MD/MBA Chat: 8 Reasons to Get an MD/MBA

The Master of Business Administration (MBA) has become popular among medical students and physicians who are interested in working at the intersection of medicine and business. However, an MBA is by no means required for a physician to be involved in the business of healthcare or business more broadly speaking. Drs. Robert Pearl, Patrick Soon-Shiong, and Janice Nevin are just a few examples of physicians who have made a positive impact in healthcare management and business without an MBA. Nonetheless, there certainly are advantages to pursuing an MD/MBA. Below are 8 reasons to get an MD/MBA. I split the reasons into…

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MD/MBA Chat: GRE or GMAT for Business School?

For many years, the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) was the only test that you could take to gain admission to business school. In the 2000s, however, business schools began to accept the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Because the GRE was initially (and most commonly) used for admission to graduate programs in education, public policy, public health, etc., many students are wary about whether the GRE or GMAT is the better test to take when applying to business school. I’m here to provide my insights on this matter 😊 To the best of my knowledge, based on conversations with admissions…

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MD/MBA Chat: List of MD/MBA Programs in the US

Below is a list of MD/MBA programs in the US. You can sort AND filter by medical school, business school or state. If you know of a school not represented on the list, shoot me an email, and I’ll make the update! Also, check out this post to learn about why I chose to get an MD/MBA! Medical School Business School State (Country) University of Arkansas University of Arkansas at Little Rock Business School AR University of California-Davis UC Davis School of Management CA University of California, Irvine School of Medicine UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business CA University…

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Happy Birthday to Me: 27 Things That Happened over the Past Year

Happy Birthday to Me!!! It’s my birthday, so you know I wanna….tell you about how this past year was! As is the case with every year, there were highs and lows, but I’m happy to say that overall, this past year was A W E S O M E. I mean….God has been blessing me immensely, and I’m excited to see what this next year has in store, now that I’ve entered the land of the late 20s. Below is a rundown of 27 memorable things that happened over the past year. (I finally get why people say I change my…

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REFLECTIONS ON MY 50-DAY FITNESS JOURNEY

Today marks the final day of my 50 Days No Excuses fitness journey. At the beginning of the summer, I challenged myself to work out for 50 days straight, no excuses. I’m excited to say that I’ll officially complete my 50th workout! You can read my initial post here to learn more about why I did this. Over the course of the past (almost) 2 months, I have learned SO MUCH MORE about myself than I could have imagined. I’m excited about the moment of reflection I’ll get in writing this post. I think that most of these points will…

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