Academic medicine

University of Missouri-Columbia
Master of science
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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 medicine

Campus

University of Missouri-Columbia

Program type

Master's degree

Academic home

School of Medicine | Department of Family and Community Medicine

Delivery mode

100% online

Accreditation

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.

An academic medicine professional.

Career prospects

Titles held by recent graduates

  • Clinical research faculty
  • College dean
  • Department chair
  • Organizational president
  • Program director
  • Research professor
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3.99%
Employment growth
Burning Glass Technologies. 2021. Salary numbers and employment growth numbers are based on models that consider advertised job posting salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics data and other proprietary and public sources of information for multiple occupations.
$74,000
Median salary

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% online

Calendar system

Semester-based

Typical program length

2 years

Accreditation

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.

This program is administered by the Department of Family and Community Medicine