MBA question part 2

[Perrotfish]

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Sorry, couldn't find the origional thread. I'm still trying to convince the Navy to let me take a 1 year LWOP to do an MBA. Just got my GMAT scores, and I'm pretty much guarenteed to get into my schools MD/MBA program now, so I just need the military's OK. Once again, does ANYONE have a link to a newsletter or memo or something that says that the military is pushing for their senior administrative medical officers to have MBAs? My agrument here is that I think I want a career in the Navy, and I know this will ultimately be a component of it, so shouldn't I go ahead and get it now?

I realize this is a long shot, and I'm prepared for this not to work out, but none the less I would appreciate any help you guys could offer.

 

[IgD]

Have you completed a utilization tour yet? If not I don't think you have much of a chance.

 

[Perrotfish]

In case this wasn't clear I'm a first year medical student. I'm asking the Navy to allow me to take a 1 year LWOP in between years 3 and 4 of medical school so that I can graduate with both an MD and an MBA.

Again, I'm aware this is a long shot, but I've been told they do allow these types of things occasionally. Can't hurt to ask, anyway.

 

[IgD]

Can you take the classes in the evening? Never heard of it happening before. NavyFP will shed some light hopefully.

 

[Perrotfish]

The program through my school requires that I take an entire year off to complete the program. I suppose I could take classes through the University of Phoenix or something but honestly I'd rather just wait and get an MBA from a better program. Also I have no desire to pile more classes onto my medical school coursework.

 

[edmadison]

I know several people who took a year off without pay to do research. The Army was supportive of this. I don't see how this is much different. Of course, my examples occured greater than five years ago and things certainly have changed.


Ed

 

[IgD]

My experience was the Navy had a very different mentality when it came to fellowships. Army residents were encouraged to go straight into fellowships after residency. Navy residents were deployed into utilization tours immediately following residency and were not permitted to go into fellowships. What really killed morale was at the same time Navy physicians were deploying ISO of Army billets while Army residents were going straight into fellowships without a utilization tour!