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Go back to Consulting. Those fellowships have no value unless you get into something like NYU/Hopkins/Mayo etc
@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.
Let’s start with this: M-Th travel but higher pay or no travel but lower pay. Which do you prefer?
Fellowship only if you want to
Work at that place for life. Otherwise you get a lot more experience consulting
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?
You want consulting but you want to decide to do a fellowship to go back to consulting? I’m confused..
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.
Thanks for the replies! Definitely answered my question.
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
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
Where can you find out more about this HCA COO fast-track program?
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.
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 ?