<p>Remember that medicine is an incredibly diverse field…it involves science, research, but also (especially now) politics and economics. I think medical schools are looking for a diverse range of interests and a diverse set of skills to tackle many different problem areas in medicine. There are MD/MBA programs just for this reason. As well as MD/JD, MD/Public Health, MD/PhD, etc. The fact that these programs exist only exemplifies the fact that doctors have a wide variety of specialties and roles in medicine, so many different backgrounds will contribute to the many different challenges in the medical field.</p>