Leadership in Medicine Minor
Eligibility for this highly selective program will require enrollment in either the Humanities Research Fellows, Science Research Fellows Program, Business Fellows Program, Honors Program, or University Scholars Program. Students will have to have earned and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 to be eligible to participate in the minor. A final cohort of as many as 15 students would be chosen based upon interviews and an essay about interest in the program. Students who successfully complete the program will be invited to apply for the one-year Accelerated Baylor Healthcare MBA program specifically tailored for premed students.
Premedical students will gain three distinct advantages from the minor in medical leadership. First, they will be better practitioners of health care in the future. Those students entering professional health care occupations will benefit from increasing their understanding of health care to include an understanding of systems thinking, ethics, and economics. As a result, students will be empowered in this minor to be effective agents of beneficial change in the healthcare industry and leaders within the medical profession.
Requirements for a Minor in Leadership in Medicine
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| Eighteen semester hours including the following: | ||
| MH 4382 | U.S. Health Care System | 3 |
| PHI 1309 | Introduction to Medical Ethics | 3 |
| or REL 4395 | Bioethics | |
| Select nine semester hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Epidemiology | ||
| Economics of Health and Medical Care | ||
| Great Texts in Leadership | ||
| Sociology of Medicine | ||
| Population Health | ||
| Sociology of Aging | ||
| Epidemiology/Vital Statistics | ||
| Leadership in Medicine and Service | ||
| Select a capstone seminar course from the following: | ||
| HON 3V70 | Readings in the Honors Program | 3 |
| or MH 4V98 | Advanced Topics in Medical Humanities | |
| Engaged Learning Experience | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
Chief Medical Officer summer internship between junior and senior year | ||
Structured Reading Mentorship Program with a team project at the completion of the semester | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |