Should I get a hospital fellowship or go back into consulting post-MHA? 2 years of consulting experience at a healthcare shop (think Navigant, Huron, Chartis). Long-term I’m leaning toward consulting.

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Go back to Consulting. Those fellowships have no value unless you get into something like NYU/Hopkins/Mayo etc

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@OP. I came from a hospital into consulting. Internship then 1 year as employee before moving on. Always shocked at how little some consultants understand what it's like to actually work in a hospital day to day and how hard it is to execute their grand ideas. I found my experience invaluable and would absolutely do it again.

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Let’s start with this: M-Th travel but higher pay or no travel but lower pay. Which do you prefer?

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Fellowship only if you want to
Work at that place for life. Otherwise you get a lot more experience consulting

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Let me rephrase, is it beneficial to complete a hospital fellowship if my long-term goals are more aligned to consulting? Or am I better off going back to consulting right away?

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You want consulting but you want to decide to do a fellowship to go back to consulting? I’m confused..

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I just graduated with my MHA in May and all of my classmates that went the fellowship route are complaining about their choice. Boring and tasked with menial projects.

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Thanks for the replies! Definitely answered my question.

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Idk some of my friends that went the fellowship route are CEOs and COOs of hospitals. No travel, 9-5 and pay is good. HCA has a fast track program to COO that looks pretty enticing. Can’t say I regret going into consulting but that life looks pretty nice too

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Residency may get you to c suite in 10-12 years. The experience is good, but it will not really help you out in consulting if that is your long term goal

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Where can you find out more about this HCA COO fast-track program?

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Fellowships are a waste of time unless a) you want to be a hospital exec some day, or b) you’re at a big name system—and even then it’s debatable how much will apply back to consulting. The “industry experience” you gain comes much more from the level you’ll engage as a consultant If you want to consult go consult. If you’re not sure—then maybe try it.

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Sounds like they want some more industry experience.

SC 1 you are exactly correct that most of these knuckleheads here in consulting have little to no idea what it takes to run a hospital!

Consultant 1 have you ever worked in a health system ?

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