{"id":12,"date":"2021-09-24T16:58:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T20:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/doctor-medical-science\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:22:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:22:55","slug":"doctor-medical-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/doctor-medical-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor of Medical Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"--hero-accent:#00a3e0\" class=\"hero hero--standard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin hero--has-image hero--has-social-links wp-block-butler-hero-standard\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tDoctor of Medical Science Programs\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__subheadline\">Shape the future of healthcare<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tButler\u2019s Doctor of Medical Science (DMS) programs\u2014now offered as a 27-hour degree program, 12-hour graduate certificates, or an accelerated pathway for new PA grads\u2014gives students the skills, and the confidence, to be leaders in healthcare.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"hero__inner-blocks\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons hero__button-list is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/doctor-medical-science\/degree\/\">DMS Degree Overview<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right butler-auto-contrast\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" 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title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/doctor-medical-science\/degree\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">DMS Degree<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/doctor-medical-science\/dms-certificates\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">DMS Certificates <\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/health-professions\/doctor-medical-science\/bridge-program\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">DMS Bridge Program <\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a 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Two paths.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you&#8217;re a practicing PA or you recently graduated from an ARC-PA accredited program, Butler University offers a path to the Doctor of Medical Science (DMS) degree that fits you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DMS Degree Program<br><\/strong>Our fully online, asynchronous, 27-credit-hour Doctor of Medical Science (DMS) program is designed for practicing PAs looking to deepen their medical knowledge, enhance leadership capabilities, and gain business acumen to advance in their careers. Currently enrolling three specialized degree concentrations: Healthcare Practice and Administration, Lifestyle Medicine, and PA Educator. Additionally, we offer three 12-credit graduate certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DMS Bridge Program<br><\/strong>The online DMS Bridge program is an accelerated path to the DMS exclusively for new PAs who have graduated within six months from an accredited ARC-PA program. The Bridge Program incorporates 36 credit hours already completed during supervised clinical practice and combines them with the 14 credit hours of didactic courses and a semester-long Capstone Project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/register\/?id=85123ec0-d2fc-4c1e-ace3-9e74f31d1352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Request More Information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"two-column-two-buttons alignfull has-no-block-start-margin has-background has-custom-contrast-4-background-color wp-block-butler-two-column-two-buttons\">\n\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"two-column-two-buttons__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 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