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It has been such an amazing journey, and I’m so proud to have graduated medical school this year! I can’t wait to start the next step in my life and finally start working as a doctor. Thank you so much @taylorswift and all my Swiftie friends for helping me get through the difficult nights and celebrating the happy moments with me!! Off to do some incredible things! 💖 @taylornation
What are dual degrees in medicine? Why do people get them?
Dual degree programs would be ones where you spend a few extra years in school and get an MD plus a master’s (MS, MPH, MBA, etc) or a PhD or even a JD (law degree).
People get them because they are:
interested in learning more stuff in a certain field
planning to use that extra knowledge in their future job
thinking about doing research or academic medicine
gluttons for punishment?
MudPhuds and Mudmphs, got any more reasons for greyface?
Howdy Wayfaring! Your blog is awesome and super helpful. I'm particularly thankful for your pro-tips regarding yankee/southerner translations. My question is about a dual degree. The school I'm going to offers a master of public health concurrently with the MD. I'm interested in epidemiology but not sure what else I would get from an MPH. Would it be helpful for residency placement? Would it make things over-the-top stressful or only slightly more stressful? I appreciate any thoughts!
I certainly don't think the MPH would hurt your residency prospects, but don't overestimate its value either.
Since I didn't do a joint degree program, I can't really say where on the stress scale it would hit, but I'd imagine a dual degree of any type would make med school more difficult and more expensive. Think about whether what you're getting out of the program is worth the extra time and expense to you.
Ultimately, if you are interested in epidemiology and think that you will use the degree, go for it. But don't do an extra few years and tons more work just to make yourself look prettier to residency programs. There are lots of other (read: free) things you can do to make yourself a good residency applicant. Residency applications are a bit different than med school ones. Your Step 1 score and basic numerical stats get you an interview, but it's really your personality that determines where you match.
BABY BOO GRADUATES TODAY.
Congrats. :]
