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strong health management programs? Post Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:07 pm
Hi, I've been a member of BTG for a year now and I have to say that this is an amazing site so a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who has inspire me so far!

Pls forgive me if these questions have been asked somewhere else...I've searched some of the forums here and was not able to find alot of info...

I currently work in a non-clinical healthcare position, I manage the finances for two clinics and handle several other projects...I have about 4-6 years of work experience, 3 of which are full-time work experience in healthcare..I want to go back for a MBA and focus on healthcare management so I wanted to know what experts or current students think...so far I've researched MPH (master is public health), MHA (masters in health admin) and MBA/MHA dual degree options but am not sure which would be the best fit for me, I do have an idea of where I want to be in the future long term but very open to a variety of fields short term...so in 15-20 years I hope to go abroad and use what I have learned in the US and build a hospital or manage a hospital in a developing country bc think everyone deserves proper healthcare but their are still towns and villages in the world who do not have access to proper healthcare or have to travel hours to get it...in the short term, I want to continue to work in the hospital setting, work for an NGO or work as a consultant to make hospitals run better...so these are just some ideas I have...so as for my questions...

1) To do what I have described above, do I need an MPH, MHA or MBA or even a dual MBA/MHA? opinions, thoughts? And do I really need a dual degree?

2) I have been limiting myself to staying in GA since I work and live here, but recently decided to look up north, and midwest...any recommendations on programs or schools?

3) My GPA suffered because I was pre-med in college for two years before I decided to switch majors (I ended up switching from neuroscience to philosophy and a minor in sociology) but the damage had been done so how do I recover from that?

thoughts? thanks in advanced.

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Post Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:45 am
fareenj wrote:
1) To do what I have described above, do I need an MPH, MHA or MBA or even a dual MBA/MHA? opinions, thoughts? And do I really need a dual degree?


2) I have been limiting myself to staying in GA since I work and live here, but recently decided to look up north, and midwest...any recommendations on programs or schools?

3) My GPA suffered because I was pre-med in college for two years before I decided to switch majors (I ended up switching from neuroscience to philosophy and a minor in sociology) but the damage had been done so how do I recover from that?

thoughts? thanks in advanced.
1. Well, I don't know if you NEED any of the double degrees. But yes, they might help you. You could though reasonably (with the right experience) reach your goals with ONLY an MBA, but the additional training of an MHA can be likely very helpful. (although I have seen also that many Hospital directors were MDs). Actually you are probably better placed than I to know what hospitals demand. I would look at CVs of hospital directors worldwide and see what they have done.

2.I'll copy a post of mine from the site to start off here:
Wharton, Fuqua and Kellogg all have veeeeery strong MBA programs which incorporate a health care emphasis. Wharton has a Health Care Management major, with faculty from the Business, Medical and Nursing schools of the University of Pennsylvania. Kellogg has the Health Industry Management (HIM), really one of the top in the US. Fuqua had a great med school and is near Research Triangle Park, a heaven for healthcare job seekers. You also have Sloan,(Biomedical Enterprise Program) Haas (Healthcare certificate) and Columbia. IF this is relevant you can also look into double degree programs that incorporate a Healtcare program with an MBA for example an MBA-MHA, or a MBA-MPH.

3. This is something that can be dealt with in the essays. Try and have a really strong GMAT though, to show them that you are capable of excelling academically.

hope this helps!

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Post Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:07 pm
Thanks so much for your insight Jon!

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Post Sun Feb 12, 2012 4:26 am
Baylor university in Texas started an MBA for healthcare sector(classes will be offered in Dallas,Texas), you may want to look at what it has in offer as well.

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