of successfully completing the MBA core courses and electives in selected functional area (i.e., finance, marketing, information systems & technology, consulting, supply chain/operations), students interested in earning a medical industry specialization must complete:
1. MILI 6990: The Health Care Marketplace
2. An experiential learning option with work in the medical industry (see below);
3. One additional MILI course or other medical industry related elective
(for examples go to: carlsonschool.umn.edu/milicurriculum)
Experiential Learning Opportunities
Experiential learning is a distinguishing feature of Carlson’s MBA program. The medical industry is the focus of up to 40% of experiential learning projects in the Carlson Enterprise programs (Brand, Consulting, Ventures, Funds), New Product and Business Development course, and Juran Center’s Six Sigma internships. Also included is the new Medical Industry Valuation Laboratory course, which uses an interdisciplinary and intercollegiate approach to provide market analysis of promising medical technologies and services. These experiential learning opportunities distinguish the Carlson MBA for multiple career goals in fields such as medical technology, insurance, consulting, investment banking, and delivery.
Experiential learning options that will fulfill the above specialization requirement are*:
- MILI 6995: Medical Industry Valuation Laboratory
- MILI 6589: Medical Technology Evaluation and Market Research
- ENTR6041/OMS6061: New Product and Business Development with project work in the medical industry
- Carlson Enterprise (Brand, Consulting, Ventures, Funds) with project work in the medical industry
- Juran Center’s Six Sigma internships
For other specific questions on fulfilling the experiential learning requirement, please email: mili@umn.edu.
*Other courses may be accepted if pre-approved by Institute Director.
Details (pdf)
Specialization application
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