I got a deferral from the school I was accepted to so that I could complete my eligibility in the sport I play. In this year off, I am starting an MPH program so that I can keep my eligibility. Is it worth it to go in with an effort to try and get as many hours as I can so that I can finish the MPH program down the road, or take the bare minimum hours and never finish? poop.
Deferred for a year.. now what?
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Do you want an MPH?
Why don't you just send your school a nice **** you letter and maybe you won't have to make this difficult decision.
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So you refer to withdrawal letters as **** you letters and you're deferring your medical school acceptance in order to waste a year in a graduate program you don't necessarily intend to complete?
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Qft. It would be unfortunate if you deferred for the year only to realize you couldn't hold your acceptance because you were in the middle of a 2 year MPH program.
yea, that's not an issue. more just wondering whether going for the MPH will be really beneficial in placing into residency positions or obtaining a job. Otherwise, I'd like to relax a bit before med school
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This is like asking whether or not HS grades will help you get into med school. The answer is no.
What is the point of an MD/MPH then?
He bolded residency placement, but personally I don't see how he could make the claim that it has no bearing since it doesn't seem like Ursa has much experience in residency placement, unless he wants to divulge said experience to us.
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In another thread you mentioned sub 14 5ks, but nobody on KU has run sub 14 this year (I've been keeping tabs on nat'l lists). Plus, if you ran sub 14 5ks (plural), you wouldn't be deferring med school, you would be trying to land a sponsor after your final season and then hit the circuit.
Do you have eligibility in cross or track? Either way, IMO, you will have enough time as a distance runner to take a normal MPH hours with a cross or track schedule... unless its both seasons? My buddies have done it with one season of eligibility and a somewhat rigorous masters program
EDIT: saw you want to slack off before med school. I feel you there, with the demands of year in and year out cross/track schedule plus injuries, etc. Seems like a waste of a masters though!
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I would assume it's valuable for people wanting to use their MD in public health.
i'm originally from the ku area - i'm not tellin' where i go to school!
...you should be able to do compete and complete the MPH.
(The courses considered "hard" are typically epi and biostats. And if you've already taken a stats course in undergrad, you have half the biostats knowledge...)
(The courses considered "hard" are typically epi and biostats. And if you've already taken a stats course in undergrad, you have half the biostats knowledge...)
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totally wrong and the condescending tone makes you sound even more ignorant
many residency programs require you do research as a resident or like to take residents who are interested in research and will likely continue it in residency ...having an MPH (with an epi or biostats concentration) shows them that you know how to do research ...however your stock will go up more if you've actually done research. think of it like the EMT certification when it comes to applying to med school: just having it isn't that great but using it to gain valuable experience can look really good. The difference is that the MPH will likely be useful in residency and beyond whereas the EMT certificate is useless once you get to med school.
