Effect of an MBA on Residency Application Process?

20172018MD
Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:39:27 +0000

If you’re interested in health care administration, have you thought about MHA? Might be more relevant than MBA.



My versatility with an MHA won’t be as high as my versatility with an MBA. An MHA restricts me to just health care administration. With an MBA, I can do health care investment banking like Dr. Andrew ElBardissi on Boston Med lol (Dr. Bar******) lol or I can work for venture capital firms, or pharmaceutical companies, or expand my private practice, or anything really. See the link below from SDN:
[MBA vs. MHA- the showdown | Med Business [ MD/MBA, DO/MBA, DDS/MBA ] | Student Doctor Network](MBA vs. MHA- the showdown | Student Doctor Network)

Its funny, but I know some people who have MD/MPHs and who are directors of some hospital programs at the TMC. They all told me not to settle for an MPH but to go ahead and get that MBA.



several baylor students i know are taking a year off and getting an MPH. It is perceived to have an advantage for residencies.



In my opinion spending 5 years for an MD/MPH is plain stupid. Most medical schools offer both degrees in 4 years (including mine, and most of the UT schools). IMO the opportunity cost of an MPH in one extra year is just not worth it.



Son’s senior thesis was on healthcare economics (public/private) and as a result he is looking forward well past residency to what the complexities of medicine will be. Not so much the earning potential but rather policy and the coming changes to healthcare.



I completly agree. Those are my intentions as well. I was a business major and I spent two summers at my state’s public health department looking at the cost-effectiveness of state health programs like vaccination programs, and educational programs. This is what got me thinking about an MBA. Even though, I was a double major in Business/Science most of my interviewers for medical school said that with rising health care costs, we need more people who do have a stronger financial sense. An MBA won’t always be a bad thing. There are many hospital administrators with just an MBA or a non-MD/DO degree. They have a very limited understanding of clinical medicine. However someone who can see both perspectives may be better able to find a solution that is the best interest of his/her patients. Just maybe.

Katwkittens, I will PM you this weekend. I have a bad case of seniorities right now, and my school work is really suffering. I have to catch up with that stuff, but I will definitely send you all the information I have about one year MBA programs that welcome MBA students, before the end of the weekend. Sorry for the late response Katwkittens.