Master's Program at The Dartmouth Institute
It is a twelve-month, twelve credit program for those attending full-time. The degree may also be pursued part-time over a two- to three-year period. Each term is nine to ten weeks with courses offered in single-day blocks.
The program is open to physicians, health professionals, pre-medical and medical students, and post-baccalaureate individuals interested in contributing to the improvement of health care.
In our residents' words
Randall Schultz MD, MS, who now practices in Austin, Texas says,
"TDI has provided a tremendous advantage for me in that it gives me the tools to better understand and break down the current literature. This has direct bearing on the quality of patient care because I feel that I can provide them with the best treatment options based on the wealth of knowledge present in the literature, not just my personal experience. TDI also stimulates my interest in pursuing academics and contributing to the current body of literature. For me, it was an invaluable experience, and I think educating orthopedists in this realm will only serve to strengthen the field of orthopaedics in the next millennium."
Scott Sporer MD, MS, came to us from the University of Iowa and is now in practice at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical School. He says,
"TDI has allowed me to better understand the different perspectives in medicine and to realize how each of these multiple entities are required in order to provide effective patient care. The program has provided me with the clinical tools to critically evaluate and analyze my patient's outcomes, and has taught me the need to objectively evaluate the delivery of health care and to continually improve upon the process to maximize efficiency."
Jamie Genuario, PGY-2 from Northwestern, says,
"The vast opportunities that the TDI program provides is a major factor that brought me to Dartmouth-Hitchcock-no matter what career path I choose, it will certainly open up new doors."
