{"id":3689,"date":"2024-11-13T18:01:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T18:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/graduate-professional\/?page_id=3689"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:48:07","slug":"dms-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/graduate-professional\/dms-program\/","title":{"rendered":"DMS Degree (Landing Page)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"primary-header-menu-container-inner butler-plus-lp-header-menu\">\n\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"site-branding\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"1\">\n\t<div class=\"site-branding-inner\">\n\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/30\/2024\/08\/08145029\/butler_4cp_1-4w.jpg\" class=\"custom-logo\" alt=\"Butler+\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"100vw\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .site-branding-inner -->\n<\/div><!-- .site-branding -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n<style>h2.content-form-heading.decor-text {font-size: 100px;} .primary-header-menu-container-inner {display: none} .primary-header-menu-container-inner.butler-plus-lp-header-menu {display: flex; justify-content: center; padding: 20px 0;} .butler-primary-container {display: none;} .custom-logo {filter: none !important; max-width: 75%;} .site-branding-inner {justify-content: center; padding-right: 0;} @media screen and (max-width: 767px) {.butler-plus .mobile-menu-utility-visible {display: none !important;} .custom-logo {max-width: 100%;}} .card-body-small-font {font-size: 17px !important;} @media screen and (max-width: 550px) {h2.content-form-heading.decor-text {font-size: 65px !important;}} .content-cards-plus .card-body h3 {color: rgba(19, 41, 75, 1)} .content-cards-plus .card-heading {color: #00a3e0; font-size: 15px;} .squiggly {display: none !important;} h2.content-form-heading.decor-text {font-size: 102px;}<\/style>\n<style>.site-footer {display: none;} .site-footer.founders-lp-footer {margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; max-width: unset; display: block; padding-left: 0; padding-right: 0; padding-top: 1rem;} .footer-sidebar-inner {grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; grid-gap: 0rem 2rem;} #block-8 .wp-block-group {flex-direction: row; align-items: flex-end;} .footer-address {border-left: none;} #masthead {display: none !important;} .site-header {margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; max-width: unset;} .site-menus-item {display: none !important;} @media screen and (min-width: 768px) {.menu-global-footer-container .site-branding {padding-bottom: 0;}}<\/style>\n<style>@media screen and (max-width: 600px) {section#program-details .tabgroup.js-tablist.horizontal .acf-innerblocks-container {display: block !important; position: relative !important;} section#program-details .tabgroup.js-tablist.horizontal .acf-innerblocks-container .tabitem {margin-left: 0; margin-bottom: 10px;}} button.mobile-switcher {display: none !important;}<\/style>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-form alignfull\"\n\t>\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-form-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"content-form-eyebrow t-h6\">\n\t\t\t\t\tShape the Future of Healthcare\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"content-form-heading decor-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDoctor of Medical Science\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-form-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe fully online, asynchronous Doctor of Medical Science program at Butler empowers PAs to deepen their medical expertise, grow as leaders, and advance their careers with courses that are six weeks long. No master\u2019s degree is required, and you can apply for up to 12 credit hours of Credit for Prior Learning (CPL). Download the program guide for full details.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-form-right\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-form-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"content-form-card-heading t-h6\" id=\"content-form__heading\">Download Program Details (PDF)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-form-form\" title=\"Download Program Details (PDF)\" aria-label=\"Download Program Details (PDF)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"form_4c04ef99-ca7b-43fa-abc7-510822ea0b87\">Loading&#8230;<\/div><script>\/*<![CDATA[*\/var script = document.createElement('script'); script.async = 1; script.src = 'https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/register\/?id=4c04ef99-ca7b-43fa-abc7-510822ea0b87&amp;output=embed&amp;div=form_4c04ef99-ca7b-43fa-abc7-510822ea0b87' + ((location.search.length > 1) ? 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With a curriculum crafted by faculty from Indiana\u2019s longest-accredited PA program, the Butler DMS combines leadership development and advanced medical education, and it includes specialization with a choice of concentration. This innovative approach ensures you gain the knowledge and skills needed to navigate complex healthcare environments while positioning yourself as a leader in healthcare.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card\" style=\"grid-row-start: 1; grid-row-end: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-heading t-h6\">Admission Highlights<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>6 start dates throughout the year<\/li>\n<li>Application due 14 days before preferred start<\/li>\n<li>PA experience can waive specific DMS courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card\" style=\"grid-row-start: 2; grid-row-end: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-heading t-h6\">Concentrations<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Behavioral and Mental Health<\/li>\n<li>Critical Care<\/li>\n<li>Healthcare Practice and Administration<\/li>\n<li>Lifestyle Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Orthopedic Care<\/li>\n<li>PA Educator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card\" style=\"grid-row-start: 3; grid-row-end: 5;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"card-heading t-h6\">Certificates<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12-credit-hour certificates available in specialty areas<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Advance Your Clinical Knowledge | Alumna Lori Vasquez DMS, PA-C |Butler University DMS Program\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vgaU-_iXyJM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"program-curriculum\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"program-admission\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"tabgroup-wrapper tabgroup-wrapper--inline tabgroup-wrapper--margins tabgroup-general alignfull\" id=\"program-details\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabgroup-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabgroup-headline decor-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Earn a Butler DMS and prepare to lead<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabgroup js-tablist horizontal\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"mobile-switcher\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"tabitem \"\n\tid=\"tab-item-concentrations\"\n\tdata-tab-title=\"Concentrations\">\n\t<a class=\"tab\"\n\t\thref=\"#tab-content-concentrations\">Concentrations<\/a>\n\t<div class=\"tabitem-content\">\n\n<div class='acc-flex-container-plus' >\n\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-69dfb33647ee4-acc-row-plus'\n\t\t\t\tclass='acc-row-plus data-gtm-openAccordion'\n\t\t\t\tdata-accordionTopic=\"Behavioral and Mental Health\"\n\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false'\n\t\t\t\taria-owns='block_acf-block-69dfb33647ee4_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-69dfb33647ee4-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tBehavioral and Mental Health\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-69dfb33647ee4-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel-plus'>\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Behavioral and Mental Health<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>concentration includes topics focused on mental health assessment of individuals and families, child and adolescent disorders, adult disorders, and psychopharmacology of psychiatric disorders. Specific courses include: Mental Health Assessment of Individuals and Families, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders, Adult Psychiatric Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Self-Leadership and Organizational Leadership, Advanced Clinical Immunology and Genetics, Biochemical Basis of Disease States and Drug Action, Neurology, Aging, and The Health Patient. A minimum of 7 other courses are part of this curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class='acc-flex-container-plus' >\n\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-69dfb33647ef9-acc-row-plus'\n\t\t\t\tclass='acc-row-plus data-gtm-openAccordion'\n\t\t\t\tdata-accordionTopic=\"Critical Care\"\n\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false'\n\t\t\t\taria-owns='block_acf-block-69dfb33647ef9_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-69dfb33647ef9-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tCritical Care\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-69dfb33647ef9-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel-plus'>\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>The Critical Care<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>concentration is for students interested in the delivery of critical care and are looking to pursue formal education in this growing area of medicine. Specific courses include: Self-Leadership and Organizational Leadership, Advanced Resuscitation 1, Advanced Resuscitation 2, Critical Care Pharmacology, Critical Patient Care, Biochemical Basis of Disease States and Drug Action, Neurology, Pulmonary, Cardiology, Renal\/Urinary, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Hematology, and Infectious Disease. A minimum of 8 other elective course hours are part of this curriculum.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class='acc-flex-container-plus' >\n\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f0c-acc-row-plus'\n\t\t\t\tclass='acc-row-plus data-gtm-openAccordion'\n\t\t\t\tdata-accordionTopic=\"Healthcare Practice and Administration\"\n\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false'\n\t\t\t\taria-owns='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f0c_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f0c-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tHealthcare Practice and Administration\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f0c-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel-plus'>\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>The Healthcare Practice and Administration&nbsp;concentration includes business and leadership courses that provide the foundation for the development of business operation and management acumen to effectively make decisions, and lead within their places of work. Specific courses include: Critical Patient Care, Business of Medicine, Operations Management, Advanced Clinical Immunology and Genetics, Biochemical Basis of Disease States and Drug Action, Neurology, Pulmonary, Cardiology, Renal\/Urinary, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Hematology, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease, Aging, The Healthy Patient, and Quality and Patient Safety. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class='acc-flex-container-plus' >\n\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f20-acc-row-plus'\n\t\t\t\tclass='acc-row-plus data-gtm-openAccordion'\n\t\t\t\tdata-accordionTopic=\"Lifestyle Medicine\"\n\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false'\n\t\t\t\taria-owns='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f20_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f20-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tLifestyle Medicine\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f20-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel-plus'>\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>The Lifestyle Medicine&nbsp;concentration provides education to PAs on the integrative approach of therapeutic lifestyle interventions to treat chronic conditions. PAs can utilize strategic behavioral changes of patients to have a positive impact on their health outcomes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class='acc-flex-container-plus' >\n\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f35-acc-row-plus'\n\t\t\t\tclass='acc-row-plus data-gtm-openAccordion'\n\t\t\t\tdata-accordionTopic=\"Orthopedic Care\"\n\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false'\n\t\t\t\taria-owns='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f35_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f35-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tOrthopedic Care\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f35-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel-plus'>\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>The Orthopedic Care concentration will be attractive to PAs already working in orthopedic care or orthopedic care adjacent specialties and desire additional education, or for those students who desire to move into this high-demand specialty and need an advanced understanding of orthopedic care core concepts. Specific courses include: Self-Leadership and Organizational Leadership, Advanced Clinical Immunology and Genetics, Biochemical Basis of Disease States and Drug Action, Neurology, Endocrinology, Hematology, Rheumatology, Infectious Disease, Upper Extremity, Lower Extremity, Soft Tissue, Spine, Trauma, and Tumor Orthopedic Care, Orthopedic Wound, Complication Management and Pharmacology, The Healthy Patient, and Quality and Patient Safety. A minimum of 8 other elective course hours are part of this curriculum.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class='acc-flex-container-plus' >\n\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f49-acc-row-plus'\n\t\t\t\tclass='acc-row-plus data-gtm-openAccordion'\n\t\t\t\tdata-accordionTopic=\"PA Educator\"\n\t\t\t\taria-expanded='false'\n\t\t\t\taria-owns='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f49_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f49-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tPA Educator\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-69dfb33647f49-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel-plus'>\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>The PA Educator concentration is tailored to those individuals who would like to enhance their understanding of teaching and medical education for PAs. 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