Is an MD/MPH program best for working in developing countries?

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[TexasPhysician]

It certainly couldn't hurt to have an MPH. If you want to work in policy, it could get your leg in the door.

 

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[CodeBlu]

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Just for clarification, in the real world, what DOES an MPH actually allow one to do? I'm assuming it's the people who go to meetings all day at the hospital. What about when it's combined with other degrees?

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[LizzyM]

Here's one school that explains it rather well with regard to global health:

http://school.med.nyu.edu/studentsf...s/masters-programs/mdmph-global-public-health

Study design, program development, program evaluation, & grant writing are not generally taught in med school but are very important if you are working at the interface of medicine and public health.

 

[Mattchiavelli]

If overseas stuff is what you want, when you're looking for places see if they have any established regular overseas missions trips or relationships with medical institutions overseas. Check to see if there are faculty with global health interests on staff and also see if they have any established student interest groups regarding global health and what kind of things they do.

As far as MPH, from what I understand from my friends with them it will better prepare you to work with policy, which some like and some don't. If you want to just do global clinical hands-on-patients work, an MD is fine without the MPH. If you want to work with the Cambodian government to develop a program that will get HIV+ moms perinatal antivirals, get the MPH.

 

[FuturePharm21]

I'm not really clear on the benefits of a MPH to a MD or DO degree??

Can anyone tell me the pros and cons based on student feedback?

Thanks.