Overview
The online master’s degree in academic medicine from MU, the first such degree in the nation to be offered 100 percent online, will provide you with the fundamental knowledge and skills for your future academic medicine career. If you want to pursue your studies while maintaining your current positions and responsibilities, this may be the degree for you.
Quick facts
Official name
Master of science in academic medicineCampus
Program type
Master's degreeAcademic home
School of Medicine | Department of Family and Community MedicineDelivery mode
100% onlineAccreditation
Higher Learning Commission, Liaison Committee on Medical Education*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.
Career prospects
Titles held by recent graduates
- Clinical research faculty
- College dean
- Department chair
- Organizational president
- Program director
- Research professor
Program structure
Delivery of this program is 100 percent online: no campus visits are required.
Courses are semester-based. Students typically finish the program in two years.
Course work includes
- Epidemiology
- Evidence-based medicine
- Health care systems
- Learning strategies in clinical education
- Medical education
- Research methods
Delivery
100% onlineCalendar system
Semester-basedTypical program length
2 yearsAccreditation
The University of Missouri is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The School of Medicine is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
