In order to prepare its graduates for a career in today's healthcare environment, the Rangos School of Health Sciences' Department of Health Management Systems has created a new degree track that trains aspiring physicians with a strong foundation in science as well as with the necessary skills in technology and business. Through a partnership between the Department of Health Management Systems and the Pre-Health Professions Program, students will gain this critical combination of skills at the undergraduate level. While some medical schools offer courses in these areas, there are very few pre-med programs in the country which offer this training at the undergraduate level and with a four-, not five-year program. Therefore, the graduates of this program will have a substantial advantage in the market place and can enhance their credentials in preparation for the medical school admissions process. This program combines standard pre-med courses such as chemistry, physics, anatomy and physiology with key courses in business and information technology, such as healthcare finance, managed care, information science, database management, and health law. Pre-medical students will thus learn not only the clinical components, but also the business of healthcare. This will prove to be very valuable as physicians today not only practice clinical medicine, but also work in managed care organizations, public health, and university medical centers. While some of today's physicians find themselves later returning to school for an MBA in order to master these concepts, this new degree track provides this critical training along the way to a bachelor's degree. This new program reflects the school's effort to provide its students with an up-to-date curriculum that meets the demands of the dynamic world of healthcare.