Alternative careers with MD

[bbas]

Is anyone planning on getting the MD but not going into clinical medicine? I was browsing some job listings, and it seems like there are alot of opportunities for MD's that are non-clinical in nature, whether it be working as medical officers for public health agencies, pharmaceutical companies, or HMO's. I guess the logical question to ask would be why someone would go to medical school if they did not want to practice, but I'm just interested in knowing if these types of jobs mainly attract MD burnouts or if people actually choose from day one to stay away from clinical medicine.

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[DrHopeless]

Also people use MD to go into the political game.

Is anyone planning on getting the MD but not going into clinical medicine? I was browsing some job listings, and it seems like there are alot of opportunities for MD's that are non-clinical in nature, whether it be working as medical officers for public health agencies, pharmaceutical companies, or HMO's. I guess the logical question to ask would be why someone would go to medical school if they did not want to practice, but I'm just interested in knowing if these types of jobs mainly attract MD burnouts or if people actually choose from day one to stay away from clinical medicine.

 

[sgopal2]

There are 4 major non-clinical areas where MDs can be employed after med school:

1) Finance/Wall street
2) Pharma/Biotech
3) Managed Care/HMOs
4) Management Consulting

 

[bwells46]

Is anyone planning on getting the MD but not going into clinical medicine? I was browsing some job listings, and it seems like there are alot of opportunities for MD's that are non-clinical in nature, whether it be working as medical officers for public health agencies, pharmaceutical companies, or HMO's. I guess the logical question to ask would be why someone would go to medical school if they did not want to practice, but I'm just interested in knowing if these types of jobs mainly attract MD burnouts or if people actually choose from day one to stay away from clinical medicine.

I work with a medical director at a ~$800M HMO in the SE and he left clinical medicine to get his MBA and get involved in business. I'll have to ask him why he stopped being a clinician.

 

[bwells46]

There are 4 major non-clinical areas where MDs can be employed after med school:

1) Finance/Wall street
2) Pharma/Biotech
3) Managed Care/HMOs
4) Management Consulting

Unless you're self-employed, I don't understand the Finance/Wall street connection. Most firms want a MSM, MSF, or MBA.

The other three are all easy leaps with a MD.

 

[DrBowtie]

Bwells, where is this MD/MBA? I am looking to possibly meet/shadow someone in his position.