MD/MBA - What to major in for undergrad?

<p>I know that I want to get MD and MBA degrees in graduate school, but I am not pre-med at any of the schools I have been accepted to (Dartmouth, UPenn, UChicago, Northwestern, Rice, Carnegie Mellon, Syracuse) so what should I major in? I was thinking of majoring in Biology and Minoring in Econ, but is that a wise choice?</p>

<p>Firstly, to get into MD program you have to be pre-med. Pre-med = taking core science courses. I think Bio major and econ minor is a great idea. But it doesn't matter. Just get into MD, then worry about the MBA - they're pretty easy getting into once your accepted into the medical program. Go to UPenn!</p>

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<p>I can't find any mention of a pre-med program at Penn. What should I do? I definitely want to go to med school (I have very detailed plans for grad school and post grad, but I still don't know about undergrad.) I fear that I won't be accepted into business school if I don't take SOME sort of econ/finance related course. Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.</p>

<p>UPenn has a pre-med program; several of my friends are pre-med there.
Take the following:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=168469%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=168469&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Alston- you seem to confuse pre-med as a major. Pre-med is not a major, just a series of courses one must take before going to med school.</p>

<p>Majoring in biology, minoring in econ is fine.</p>

<p>Even Majoring in eecon, minoring is biology is fine.</p>

<p>Hell, you can even major in econ, and just go through the pre-med requisite courses. That's fine too!</p>

<p>Major will not matter for either program. Coursework will matter to medical schools. MBA admissions are usually separate from MD admissions even in joint-degree programs so your questions should be directed to the Business School forum here.</p>

<p>Why do you want both degrees?</p>

<p>I've always wanted to be a doctor or go into healthcare but I've always had a notable business acumen. It wasn't until I found out that it's possible to get an MD/MBA that I decided that I should get the best of both worlds. Going to the business end of medicine will fulfill that.</p>

<p>alston, i'm premed at penn, and i'm doing a minor in health care management (hcmg)...the impression that i've gotten through pre-med and hcmg courses is that you don't have to have an mba to go into the adminstrative side of medicine...but if you're interested, penn does have an md/mba program</p>