What do doctors with dual degrees (eg., MPP/MPH/MBA/etc.) usually do after pursuing dual degrees?

[ayjaystudent]

Am trying to figure out if they're geared towards something else.

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[OneTwoThreeFour]

Usually clinical work + something. The what, whether it is admin, research, global health projects, teaching, consulting, etc., and the breakdown of time between the two depends on the degree and the personal situation.

 

[LizzyM]

Usually clinical work + something. The what, whether it is admin, research, global health projects, teaching, consulting, etc., and the breakdown of time between the two depends on the degree and the personal situation.

Agree. It provides an additional skill set that is not typically acquired in medical school. Med school will not teach you to collect and analyze population-level data, write a policy brief, read a balance sheet, handle employment contracts. If you want to do public health research, influence policymakers (or even be a policy maker, usually through employment in the executive branch of government in a bureau), manage a health system, what you learn in the additional degree program could be very useful.

 

[Cornfed101]

I work for a large ophthalmology group practice (~12 ophthalmologists and optometrists) and the president has an MD/MBA. He sees lots of patients and does lots of the business stuff.

 

[Kuratz]

Posted a longer response in your other thread but to reiterate: it's probably better to have an idea of how to use the degree before getting it than vice versa. Getting an MBA as a med student and letting the knowledge dissipate for 4-7 years before putting it to use doesn't seem as prudent as instead practicing as an attending for a year and then making the decision to do an MBA to better run your practice/dept/etc.

 

[allantois]

Most don’t seem to do anything with it