{"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":"2026-03-30T10:58:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:58:47","slug":"doctor-medical-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/doctor-medical-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor of Medical Science"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero-standard hero-standard--hasImage alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container hero-standard__container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h1\"\n\t\tstyle=\"--highlight-color: var(--color-theme-blue-bright);\"\n\t>\n\t\tDoctor of Medical Science Programs\t<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescription\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero-standard__subHeadline\">\n\t\t\t\t\tShape the future of healthcare.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-standard__subHeadlineDescriptionText\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Butler\u2019s Doctor of Medical Science (DMS) programs\u2014offered as a full 50-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.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"hero-standard__buttonList\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hero-standard__buttonListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/pharmacy-health\/doctor-medical-science\/degree\/\" class=\"button-solid hero-standard__buttonListButton\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDMS Degree Overview\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>      \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"hero-standard__buttonListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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Two paths.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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><strong>DMS Degree Program<br><\/strong>Our fully online, asynchronous, 50-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. Choose from six specialized degree concentrations: Behavioral and Mental Health, Critical Care, Healthcare Practice and Administration, Lifestyle Medicine, Orthopedic Care, and PA Educator. Additionally, we offer six 12-credit graduate certificates. Butler\u2019s DMS program values your professional expertise, awarding academic credit for the skills and knowledge you&#8217;ve already gained as a practicing PA, with Credit for Prior Learning (CPL). This allows you to waive specific courses and complete your degree more efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><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<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/register\/?id=85123ec0-d2fc-4c1e-ace3-9e74f31d1352\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" target=_blank\">Request More Information<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    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