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6-28-2024

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This study investigates the impact of medical degree/MPH dual degree training on students’ residency application experiences and their future career plans. Receiving dual degree training provides students with the opportunity to bridge the gap between clinical medicine and public health.

This was a mixed methods study that featured a survey that was distributed to graduated medical degree/MPH students using the platform REDCap. Respondents evaluated their experiences during the residency interview process and the impact of the degree on their career goals. The qualitative arm of the study featured open ended responses from participants describing the role that their public health degree played in their residency application and their development as physicians.

A total of 29/48 medical degree/MPH students requested completed the survey. The vast majority of the results demonstrated added benefit from the completion of the MPH degree. The majority of respondents (93%) strongly agree that their experiences aided them in identifying their career goals, increasing their confidence in the quality of their application, and increasing the quality of their interview answers. 61% of the respondents strongly agree that that they were able to reference scholarly projects in their interviews. The qualitative analysis revealed that students found themselves with new skillsets, additional insight on their career as physicians, and an overall more cohesive residency application.

Overall the medical degree/ MPH dual degree program provides tremendous value to medical students by providing them with an increased confidence in their application and responses, helping them to determine their career goals, and providing them with a new skillset to be able to provide more comprehensive healthcare. These findings support the need for continued support and development of medical degree/MPH programs.

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This study explores how students who are pursuing a medical degree and a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree feel their public health training impacts their residency application and their plans for their future career. The medical degree/MPH program is intended to prepare students to be able to treat individuals on and individual as well as large scale.

A survey was distributed to previous medical degree/MPH graduates from Thomas Jefferson University. It featured questions that assessed their experiences with the residency interviews relative to their MPH. The survey featured questions that assessed how strongly the participants agreed with statements as well as open ended questions that provided them with the opportunity to share their personal accounts.

The survey was filled out by 29/48 of the individuals who it was distributed to. Based on the results of the survey it was discovered that participants in the dual degree were very satisfied with their experience and how it impacted their interviews and the trajectory of their medical careers. The participants found that they were able to answer interview questions with greater ease and confidence due to the experiences they acquired from their MPH. The majority of respondents (93%) strongly agree that their experiences aided them in identifying their career goals, increasing their confidence in the quality of their application, and increasing the quality of their interview answers. 61% of the respondents strongly agree that that they were able to reference scholarly projects in their interviews. The qualitative analysis revealed that students found themselves with new skillsets, additional insight on their career as physicians, and an overall more cohesive residency application.

Overall the medical degree/ MPH dual degree program provides tremendous value to medical students by providing them with an increased confidence in their application and responses, helping them to determine their career goals, and providing them with a new skillset to be able to provide more comprehensive healthcare. These findings support the need for continued support and development of medical degree/MPH programs.

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