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[neil32]

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[rbnsafsadgf]

I'm planning on going to medical school after completing my MS or MPH in epi. I hope to do clinical nutrition research in the future. I'm wondering if the prestige of my MPH program will be important when I'm looking for jobs, after completing my medical degree. Since I know I will be getting another professional degree after the MPH, should I go for the highly ranked expensive MPH program, or just go for the more affordable, but lower ranked program at my state school (SUNY Albany)? Does it really matter as long as I do well and try to score relevant internships?

Any MPH is generally not great prep for med school. Thus, the prestige wouldn't matter too much from that angle. I would still try to go to program that offered "the best", in terms of what you want to do.

That said, there are plenty of pre-meds in MPH programs. I was one of them.

 

[markglt]

forget all that. go to med school now and just do the md/mph track.... seems like a no brainer, no?

 

[markglt]

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[rbnsafsadgf]

mark, cute answer, but no.
I got things to work out before i can start medical school full time.

What exactly do you need to work out?

If it is grades, a MPH is of little help.
Low MCAT? this won't help.
Lack of meaningful ECs -- this will help.
Personal, psychosocial, or family issues? I dunno.

Consider posting on the pre-med forums.

Good luck.

 

[Deem23]

Go where you think is the best fit for you. If that means going to SUNY Albany and getting your degree because you might get a tuition break for being in-state then by all means go for it. State schools have great connections with State Depts of Health and if the school is certified by ASPH you know you are getting a baseline of knowledge just like everyone else.

Those rankings are pretty bunk anyway. I wouldn't worry too much about them and I don't think it will effect med school much one way or another.

 

[markglt]

who cares, don't chase a name. go where you will be happy

 

[drghost]

What exactly do you need to work out?

If it is grades, a MPH is of little help.
Low MCAT? this won't help.
Lack of meaningful ECs -- this will help.
Personal, psychosocial, or family issues? I dunno.

Consider posting on the pre-med forums.

Good luck.

It makes me cry that my masters degree is considered an EC =( lol

But, you are right.