What do MDs and clinicians do with their MBAs?

[mac_kin]

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[BBender716]

Some physicians, particularly anesthesiologists, are often clinicians but also part of the hospital administration and play a role in making strategic decisions regarding hospital management. Many of these physician admins have MBAs and can also practice as well.

 

[bronx43]

Some physicians, particularly anesthesiologists, are often clinicians but also part of the hospital administration and play a role in making strategic decisions regarding hospital management. Many of these physician admins have MBAs and can also practice as well.

Particularly anesthesiologists? I don't have the statistics, but I don't think anesthesiology represents a larger portion of hospital administration than other fields.

 

[BBender716]

It's anecdotal, but that's just what I've heard from the anesthesiologists I've shadowed in different hospitals. They said because anesthesiologists are most often most closely tied to the hospital (being a direct employee, working almost exclusively within the hospital, etc.) so they tend to choose to take more administrative roles in their workplace.

 

[dopetown]

What kind of options in pharmaceuticals and legal careers are open to MD/MBAs?

 

[RLbeast]

what about private equity? I heard thats what pays the most out of all the options for MD/MBAs or MD's that don't want to practice.

 

[TexasPhysician]

The biggest MBA advantage is when you prefer to get out of medicine. Using your MBA usually results in less pay. Hard to make more than clinical care.

 

[Doc89]

Pretty much anything! I found a site with some profiles and bios of successful MD/MBAs to get an idea http://www.mdmbas.com/ForMDMBACandidates/MDMBAProfiles/ and if you take a look around that site they have some articles profiling MD/MBA career paths

good luck!

 

[Shmemifly]

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