MHA for Med Acceptance

[DaredevilDO]

Benefits of MHA?

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[Medstart108]

A close friend of mine recently started one of the better MHA programs in the country. He believes this will make him a better candidate for medical schools? Is there any validity to this? Does the actual benefit of an MHA come later in life, when considering a hospital admin position or in private practice management?

It might especially if he does well.

 

[DaredevilDO]

anyone else?

 

[appleman123]

anyone else?

i took the plunge about 4 years ago right when universal healthcare / reform / etc was becoming a pretty serious issue.

got me a solid job, and got me into med school (and all my interviews seem to think i have a really unique background)

that being said, looks like a lot of people want to do the MHA/MPH in Healthcare admin route + work a few years in healthcare + go to med school, so i'm not sure it is so unique anymore.

 

[DO1987]

I've got an MHA, my interviewer said it wasn't representative of rigorous graduate level science coursework though. If you want to work your way up the administrative ladder at a later point, an MHA or MBA is almost always a requirement. I'm still very glad I obtained mine.