Admission Information and Online Application

Entering the University of Tennessee and the College of Business Administration's Physician Executive MBA (PEMBA) program is a major milestone on the path of Physician Leadership. You will begin a period of dramatic professional growth and development. The challenging curriculum will help you think about and understand the business of medicine from a new vantage point and perspective. Admission into the university and acceptance into the PEMBA program is highly competitive, and we expect classes to fill quickly. You may rest assured that the University of Tennessee's Physician Executive MBA Program is fully accredited. To view our EEO/AA and Equal Access for Persons with Disabilities statements, please click here.

Before you begin your application, please read and follow the information and instructions carefully. This will prevent delays in the processing of your application. When you apply, your application is simultaneously filed with the University of Tennessee's Office of Graduate and International Admissions and the Physician Executive MBA program. However, you need not complete two separate applications. Our applicants follow a streamlined application process. The following is a brief explanation of these admission processes:

University Admission

The university's Office of Graduate and International Admissions (OGIA) will consider your application for general admission into the University. OGIA will notify you regarding the documents that they need to process your file. After your application documentation requirements have been met, the OGIA will review your file to determine whether your application meets the eligibility requirements set forth for the university as a whole. Typically, successful general admission into the university requires the following:

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent
• Medical Doctorate from a regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent
• Minimum grade-point average of 2.7 out of a possible 4.0 or a 3.0 during the senior year of undergraduate study. Previous graduate work must have a grade-point average of 3.0 on a 4-point scale or equivalent on all graduate work.

Nota Bene: If your grade point average (GPA) is lower than the OGIA minimum, do not lose heart! In many cases, the sum of the applicant's accomplishments, achievements, and continuing post-graduate education has provided the OGIA and our faculty with conclusive evidence that, despite a lower GPA, the applicant merits admission and acceptance. These cases are handled on a case-by-case basis.

Program Acceptance

Consideration for acceptance into the Physician Executive MBA program takes place after the Office of Graduate and International Admissions has determined that you are eligible for general admission into the university. The program's faculty committee will, using a holistic approach, review your entire application, not just your academic record's GPA, when making an acceptance decision. The faculty committee meets regularly so that you'll have an answer without an extensive wait.

Notebook Computer & Internet Connectivity Requirements

Successful completion of the program requires use of a notebook computer. You will be required to purchase a notebook computer selected and configured especially for your studies from the University Computer Store. You must also have a good connection to the Internet. A broadband connection in your home and/or office, such as those from your cable TV provider, a DSL connection from your local telephone company or Internet Service Provider (ISP), or a true broadband (two-way) satellite internet connection, is highly recommended. But, our systems are designed to perform well using a 56Kbps standard dial-up connection. The program will publish a notebook computer specification in August prior to the beginning of classes. The specification will be available on the web at our notebook spec page.

Academic Schedule

The program is conveniently scheduled so that you do not have to interupt your career or uproot your family to earn your degree. The one-year-long design means you may apply what you are learning quickly. To deliver your education efficiently you will attend four one-week on campus residency periods and online Cyberclasses on Saturday mornings (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern time). You'll complete assignments and class preparations each week too. To view the course timetable, please click here.

Program Fees and Payment Schedule

When you apply, an advance program fee of U.S. $1,000 is required and must be sent in with your application. Since this is an advance program fee payment, and not and application fee, we apply the payment toward your tuition upon matriculation. Please note, the advance program fee is refundable only if we deny your admission. For more details on fees and available financial resources, please click the fees and financial aid link.

Program fees cover tuition, meals, and breaks during residence periods; textbooks and course materials; special events; some software; transportation to and from classes or special events during a residence period; 25 hours of Continuing Medical Education (extracurricular); a personalized Leadership Development Plan; and various incidentals. You are responsible for transportation, lodging, the required notebook computer, and Internet connection charges.

Financial aid (up to the cost of attendance) and Veteran's Benefits are available to those that qualify. To learn more about the current tuition rate, available payment options and financial aid, please click here.

General Credentialing Requirements

Applicants to the University of Tennessee and the Physician Executive MBA program must provide specific documents in a prompt and timely fashion as part of our credentialing process. Applicants should:

1. Tell us you are thinking about enrolling or are planning to enroll in the program. There are several easy ways to communicate with us via our online information request; by telephoning the Program Director, Dr. Mike Stahl at (865) 974-1768, faxing us at (865) 974-0929, or mailing a letter to us at our postal address.
   
   
2. Download and begin working on your application essays. Click the icon below to download the essay questions any of these file formats that we are able to accept. To preview the essay questions in your browser, click here.
   
   

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3. Review your C.V. or resume to ensure it is up-to-date.
   
   
4. Make arrangements for timely delivery of original, official transcripts* from each institution from which college or university credit was earned to the address below. Residency training, fellowships, post-doctoral studies should not be requested unless you earned college credit.
   

The University of Tennessee
Physician Executive MBA Program
608 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, TN 37996-0562 USA

*If educated outside the United States, this requirement is typically fulfilled by provision of official, individually attested mark sheets and a degree confirmation. The mark sheets should be attested by the institution’s (as opposed to officials from an affiliated college) registrar or controller of exams. More information is available from the web. [more]

5. If you are a U.S. Citizen, you are ready to complete the online application. You may upload your essays, C.V. or resume, and other supporting documents when completing the online application. If you are applying using the paper paper application form, please enclose these documents with your application and mail your application to our postal address. If you are not a U.S. Citizen, please complete step six outlined below.
   
   

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6. Additional Steps for Applicants who are not U.S. Citizens:
   
   
• If you are not a U.S. Citizen:
• You must apply by June 15 of year prior to the year in which you wish to enroll.
• Please gather additional documents you will need to when filing your application. Typically you will need to provide complete, legible copies of all parts of your passport, visa, or permanent residency card. You may scan these documents and upload them with your online application. You may also mail these to us at our postal address or fax them to (865) 974-0929.
• You must provide the Office of Graduate and International Admissions (OGIA) additional financial information required by the United States Government. You must provide the OGIA with the International Student Financial Statement and additional supporting documents. Because the U.S. Government does not provide discretion in what is considered acceptable documentation, it is best to contact the OGIA to learn if the docuentation you have meets the government's requirements. Here's how:
  

Graduate and International Admissions
201 Student Services Building
Knoxville, TN 37996-0221 USA
Phone: (865) 974-3251
Fax: (865) 974-6541
Email: graduateadmissions@utk.edu

 

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Physician Executive MBA Department

The University of Tennessee
Physician Executive MBA
608 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, TN 37996-0562
Phone: 865-974-1772
Fax: 865-974-0929
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