Does anyone care about the Masters after you get the MD?

[Tellowman24]

Say you complete a Masters program(Bio, Neuro, Micro,) before you get your MD, Do most doctors put that credential on their Title and/or even care to tell people about it?
Like you see doctors with their name tags Dr.Johnson MD/PhD, but I cant recall ever seeing a Dr.Johnson MD/MS

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[ryno]

I've seen an MD MS. I'm pretty sure it's common to list the MS degree.
Seems like the same situation as an MD MPH.

 

[Leejwwc]

Most people in academia will list all of their graduate degrees.

 

[funkymunkytoes]

I care.

 

[Decicco]

I don't think an MS will get much attention. I talked to a physician who got one as part of his residency, and he said that "it is worthless." MPH, MBA, etc are different stories.

 

[Pedsbro]

Say you complete a Masters program(Bio, Neuro, Micro,) before you get your MD, Do most doctors put that credential on their Title and/or even care to tell people about it?
Like you see doctors with their name tags Dr.Johnson MD/PhD, but I cant recall ever seeing a Dr.Johnson MD/MS

That's two questions. Do docs list it after their name? Yes, some do for sure. Does anyone really care about it? Not really, although an MPH with an MD would certainly open up some opportunities in the public health arena (NIH, CDC, etc). I have a M.S. in Physiology and am already aware that it'll become quite useless once I get the MD after my name. But the diploma will still be up on my wall in my office 😎

 

[Leejwwc]

I don't think an MS will get much attention. I talked to a physician who got one as part of his residency, and he said that "it is worthless." MPH, MBA, etc are different stories.

You can get an MS in Public Health (like I am doing) or an MS in Finance. I cannot comment on variants of the business degree but I can say that an MS or MPH is equivalent in the job market. An MPH covers all five core areas of public health while an MS is more focused on a particular area, e.g. biostatistics. Also, many academic MDs get an MSCI (MS in Clinical Investigation) at some point during GME, which is certainly not "worthless" and gives them training in designing and implementing clinical trials.

 

[pathophys17]

Yes, the doctors I know who are MD/MS list it most of the time. I'm not sure how much people care though. And I'm guessing if you would like to do research in the future that it'd be helpful to have the MS?

 

[JackInTheBox]

99.9% of your patients won't care about your masters, but you'd definitely list it on your CV for any jobs you're applying to.

 

[Forthegood]

Depends on what you are doing or where you are writing your name. Probably not going to introduce yourself as "Hi, I'm doctor Tellowman, and I also got a masters degree." Obviously, MD MPH are different because of their relation in scope. MD MBA maybe does in the business side of medicine. Each of these questions would be better served by a different forum.

Leave the useless initials to nurses. IMO

 

[Kaustikos]

Depends on what you are doing or where you are writing your name. Probably not going to introduce yourself as "Hi, I'm doctor Tellowman, and I also got a masters degree." Obviously, MD MPH are different because of their relation in scope. MD MBA maybe does in the business side of medicine. Each of these questions would be better served by a different forum.

Leave the useless initials to nurses. IMO

I have noticed that trend

 

[DrYoda]

There's a doctor's office near my house that has MD/MS listed on it.

For clinical medicine a MS is not going to really help you with anything, and your patients are not going to care about it.

I could see it being looked at positively for research heavy jobs.

Leave the useless initials to nurses. IMO

 

[Kaustikos]

There's a doctor's office near my house that has MD/MS listed on it.

For clinical medicine a MS is not going to really help you with anything, and your patients are not going to care about it.

I could see it being looked at positively for research heavy jobs.

Yeah, that's what I seem to get. But then again, the Vice President of Lilly is an MD only😕

 

[Decicco]

You can get an MS in Public Health (like I am doing) or an MS in Finance. I cannot comment on variants of the business degree but I can say that an MS or MPH is equivalent in the job market. An MPH covers all five core areas of public health while an MS is more focused on a particular area, e.g. biostatistics. Also, many academic MDs get an MSCI (MS in Clinical Investigation) at some point during GME, which is certainly not "worthless" and gives them training in designing and implementing clinical trials.

Youre right. The doctor I was talking about has an MS in Radiology and is a radiologist. Thus, it is worthless in his case, he just got it as consilation after he decided against a PhD.

 

[fahimaz7]

I currently have a MS and I will be getting my MD in 4 years. With that said, I can only see my graduate degree as something that will help me get a good residency, since I have a good research background (I am published and I have a research-based master's degree in Cell/Molecular Biology doing translational research in Oncology).

Will I list my MS when I have the MD? If I practice in academia or participate in clinical trials... you bet I will. I will also list it on any grant applications to support my research.

🙂