<p>I've been stuggling with two competing passions for quite some time now: business and medicine. About a month ago, I stumbled upon a comment about an MD/MBA program, and I've been doing a lot of research since.</p>
<p>Everything I've read makes me rather enthused about this program, but I thought I would get some other opinions.</p>
<p>If you are a student, what made you decide to enter the program (and what were your stats?)? If you're considering, why and where? Do you think it is a good idea? A bad idea? </p>
<p>Of course, the gold mine would be a professional who graduated such a program, but there can't be that many out there yet (unless you're a Penn grad). </p>
<p>Union College has an 8 year med program called "Leadership in Medicine". You spend the first 4 years at Union College getting your Bachelors AND Masters (in business administration, if you so choose), and your final 4 years at Albany Medical College working towards your MD. Thus, in a total of 8 years, you will have attained your BA/MBA/MD.</p>
<p>I'm in a similar position joebobfred46. It's still very early for me but as of now my goal is to enter a MD- M.B.A program. Next year I'm going to be a freshman at Emory. My question, what should I do over the next four years to be considered for this graduate program?... i.e. majors, classes, internships, etc... advice would be appreciated.</p>
<p>jkh411, there are many schools that offer MD/MBA programs. To my knowledge, students in those programs spend the first two years in medical school, then go to the business school to obtain the MBA, and then return to medical school for another two years.</p>
<p>I was accepted to and will be going to Drexel's BS/MD program, but do you think there's any way to combine this with Drexel's MD/MBA program? Since we apply through AMCAS anyway, is there any way to do this?</p>
<p>im glad this thread was started because im looking to get the same degree and while there are many schools that offer it they vary considerable from school to school....one thing i noticed was that many schools only offer an MBA in health administration if your also getting your MD...another thing to consider is the time frame for getting these degrees. Two schools i have been looking at that have this is Tufts and Columbia and to me Columbia's is much better...not only is it a better school but they let you get an MBA in whatever concentration you want, finance would be my choice, while also taking time off from med school to attain it. tufts you go to med school during the year and get your MBA during the summer, you get both of your degrees in 4 years but it must be a lot of work with no breaks.</p>
<p>as far as getting into these programs i havent been able to find out much but as far as grades and such i think if your applying to their medical school your in a good position grade wise...i think what business schools are concerned with is your GMAT and most importantly your work experience and while i think that they consider the fact that you were pre-med and much of your time was spent volunteering and such they still expect some sort of work experience</p>
<p>hopefully someone who is in one of these programs will be able to comment further...</p>
<p>I am also going to Drexel's medicine program and was interested in doing a MD/MBA. During my interview i brought up this topic and told my interviewer that i was interested in a MD/MBA program and she told me that it was possible for BS/MD students get both MD and MBA Degrees in 5 years.</p>
<p>Cool roro! I was sort of afraid of seeming too interested in business - I didn't want them to question my committment to medince. Could you send me your contact info? I want to get to know some people in the program before starting in the fall.</p>
<p>I am wondering about all of this too. I am going to the Baylor Med program (not Rice/Baylor but Baylor/Baylor).....and they have an MD/MBA program.</p>
<p>PRactical applications of an MD/MBA are sprouting all over the place. It certainly helps to work your way up in hospital management (chief of medicine or something like that, eventually). Also, the leadership skills that you get from an MBA degree are unparalleled. You dont need a Harvard MBA - any MBA should generally suffice if you're concentrating on the medical side. It's mostly for the background and additional skills.</p>