{"id":209,"date":"2013-03-21T13:45:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T13:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2025-08-19T18:24:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T22:24:17","slug":"pharmd-mba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/pharmd-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor of Pharmacy \/ Master of Business Administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero fullwidth n  cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Doctor of Pharmacy \/ Master of Business Administration<\/h1><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/priya-pic.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility 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id=\"menu-item-49358\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-49358\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/pharmd-mba\/doctor-of-pharmacy-master-of-business-administration-curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-49869\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-49869\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/pharmd-mba\/doctor-of-pharmacy-master-of-business-administration-careers\/\">Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-49357\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-49357\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/pharmd-mba\/doctor-of-pharmacy-master-of-business-administration-admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-49356\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-49356\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/pharmd-mba\/doctor-of-pharmacy-master-of-business-administration-information-sessions\/\">Information Sessions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49664 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/college-of-business-300x186.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/college-of-business-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/college-of-business-1024x634.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/college-of-business-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/college-of-business-364x226.png 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/college-of-business-500x310.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/college-of-business-1000x620.png 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/college-of-business.png 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Colleges of Pharmacy and <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\">Business<\/a> offer a dual degree program that allows current <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/academics\/pharmd\/\">Doctor of Pharmacy<\/a> students the opportunity to develop management and administrative skills, through enrollment in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program. This program graduates highly-qualified individuals to assume leadership and management roles in the health care industry. A unique combination of didactic management and pharmacy coursework, coupled with innovative practicum experiences, provides students with an exceptional knowledge base of theoretical and applied information.<\/p>\n<p><em>The URI College of Business is accredited by AACSB International, The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \"><h1>Complete a Pharm.D. and M.B.A. in 6 years with as few as 8 additional courses<\/h1><p>After Pharm.D. courses and electives are considered, and eligible waivers are applied, you may be able to graduate with a Pharm.D. and an M.B.A. with as few as 8 additional courses.<\/p><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles halves\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-metric  \"><span>24<\/span><span>Students currently enrolled in the Pharm.D. \/ M.B.A.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-metric  \"><span>87<\/span><span>Students who have completed the Pharm.D. \/ M.B.A. (2010 - present)<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-quote-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-quote  \"><div class=\"cl-quote-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/arianah.jpg)\" title=\"arianah\"><\/div><blockquote>\u201cThere is more to pharmacy than just clinical aspects of the work, and that\u2019s really exciting.\u201d<\/blockquote><cite>Ariana Houle, Pharm.D. \/ MBA \u201916<\/cite><\/div><\/section>\n<p>Skilled pharmacy managers are needed at many levels. Pharmacists in retail and institutional settings must be capable of providing high-quality pharmaceutical care, value-added professional services, and appropriate clinical and economic information to their patients and other professionals. A unique blend of these clinical and economic skills is essential for decision-making by pharmacists practicing in managed care organizations (MCOs), in PBMs, in government, and in the pharmaceutical industry. Finally, talented researchers are required to develop the knowledge base essential for the successful shift to a managed care environment and beyond.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Program Coordinator \/ Academic Advisor<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/meet\/heidi-bucci\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/bucci.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/bucci.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/bucci-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/business\/meet\/heidi-bucci\/\">Heidi Bucci<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Coordinator, Professional and Executive Business Education (PEBE)<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">College of Business<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.5688<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:hbucci@uri.edu\">hbucci@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1223\/PharmD-MBA-2020.pdf\" title=\"\">Learn More<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Colleges of Pharmacy and Business offer a dual degree program that allows current Doctor of Pharmacy students the opportunity to develop management and administrative skills, through enrollment in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program. 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