One of the first and the leading program of its kind, the HCM program combines a robust health care curriculum and tightly connected student and alumni community with access to all the resources of Wharton and Penn.
How HCM Is Different
Spans the health care sector
72+ students per year from consulting, private equity, digital health, medicine, engineering, health care services, pharmaceuticals, biotech, government, insurance, HCIT, entrepreneurship, venture capital. Student resumes and alumni careers
Distinctive curriculum and career resources
First-semester required course, Health Care Field Application Project, internship preparation, mentorship. HCM courses and major requirements
Dedicated HCM faculty
Internationally recognized faculty with expertise in health services delivery, health economics, finance and management, law and policy, and decision analysis. HCM department and faculty
Full integration into Wharton
1600+ students, 200+ electives, ability to add a second major, 100+ clubs, 19 conferences, 94,000 alumni worldwide – largest business school network. Wharton MBA difference
Full resources of the University of Pennsylvania
Electives, research, and collaboration with Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Engineering, Leonard Davis Institute, the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Penn Healthcare
Direct contact with influential leaders
Classroom contacts, Health Care Business Conference, Health Care Club, lectures, lifelong connections, 2000 HCM alumni. Wharton Health Care Alumni Association
Why I Went to Business School to Cure My Rare Disease
“The greatest hurdles in the way of finding a cure were actually not medical problems — they were business problems.”