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Hey everyone - I'm a senior in college and just got into a 1 year masters in public health program (woot!). I was planning on applying to med school in June, getting the MPH, then entering med school next year. I originally wanted to get the MPH because I want to go into policy making/public work as a physician and think the knowledge could be an asset, even for patient care - but I'm looking into it and many doctors working in public health don't actually have an MPH.
So now I'm wondering: is it worth it? It's going to cost ~ $25K and I'm having second doubts if I should enter the program, or save the money. Anyone have any advice? Gotten an MPH and think it's useful/not useful? Should I post this in the residency forums and see what they say? Didn't know if it was appropriate for that.
Thanks!
So now I'm wondering: is it worth it? It's going to cost ~ $25K and I'm having second doubts if I should enter the program, or save the money. Anyone have any advice? Gotten an MPH and think it's useful/not useful? Should I post this in the residency forums and see what they say? Didn't know if it was appropriate for that.
Thanks!