<p>Hi all -
I'm a 2nd year (undergrad) but senior student looking to combine a medical and MBA degree. If anyone has been through such a program and could speak to job prospects that would be great. Also, do you complete your residency after the MBA or is that optional if you aren't going to practice.
Thanks</p>
<p>your post (grammatically) doesnt make sense. Are you an undergrad, or a senior? If you’re taking college courses on the side, even if you took it for 2 years (and took 2 years worth of full time classes), you are still a highschool student. Please rephrase the post.</p>
<p>lol, reading comprehension.
OP is in his/her second year of undergrad, but with senior standing (as opposed to sophomore standing).
sorry, I can’t answer your question but hopefully someone else can now that this clarification has been made</p>
<p>I know a good number of students going the MD/MBA route. Generally, most people still go for residency after getting the MBA. But I have heard of people who have gone into the financial world straight out of med school after getting an MD/MBA as well. However, for obvious reasons, your MBA will be more valuable after having some practical experience in the field of medicine, so it is generally a good idea to still do residency/work as a physician after your MD/MBA.</p>
<p>Of course, if you’re not interested in that, you can just explore an MBA in healthcare administration and forget about the MD completely. It all depends on what you want to use your MBA for. Working at a hedge fund? Running a medical center? Improving quality and efficiency in clinical practice? Or a myriad of other things.</p>
<p>Personally, I think an MBA is a great supplement even for physicians who largely want to be practicing clinicians. More physicians with an understanding and appreciation for business can apply their skills in a variety of ways to improve the practice of medicine tremendously IMO, but you should at least have a vague idea of why you want an MBA, and probably more importantly, why you want an MD.</p>