<p>I am a Junior in High School and KNOW I want to be a doctor. I have had my own "business" since I was 13 and really like it. I also think it relates to medicine as you need to know business if you are going to have your own practice.</p>
<p>I know my major can be anything as long as I complete my Pre-Med requierements, but is it a good idea or will it be overload? Do you guys know many people who do this? </p>
<p>Fill me in please</p>
<p>you need to know a few things…</p>
<p>1) more kids than you think go this path, it won’t make you special.
2) “owning your own private practice/business” might not even exist in the future anymore, due to newly established reimbursement qualifications. these days, it makes more business sense for doctors to be employed by large practices, so don’t major in business just because you want to own your own business… chances are it isn’t going to happen.
3) unless you come into college with a decent amount of AP credit, might be a tight schedule squeeze.</p>
<p>But… if business is something that interests you, such as finance, accounting, marketing, management, and operations, then business school is definitely a good way to satisfy that curiosity.</p>
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<p>I am pretty sure this isn’t true…</p>
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<li>Im not doing it to make myself special. Im doing it to make my first 4 years useful and at the same time, do something that I like.</li>
<li>I didn’t know about that. But Im sure business will still be a big part of the medical industry anyways. There’s also administrative jobs to be had at hospitals anyways. And who better to cover them than a doctor who knows business?</li>
<li>I will be going into college with 10 AP’s taken(around 30 college credits).
They are Spanish, Psychology, American History, Human Geography, Calculus, and next year Im planning to take Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Goverment, Biology and something else.</li>
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<p>yes don’t get me wrong, business will always be part of medicine (business is a broad term). if medical management is something that interests you, then go for it but you certainly don’t need a business degree to be able to make rational decisions.</p>
<p>colleges0071, this is true. while it might affect many specialties (such as cardiology, rheumatology, etc) more than others, it’s certainly happening.</p>
<p>It also happens in some areas more than others. Not many single practice folks in Manhattan anymore… upper east side excluded.</p>
<p>I don’t see any problem with majoring in business. Business is probably the exception to the “no vocational majors” rule.</p>
<p>That said, I agree that an undergraduate business degree is not necessary either to own your own practice nor to become an hospital administrator (in which case, you’ll probably need a MBA).</p>
<p>Im interested in becoming a pediatrician as of now but that may change as I am a long ways away.</p>
<p>Of course I can make good business decisions without having a business degree. I mean, I did do it when I was 13. But if I am going to be studying something that has nothing to do with medicine for the first 4 years, I might as well do something that I am interested in, and is worthwhile. I was considering a major like anthropology/phylosophy, etc. It is INCREDIBLY interesting to me, but I think I rather be doing something a little more worthwile while still taking a couple of those classes.</p>