Which program should i apply, MPA or MBA?

[dreamingYALE]

Yale is my dreaming school. I have planed to attend its MBA since three years ago. I think at this time, I am ready to apply.

As I am sitting down for writing MBA essays and researching the school's information, I start to wonder whether the MBA program is fit for me?

Let me brief my background and long and short term goals.

I have three years lab management experience and the other three years marketing experience ( current PM) at a Top Pharmaceutical company. I had a medicine degree and a master degree in biotechnology. My long term goal is to setup a hospital management consulting company in my country, the inspiration of which is due to the worse medical service resulting from current mismanagement in care providers. In preparation, i wish that Yale's education can help me place a job in a leading consulting company in short term. I would like to specify my job content at the healthcare industry.

Obviously, the management consulting is my favorite career concentration. However, I will focus on healthcare field. Therefore, I wonder when Admission Officers of SOM receive my application, they may think I choose the wrong program, instead of MPH in public health.

Finally, I am grateful of this BBS sicne it allows me to contact directly with school admission office.

Thank you in advance.

[bruno]

Dear DreamingYALE,

Thank you very much for your post. We get quite a number of applicants who are interetsed in healthcare -- in fact, we have a healthcare club here, which you can find out about at http://students.som.yale.edu/clubs/healthcare/ -- so you should not be concerned that we will think you have chosen the wrong program. SOM also has an Executive MBA for Healthcare Executives (http://mba.yale.edu/mba-e/default.asp), so we are familiar with applicants who want to pursue a career in healthcare. The key is whether you can articulate your reasons for wanting an MBA and what you will do with it.

I hope this information is helpful.

Best,

Bruno

[dreamingYALE]

Dear DreamingYALE,

Thank you very much for your post. We get quite a number of applicants who are interetsed in healthcare -- in fact, we have a healthcare club here, which you can find out about at http://students.som.yale.edu/clubs/healthcare/ -- so you should not be concerned that we will think you have chosen the wrong program. SOM also has an Executive MBA for Healthcare Executives (http://mba.yale.edu/mba-e/default.asp), so we are familiar with applicants who want to pursue a career in healthcare. The key is whether you can articulate your reasons for wanting an MBA and what you will do with it.

I hope this information is helpful.

Best,

Bruno

Could you please have a try the link http://mba.yale.edu/mba-e/default.asp

I can not click open any other links within that page. is there any error on it?

[mvitali]

Could you please have a try the link http://mba.yale.edu/mba-e/default.asp

I can not click open any other links within that page. is there any error on it?
I just tried the links and they seem to be working. Is there any issue with your browser or a pop-up blocker?

Thanks,
mvitali

[dreamingYALE]

Perhaps, your computer is at the Yale intranet.

All my friends help me confim it by clicking the links at the banner within page http://mba.yale.edu/mba-e/default.asp . None of them could open the links.

So I believe it has error on that webpage. Could you please have one more try through internet or ask technical staff have a check?

Thanks

[mvitali]

Are you clicking on the banner instead of the drop-down menu? I've asked our web team to take a look.

Best,
mvitali

[dreamingYALE]

they are the menus below the banner. such as ACADEMIC PROGRAM, STUDENTS, and so on.

[mvitali]

Those are just banner headings, so if you scroll over them with your mouse, a drop-down menu will appear. The items in the drop-down menu are linked, but the headings are not. Does this help?

Thanks,
mvitali

[dreamingYALE]

No, nothing was appeared even after i followed your instruction.

[mvitali]

I'm sorry you're having trouble. I would suggest you email the webmaster at som.extra@yale.edu

Thanks,
mvitali