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I've been very undecided on this, so I was hoping for some opinion here. How would med schools perceive an applicant with a business minor? I want to get an MD/MBA, but reading some past post makes it sound like that Med schools do not want students who are considering MBA cause they're afraid they would go into consulting, etc. rather than help with the shortage of doctors.
Also, I wanted to get an MBA because during my job shadows, I noticed how much money influenced what a doctor can or can not do. I was hoping an MBA can help me maximize the amount of care I can give by understanding the financial aspect of health care.
However, my ultimate goal is to get into med school so I would hate for a med school to see my business minor and know my intentions of getting an MBA and automatically not grant me an interview because they'll think I'm doing it for the money and not to care for patients.
I've read from past post that some interviews from residentcy or med school look unfavorably on students going after a MBA degree.
Has anybody here had experience of holding a business minor or showing intentions of going for an MD/MBA and how that affected their chances of being accepted into medical school? Is there a difference in how top tier schools (high ranked based on the research ranking) perceived an intention for MBA versus how lower tier schools viewed the business minor?
Comments from anybody?
Thanks.
Also, I wanted to get an MBA because during my job shadows, I noticed how much money influenced what a doctor can or can not do. I was hoping an MBA can help me maximize the amount of care I can give by understanding the financial aspect of health care.
However, my ultimate goal is to get into med school so I would hate for a med school to see my business minor and know my intentions of getting an MBA and automatically not grant me an interview because they'll think I'm doing it for the money and not to care for patients.
I've read from past post that some interviews from residentcy or med school look unfavorably on students going after a MBA degree.
Has anybody here had experience of holding a business minor or showing intentions of going for an MD/MBA and how that affected their chances of being accepted into medical school? Is there a difference in how top tier schools (high ranked based on the research ranking) perceived an intention for MBA versus how lower tier schools viewed the business minor?
Comments from anybody?
Thanks.