Question: what kind of management position can I expect to receive once I complete my graduate degree in management?

Physician Executive, Sept-Oct, 2005

Question: WHAT KIND OF MANAGEMENT POSITION CAN I EXPECT TO RECEIVE ONCE I COMPLETE MY GRADUATE DEGREE IN MANAGEMENT?

answer:

First of all, if you do get a master's degree, keep in mind that it will definitely help you do a management job, but it will not be an automatic guarantee that you will get a management job. When you finished your MD, you could go somewhere and immediately be a doctor. The same is not true for the master's degree programs in management. You will still need experience and contacts.

With that said, perhaps the best way to answer this question is to refer to the specific jobs our current MMM and MBA graduates are working in today. Here are the top five categories of positions held by our 500 ACPE graduates:

* Medical Director

* Department Chief or Department Chair

* Department or Program Director

* President

* Vice President, Medical Affairs

Answers to questions frequently asked by members of ACPE in reference to completing the Section I curriculum toward a graduate degree and/or certification.

If you have further questions on this topic, contact Charisse Jimenez or Barbara Linney at ACPE, 800-562-8088.