Has anyone attended an Executive MBA program? Was it worth the cost?

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 10:36:02 -0500

I'm in the process of creating a broad professional development program for the next 10 years or so and I'm considering pursuing an Executive MBA with an emphasis in Healthcare in 5 years or so, as it can aid in my transition to the managerial side of healthcare when the time comes. A lot of the more well regarded programs are pretty pricy so I have to make the decision quickly whether to continue funding my wife's grad school through my post 9/11 or if I should save it for my own schooling. Has anyone attended an Executive MBA program mid career? Was it worth the monetary and time investment? I'm especially interested to hear from folks in the healthcare field.

Response by SPC Margaret Higgins made Dec 4 at 2017 10:41 AM

SPC Margaret Higgins — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 10:41:15 -0500

CPT Private RallyPoint Member: Sir, I really, really wish that I could help you out....But, no Sir, I have never attended an Executive MBA program. I, do indeed, wish for you: an outstanding day! -Margaret

Response by LT Brad McInnis made Dec 4 at 2017 10:41 AM

LT Brad McInnis — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 10:41:37 -0500

I did an Executive Master's (Global Leadership/MBA lite) mid career. My 2 cents... Most of the benefit of the course is networking. If you are mid career, and have years before you get out, you won't get the benefit of rolling that course into a new job. Business changes so fast, that you have to weigh how much things will change before you work on moving into a new career. It is great to tell a recruiter you have knowledge of Project Management, but haven't used it at all in X # of years as you were finishing your military career. You can overcome this by continuing your education in the military, but how effective will that be? Best of luck!

Response by LTC Eugene Chu made Dec 4 at 2017 10:45 AM

LTC Eugene Chu — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 10:45:54 -0500

BLUF, good ranked programs can definitely help. The ROTC professor at my alma mater, Texas Christian University, earned an executive MBA. He transitioned into operations management with Amazon.com after his graduation and military retirement. There are also good health care MBA programs too.

I do recommend that you heavily research potential programs. Unranked for-profit schools will probably milk you for GI Bill money with a weak degree or network after graduation. Find good programs through reputable magazine rankings (e.g. US News and World Report, Bloomberg Businessweek, etc.) and talk to your wife about it.

Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Dec 4 at 2017 12:34 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 12:34:28 -0500

I'm not suggesting nth is as a panacea, omltmnecause its relative cheap, for admin and exam fees only, http://www.uopeople.edu, they're not exactly free, however, they're online, were endorsed by themVaitcan of late, and are accredited by DETC (formerly NHSC) in the US, which, while not regionally accredited, as I'd said, is, at least, basically Federally recognized. They have only limited assoc and bachnprogs, comp sci, health sci, and nus admin, however, what might interest you is that they do have an MBA program. Honestly, I don't know if the svcs, VA, or industry accept them yet, however, I just thought I'd mention it, though it's obv not a panacea, I entirely realize that, I'll send this, ten try to send more with other ideas.

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Dec 4 at 2017 12:54 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 12:54:24 -0500

http://www.usuhs.edu

Look here, and appkymfor their PhD programs through their grad school...I don't kmow if they have med/health admin, they may...

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Dec 4 at 2017 12:58 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 12:58:04 -0500

https://www.usphs.gov/profession/default.aspx

You might seriously want to consider an interservice xfer to USPJS, they have spots for both PT (I'm assuming youre DPT level, as is most of PT now), as well as health admin and health info mgmt (HIM)....

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Dec 4 at 2017 1:00 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:00:53 -0500

https://www.usuhs.edu/graded/doctoral

Look at this also, this is the grad program page, not nursing, not med...

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Dec 4 at 2017 1:10 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:10:38 -0500

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_Institute_of_Technology

Youre possibly limiting yourself in certain regards. Look at AFIT here, and submit for the pit PhD in management, you might well be able to slant it toward a clinical/health orientation, esp from an HIM.IT standpoint, you've got nothing to lose by trying....

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Dec 4 at 2017 1:11 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:11:40 -0500

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Postgraduate_School

Same for NPS, ask, as I said, you've got nothing to lose, you know!

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Dec 4 at 2017 1:14 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:14:09 -0500

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/ep/GrantTrainInstitute.html

Most don't know this exists, you should be eligible. It'd go great with USUHS, the NLM is right next door...

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Dec 4 at 2017 1:16 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:16:03 -0500

https://www.amia.org/programs/acmi-fellowship

Submit for this also, possibly under Army funding...

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Dec 4 at 2017 1:16 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:16:55 -0500

http://www.hl7.org

Read all you can about this, it's the crux of medical informatics computing architectures....

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Response by Capt Daniel Goodman made Dec 4 at 2017 1:18 PM

Capt Daniel Goodman — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:18:23 -0500

Let me know your thoughts, I'd be eager to offer more, digest what I've sent thus far, I assure you, you should be eligible for a fair fraction of what I've sent in thus far, I'm fairly positive...

Response by LTC Kevin B. made Dec 4 at 2017 1:41 PM

LTC Kevin B. — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:41:43 -0500

By "Executive", do you mean an executive format (nights/weekends, hybrid, etc.) or do you mean a program for executives? Those are two completely different things. Also, what role will accreditation play in your decision? Are you only concerned about school-level accreditation such as AACSB, ACBSP, etc., or are also wanting a program that has specialized accreditation (CAHME)?