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I'm looking for some insight/expertise regarding a career path in healthcare/hospital administration.
Long story short, I am having a hard time choosing between going to podiatry school or obtaining a MHA and entering the administration side of healthcare-two seemingly different fields. I think I have done a pretty good job of becoming exposed to each area, and I really do enjoy them both.
For the medical side of things: I have shadowed several podiatrist and I carry an EMT-B certification.
For the administration side of things: Minor in business, and held an internship with a non-profit fundraising organization for 1/2 a summer. I also had a successful (for a high school student) eBay business during high school with a ~$500 monthly revenue.
I go back and forth because podiatry school is 4 years plus 3 years of residency. That is a long time, and a good amount of debt comes with it. Many podiatrists have also told me that the market is becoming saturated. However, the starting salary of a podiatrist is around $80,000 with many podiatrist making upwards of $100,000. It also comes with great job security.
Obtaining a MHA is far less time consuming and results in most likely half as much debt compared to podiatry school. A lot of administrators I've talked to explained that the field is growing and there is strong potential for growth.
Can anyone offer some advice? Thank you very much!
Long story short, I am having a hard time choosing between going to podiatry school or obtaining a MHA and entering the administration side of healthcare-two seemingly different fields. I think I have done a pretty good job of becoming exposed to each area, and I really do enjoy them both.
For the medical side of things: I have shadowed several podiatrist and I carry an EMT-B certification.
For the administration side of things: Minor in business, and held an internship with a non-profit fundraising organization for 1/2 a summer. I also had a successful (for a high school student) eBay business during high school with a ~$500 monthly revenue.
I go back and forth because podiatry school is 4 years plus 3 years of residency. That is a long time, and a good amount of debt comes with it. Many podiatrists have also told me that the market is becoming saturated. However, the starting salary of a podiatrist is around $80,000 with many podiatrist making upwards of $100,000. It also comes with great job security.
Obtaining a MHA is far less time consuming and results in most likely half as much debt compared to podiatry school. A lot of administrators I've talked to explained that the field is growing and there is strong potential for growth.
Can anyone offer some advice? Thank you very much!
